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Panerai. A rare and large stainless steel cushion-shaped wristwatch with certificate
Lot 174

Panerai. A rare and large stainless steel cushion-shaped wristwatch with certificate

Signed Panerai, Luminor, Officine Panerai Firenze, no. 0555, ref. 5218-201/A, circa 1993

Closed13 May 2019

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Panerai. A rare and large stainless steel cushion-shaped wristwatch with certificate
Signed Panerai, Luminor, Officine Panerai Firenze, no. 0555, ref. 5218-201/A, circa 1993
Movement: cal. 6497, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, crown protecting bridge, 44 mm. wide, signed
With: stainless steel Panerai buckle, Registration and service booklet including Certificate of conformity dated 22 December 1993 and Warranty Card stamped by Particolari s.r.l., Castelvecchio, dated 13 October 1996

Specialist note

The present Pre-Vendome Panerai is a beautifully preserved example of the so-called "Logo Luminor", named after the use of the distinctive "OP" logo on the dial. With its 44 mm. wide stainless steel case, it was with no doubt one of the largest timepiece offered at that time.

The “Logo Luminor” was produced in two references, 5218-209/A in a series of 10 or 12 examples, whereas reference 5218-201/A, such as the present watch, was made in a series of 677 watches in 1993