Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 96

Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor GMT, Ocean Chronometer,? No. 0440/2500, Ref. OP 6554. Made in a limited edition of 2,500 examples in 2001. Fine, oversized, cushion-shaped, two-time zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 300 meters, stain-less steel diver's chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back,winding crown with security lever to wind the watch even underwater, sapphire crystal with ?cyclops? lens. D. Black with lumi-nousArabic numerals and indexes, outer 24 hour graduation forthe second time zone, aperture for the date. Luminous steel"skeleton" hands. M. Cal. base ETA 2893-2, officially certifiedchronometer, (COSC), rhodium plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" andspecial Panerai decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment,monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compen-satingflat balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 44 mm. Thickness: 17 mm.