PANERAI, LIMITED EDITION COMPOSITE MARINA MILITARE 8 GIORNI, M0126/1500
Lot 377THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

PANERAI, LIMITED EDITION COMPOSITE MARINA MILITARE 8 GIORNI, M0126/1500

Closed18 May 2021

Price Realised

CHF 8,750

More Information

Conditions of Sale
How to sell

PANERAI, LIMITED EDITION COMPOSITE MARINA MILITARE 8 GIORNI, M0126/1500
CIRCA: 2010
CASE MATERIAL: Composite
CASE SIZE: 47 mm. wide
DIAL: Dark brown
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time only
STRAP MATERIAL: Brown Panerai Calf leather
BUCKLE: Composite Panerai buckle
WITH: Limited Edition certificate, undated International Guarantee Certificate stamped by Lindner, Timmendorfer Strand, original fitted wooden presentation box and outer packaging

Specialist note

The Radiomir, Officine Panerai’s first watch, was made as a prototype in 1936 upon request of the Italian Navy looking for a “special luminous watch for divers”.

The present “Composite Marina Militare” is no. 126 of the limited edition of 1500 examples launched in 2010 featuring composite cases. It is preserved in close to new condition and sold with the original limited edition certificate and box.

The dark brown, "tropical" dial and signature style render the model a highly appealing vintage look.

The case material, Panerai composite, is practically ageless. The result of an electrochemical process of ceramization of aluminium, it is harder yet lighter than the ceramics normally used for watch cases.

The movement is Panerai's inhouse developed and made P.2002/7 with 191 components and three barrels ensuring a power reserve of around 8 days, a traditional feature of Panerai watches since the 1940s.