Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2014

LOT 43

PANERAI REF. 6613 SUBMERSIBLE PRE-PRODUCTION PROTOTYPE SERIES TITANIUM Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor - Submersible 2500, Automatic," No. 00R 01/11, case No. BB1134900, Ref. OP 6613. Made in a limited edition of 11 pieces in circa 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium professional diver's wristwatch with date, helium escape valve and a stainless steel Panerai buckle.

Three-body, brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel, patented crown with security lever, curved lugs, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Black with painted luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 9, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. 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, index regulator, hack mechanism.