8,510 CHF
Rolex Officine Panerai "Radiomir", Firenze, 1950's. Large, waterproof, 8 day power reserve, stainless steel military diving wristwatch. polished, satined, screwed back, security lever for the crown impermeability, revolving bezel for five minutes. black with radiumed Arabic numerals and indexes + auxiliary seconds dial on the 9. "Baton" radiumed hands. Notes Produced in 50 examples in February 1956 for the Italian Navy Commandos. The dials of all Panerai watches were made with divcrsc superposed plates fitted with each other : the bottom plate was luminous with "Radiomir " or "Luminot". The dial plate was pierced, so that the number s were visible through the slots. Panerai very soon noticed that the Radiomir was slightly radioactive, so they changed for the Luutinor.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-04-18
