Panerai Ltd. Edition Radiomir Egiziano
As The Classicist noted in a column on Officine Panerai, the watchmaker founded in Florence in 1860, the firm got its start by supplying timepieces (and other instrumentation) to the Royal Italian Navy or Marina Militare. However they also produced special commissions for the elite branches of other countries' armed forces. One highly collectible example of such is a model made for the Egyptian Navy in 1956, limited to only 50 examples. Panerai has now ressurected the watch, dubbed the Radiomir Egiziano (above), for a new limited run. Only 300 pieces will be available at about $30,000 each. The watch features features a large lightweight brushed titanium case, a hand-wound movement with an 8-day power reserve, and a bi-directional rotating bezel. It comes on a thick tan leather strap fitted with a titanium buckle.
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A fan Feb 23rd 2009 1:43PM
Looks a lot like these made for Panerai in the 50s for the Egyptian navy
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2008/11/25/panerai-for-the-egyptian-navy-divers-watch-depth-gauge-and-c.html