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“Radiomir Panerai Commando Set” Officine Panerai, Firenze
Vente aux enchères - Antiquorum N°163 - 13 mai 2007 - Lot N°309
“Radiomir Panerai Commando Set” Officine Panerai, FirenzeEnchère
Vente aux enchères
Antiquorum N°163
13 mai 2007
Lot N°309
“Radiomir Panerai Commando Set” Officine Panerai, Firenze. Made in 1941. Extremely rare set of three military diving instruments comprising: wristwatch, compass and depth gauge, made for the Italian Navy Commandos. Accompanied by copies of the original owner's correspondence, a letter from the original owner attesting to the watchs being used on a diving mission in 1942, and newspaper clippings. The watch: Officine Panerai, “Radiomir”, so-called “Rolex Panerai”, N°009972, Ref. 3646, first generation. Made in 1941. Very fine and extremely rare, large, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver's wristwatch with a stainless steel Panerai buckle.
- USD57 000 - 75 000
- EUR45 000 - 55 000
- CHF70 000 - 90 000
- CHF 94 400
C. Signed Oyster Watch Co, three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, wire lugs. D. Panerai patented, black with luminous mixed Arabic and bâton indexes. Luminous blued steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 15 3/4''', signed Rolex, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with timing screws, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial signed Panerai, movement signed Rolex, case signed Oyster Watch Co. Dim. 47 x 47 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.
The depth gauge device
Fine and rare, oversized, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver's wrist depth gauge device graduated to 15 meters with an original water-repellent leather strap and stainless steel Panerai buckle. Dial signed. Diam. 68 mm. Thickness: 39 mm.
The compass
Fine and rare, oversized, water-resistant, stainless steel military wrist compass with liquid, used by divers. Portable instrument, usable on land as well as for diving, day and night, without any external lighting. Made of an antimagnetic, stainless steel base with attached robust transparent monoblock plexiglass case, luminous indexes in relief and magnetic dial immersed in liquid. Diam. 69 mm. Thickness: 32 mm.
