Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 251

"AMG" Officine Panerai for "AMG", Chronograph, Automatic, No. D 35/55, Ref. OP 6515. Made in a limited edition of 55 examples in 2002. Very fine and very rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m, 18K white gold diver's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and an 18K white gold Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate.

USD 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000

Sold: USD 24,150

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, tachometer graduation on the bezel, straightghtlugs, patented winding-crown security lever with integrated white gold chronograph buttons, sapphire crystals.D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, sunk "guilloché" subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous white gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. OP 1185, rhodium-plated, engravedwith special Panerai decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor with special Panerai decoration.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 40 x 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

AMG is a tuning firm specializing in the upgrading of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to high-performance cars like the E 55 or SL 55. Founded as a small firm in Germany it is today a division of the Daimler-Chrysler Company.