$63,250
“Luminor Commando Set” Officine Panerai Firenze, "Luminor". Made in the 1950s. Extremely rare set of three military diving instruments comprising: wristwatch, compass and depth gauge, made for the Italian Navy Commandos: Two plate; black upper plate with pierced Arabic numerals and indexes over a luminous-coated lower plate. Radium-coated "bâton" hands. Notes 2. Stainless steel diver’s wrist compass, with original water repellent leather band and steel buckle. Portable instrument, usable on land as well as for diving, day and night, without external lighting. C. Anti-magnetic stainless steel base, transparent mono-block plexiglass dome with luminous index. D. Magnetic dial immersed in a shock-absorbing liquid with radium-coated indications in relief. Dim. 70 x 56 mm. Thickness 38.5 mm. 3. Stainless steel depth gauge graduated to 30 meters, with water repellent leather band and steel buckle. C. Antimagnetic stainless steel base, transparent mono-block plexiglass dome. D. Black with tritium-coated indexes and Arabic numerals by scale of 2 meters. Tritium-coated white plexiglass "bâton" hand. Diam. 69 mm. Height 38,5 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-09-28
