$8,850
"Radiomir - Sapphiri" Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Radiomir - I Sapphiri della Officine Panerai", No. D 42/70, Ref. OP 6543. Made in a limited edition of 70 examples in 2001. Very fine and very rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistan, 18K white gold and sapphires diving wristwatch with a white gold Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, screwed-down winding-crown, wire lugs secured by 4 screws in the case band, sapphire crystals. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and bâton indexes, the 12 set with 17 round blue sapphires. White gold “bâton” hands. Cal.1153, rhodium-plated with special Panerai decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 40 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-03-15
