Peerless Panerais in NYC Watch Auction

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Dec 4th 2008 at 9:02AM

In our regular coverage of the world's top watch auctions we usually concentrate on the highest-priced timepieces, which are almost without exception made by Patek Philippe.

On the occasion of Christie's Important Watches sale in New York on Dec. 12 however, we thought we'd focus instead on the unusually high number of beautiful examples by Officine Panerai, the storied Italian brand that's opening a stylish new Manhattan boutique, as we mentioned the other day.

The Panerais on offer at the Dec. 12 auction range from a limited edition 1950 model Luminor (right) est. at $10,000 - $15,000, to an "eccentric seconds" Marina model, est. at $2,500 - $3,500. See the gallery for pix.

Gallery: Panerais at Auction

OVERSIZED STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC DIVER'S WRISTWATCH WITH DATE

OVERSIZED LIMITED EDITION STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC DIVER'S WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND HELIUM ESCAPE VALVE

LIMITED EDITION STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH

OVERSIZED STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH ECCENTRIC SECONDS

Tags: Christies, Officine Panerai, OfficinePanerai, Panerai

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Auctions

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