$9,000
Panerai PAM 249 - California dial Officine Panerai, Brevettato, No. I 0047/1936, case No. BB 1213011, Ref. OP 6675. Made in a limited edition of 1936 examples in 2006. Very fine, large, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with “California” dial and a stainless steel Panerai buckle. Three-body, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, removable wire lugs with 4 screws, screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystals. Black with luminous Arabic, Roman numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track. Luminous blued steel baton hands. Cal. OP X, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan neck micro-meter regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 47 x 47 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-03-10
