PANERAI – Auction in Monaco 2019

OFFICINE PANERAI – Radiomir Vintage Military Wristwatch - Unique piece

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BREAKING NEWS ! 

Two extremely rare Panerai watches have been sold at 

the Artcurial auction in Monaco.

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Two extremely rare Panerai watches have been sold on January 23rd 2019 at the Artcurial auction in Monaco.

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👉Lot 116

An extremely rare Radiomir ‘Type A’ ref.6152 that originally belonged to Rear Admiral Amedeo Vesco of the Italian Navy – Marina Militare italiana.

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Panerai / Rolex - Radiomir “Type A”, ref. 6152, № 956638 - (1960's)

Historical steel wristwatch that once belonged to NATO's Vice Admiral, Amadeo Vasco

Case: cushion, crown and screwed bottom, signed Rolex

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Dial: black, Arabic numerals and "baton" indexes, luminescent hands, signed "Radiomir Panerai"
Movement: mechanical with protective cap, 15 jewels, "Côte de Genève" decorations, signed Rolex
Buckle: steel pinDiameter: 47 mm

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With: a watchmaker's key to open the back of the case and a historical documentation on the military career of Vice Admiral of Naval Forces of NATO Amedeo Vasco

Origin:
Former personal collection of Amadeo Vesco (1914 - 2002) Member of the Special Forces Combat Flottiglia MAS and Vice Admiral who served in the Naval Forces of NATO (La Spezia)
Sale Antiquorum, Hong Kong, June 8, 2008, lot 406
Collection of a European amateur

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Stainless steel manual winding wristwatch, movement by Rolex, stainless steel buckle. With a tool, various documents from the original owner

Bibliography: Ralf EHLERS and Volker WIEGMANN, Vintage Panerai The referencies 1950 / s-1960's: our copy is illustrated and commented p.756 to 759


Originally estimated at 80.000 € – 120.000 €, this Panerai watch has been sold for a final price of 226.000 € !!!

Lot 79

A rare piece of the Panerai ref. 3646 with ‘anonymous’ dial has also been auctioned for a final price of 84.500 €.

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Panerai / Rolex - Ref. 3646, n° 260448 (1944's)

 

 Military historical diving wrist watch

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  Case: cushion, welded handles, crown and screwed bottom, signed Rolex

 
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Dial: black "Sandwich", Arabic numerals, "stick" indexes, luminescent hands

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Movement: mechanical, 17 jewels, signed Rolex
Diameter: 46 mm

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With: an original photograph of the original owner taken during the preparation phase with Italian combat swimmers in 1944

Provenance: By descent to the current owner

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A stainless steel manual winding military wristwatch, sandwich, dial, movement by Rolex
With a photography of the original owner taken in 1944 during training with the Italian Navy Commandos

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Family inheritance

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LOUIS MOINET – MARS Edition

LOUIS MOINET – MARS Stainless Steel Limited Edition

“Mars”

Louis Moinet’s Martian odyssey

Remember the theory that the Martians built canals on Mars as a means of irrigating their planet?

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These days, it’s an idea that’s looked back on with fond amusement, but Percival Lowell – born in 1855 and thus a contemporary of Louis Moinet – took the idea very seriously. He carried on the work begun by Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who thought that the dark marks he had observed on Mars were a series of lakes and canals. This romantic vision of astronomy is the first thing that draws the gaze on the case of the new “Mars” limited edition piece created by Ateliers Louis Moinet.

A fragment of Mars on the wrist

This unique creation by Louis Moinet enshrines an extraordinary spaceborne adventure. The collection (comprising 12 pieces in rose gold and 60 in steel) features a genuine Mars meteorite fragment in a capsule at the three o’clock position, amid a dial that faithfully reproduces the surface of Mars, complete with its legendary volcanoes. Collectors who are also astronomy buffs will have no difficulty in recognising Olympus Mons in the centre, Ascraeus Mons between 1 and 2 o’clock, Pavonis Mons between 4 and 5 o’clock, and Arsia Mons between 5 and 6 o’clock.

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To create this Martian landscape, the brass dial has undergone expert craftsmanship, with each crater reproduced individually. On the rear side, the oscillating weight is in the same shade as the dial, with a copper-coloured, concentric Clous de Paris stud finish.

A contemporary aesthetic appearance

The Mars piece features three different sets of openwork – on the hour markers, on the dial, and on the lugs and vertical bridges – giving the timepiece a uniquely three-dimensional aspect. It is also the first creation by Ateliers Louis Moinet to feature Roman numeral hour markers, made with three different geometrical sections. They have a satin, diamond-studded finish, and appear to be suspended in mid-air as if weightless.

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The openwork on the Mars dial, between 8 and 12 o’clock, reveals each and every beat of its exclusive Louis Moinet caliber. The escapement (generating 28,800 vibrations per hour) and the offset seconds hand are displayed in all their glory – carefully positioned to ensure an unobstructed view of every detail of the Mars movement. The assembly is housed in Louis Moinet’s 43.2-millimetre Neo case, structured around two vertical bridges that span the timepiece, securing the strap at each end of their openwork lugs.

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The exclusive presentation case has been specially designed for Mars in the style of a leather-bound first edition typical of nineteenth-century works of speculative fiction and exploration. In a new development, the Mars presentation case will also be punched in the shape of a Martian crater – in the middle of which a second fragment of Martian meteorite is sealed.

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THIS UNIQUE CREATION BY LOUIS MOINET ENSHRINES AN EXTRAORDINARY SPACEBORNE ADVENTURE. THE COLLECTION (COMPRISING 12 PIECES IN ROSE GOLD AND 60 IN STEEL) FEATURES A GENUINE MARS METEORITE FRAGMENT IN A CAPSULE AT THE THREE O'CLOCK POSITION.

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Technical Specifications

Collection:  Limited Edition

Modfel: MARS

Ref. LM-45.10.MA

Movement
Automatic Calibre LM45 : High precision automatic movement.
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4Hz)
Power reserve: 48 hours
Jewels: 22
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Dial
Openwork Dial
The dial is openwork to observe each and every beat of the exclusive LM-45 caliber

• Capsule at 3 o’clock
  Mars features a capsule containing a genuine Mars meteorite fragment
• Surface of Mars
  The dial faithfully reproduces the surface of Mars with its legendary volcanoes.
• Openwork hour markers
  The hour markers are suspended in mid-air, adding a further sense of depth

Case
Diameter: 43.2 mm
Design with two-part bezel and 6 screws, assembled at a 17° angleOriginal Louis Moinet® design featuring six-screw bezel
Original design by Louis Moinet®, made up of 59 parts
Case material:

• 18k gold
• 316l stainless steel

Water resistance: 50 metres
Caseback: Secured with 6 screws, engraved with individual number and Louis Moinet markings
Crystals: Two anti-reflective sapphire crystals
Patent-pending crown guard
Sapphire crystal and back
Width between lugs: 22 mm
Strap
Louisiana alligator leather
Buckle: Folding clasp

Unique Limited to only 60 pieces

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