Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 109

Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor Submersible" 1000 m., Automatic, "Diver's Professional", Ref. OP 6541. Produced in the 2000s. Fine, oversized, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant to 1000 meters, stainless steel military diver?s wristwatch with date, 40 hours autonomy and helium escape valve. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel, patented winding-crown security lever, helium escape valve in the band at 9, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Blue with tritium coated Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 9, aperture for the date. Tritium coated steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. OP III (base 7750 P1), rhodium plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and special "Panerai" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 44 x 44 mm.