A Stunning Bleach Blond Beauty
1954 Cream Dial Panerai Small Egiziano
Auctioned for $326,000
47MM Reference 6154
Earlier today, Christies Auction house auctioned a very rare stainless steel Cushion-shaped Small Egiziano, which was made in 1954 for the Egyptian Navy. This Rolex made vintage Panerai is unusual because it has a bleach blonde dial. Ironically this dial was once white, but the Radium on the markers literally bleached the dial to a blonde color over the last 57 years, which makes this watch a highly sought after watch.
The Small Egiziano is arguably the most beautiful vintage Panerai model ever made, based upon its amazing simplicity, and hopefully the modern Panerai company will have the wisdom to bring this beauty back to life, just like they did with the Reference PAM00372. I think Panerai should offer it with an antiqued cream dial like this one, as well an antique brown one, modeled after Hammer's stunning 6154 example, as well as a standard antiqued black dial version with a dial like the PAM 00372.
The Small Egiziano is arguably the most beautiful vintage Panerai model ever made, based upon its amazing simplicity, and hopefully the modern Panerai company will have the wisdom to bring this beauty back to life, just like they did with the Reference PAM00372. I think Panerai should offer it with an antiqued cream dial like this one, as well an antique brown one, modeled after Hammer's stunning 6154 example, as well as a standard antiqued black dial version with a dial like the PAM 00372.
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