Officine Panerai

For a noble cause ( UNESCO ). 47 mm platinum case, sapphire glass ( you can change for a plexy ), andI understood that you could also change the see through case back for a solid one ( to be checked ). Inside is beating a vintage Angelus movement, with a ...  

I hope this one does well, it deserves it

Prefer steel…platinum does nothing for me especially with Panerai. Best Gatsby

Grail of grails back then.

Platinum for a piece unique for auction but not really for a regular mass production model. It looks slim. Like the dial, would have preferred wire lugs.

At least the movement is large as well...

The platinum, I'm sure, has been chosen to increase the..intrinsical..value of the model, much like the 21. Even in an auction, it would be difficult to fork out "the big bucks" for a S/S model I.M.O. I also see a replica produced in more realistic E.U. n... 

Ciaoooo!! ☺️

But this is Panerai, so next year we will see a regular piece in steel, then a blue dial, then a black case, then a bronze, etc. ;-)

Thanks Nicolas. Hope it will sell for lots and lots of money and that the people in charge will make the best use of them!

Platinum is a big no no to me - but then again, the winner of this watch might not take it diving. As a scuba diver myself, I might actually want to strap this on my wrist in lieu of a dive computer, but if it were in platinum, I think that's just an unne... 

But he won't even wear it. One off watches do not get worn.

This watch will almost never be worn and only come out on special occasions. And will never be worn in the water. It will never see its natural habitat!

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But your point is still the same that there are a number of big differences. They are not on the same level, but the 619 does have some shared features. ...