Panerai PAM 249 California Dial Special Edition 47 mm - Like New !!! - Super deal !

rondv22

Bronze Contributor
Panerai PAM 249 Radiomir, California Dial 1936 Historic Special Collector Edition 47 mm - Canadian Watch, bought from an AD in Montreal.

In Collector's Edition complete set!!! Triple Boxed, Warranty Card stamped by the Montreal AD, tags, extra plexi, stickers all Papers!

The watch was worn only a few times (got 6" wrist, too big for my wrist), watch 98%, strap 99%, plexi 100%. The watch is like new, no dings, no scratches, never polished.

Prefer face to face in Montreal, Asking $11,800.

More Details:

Model: Special Edition California Dial
Movement: OP X
Power Reserve: 56 hours
Water Resistance: 30m
Dial Color: Black
Bezel: Polished Steel
Case: Polished Steel
Crown Protector: Yes
Crystal: Special Plexi top, back: 3.5mm Sapphire
Diameter: 47mm
Strap/Bracelet: Leather
Lug Width: 24mm
Reference Number: PAM249 PAM00249
MSRP: DISCONTINUED AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND

Please excuse the iPhone picture quality, thank you for looking !!





















 

haga888

Gold Member
Mod erase this if it's inappropriate in a sale thread, but I've never seen a dial that's half Roman, half Arabic. There must be a story behind it?

Free bump.
 

canwatchco

Administrator
Staff member
It is said that research showed the watch easier to read at a glance underwater, at least according to the Italian Navy 60 or 70 years ago.

The "California" designation for this dial comes from a watch restorer in California that was redoing old Rolex watches with this half Arabic, half Roman motif. It began to be know as the California dial.

So the legend goes...
 

rondv22

Bronze Contributor
Last chance prior going live at a US sites, reduced to sell fast $10,600 firm, impossible to find a Canadian PAM 249
 
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