Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016

LOT 353

PANERAI FOR PURDEY LIMITED EDITION SEALAND STEEL Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, Luminor "Sealand Hawk", No. H 007/100, PAM00818. Ref. OP 6638 BB 1172990. Produced in a limited edition of 100 examples circa 2005 for famous gun maker Purdey & Sons. Very fine and very rare, oversized, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel military-type diver's wristwatch with date, concealed dial and a stainless steel Panerai buckle.

HKD 62,000 - 96,000

USD 7,980 - 12,360 / CHF 7,900 - 12,275

Sold: HKD 100,000

Three-body, brushed, screwed-down case back engraved "Panerai for Purdey", crown with patented security lever to wind the watch even under water, hinged steel cover engraved in typical Purdey manner with Hawk, antireflective sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Bi-color black and silver, painted silver Arabic numeral and baton indexes on an outer black reserve, subsidiary guilloché seconds dial at 9, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. OP III, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 44 mm. THICKNESS 16.5 mm.