$19,550
Panerai for Purdey Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, Luminor “Sealand", No. E 050/100, Ref. OP 6577. Produced in a limited edition of 100 examples in 2002 for famous gunmaker Purdey & Sons. Very fine and very rare, oversized, self-winding, water-resistant to 50 meters, stainless steel military-type diver’s wristwatch with date, concealed dial and a stainless steel Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. 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 four bird heads, anti-reflective sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. Bi-colored black and silver with applied luminous Arabic numerals and indexes on an outer black reserve, subsidiary "guilloché" seconds dial at 9, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. Cal. OP III, rhodium plated, 21 jewels, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam: 44 mm. Notes James Purdey & Sons are London’s preeminent gun makers, designers and builders of fine English shotguns and sporting firearms, the company was founded in 1814 and has been making guns for England’s royalty and the world’s upper classes for over 190 years. Purdey & Sons’ first royal commission, given by Queen Victoria, was for a pair of pistols which were presented to the Imam of Oman in 1838. Since then, the firm has
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01
