Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 03, 2021
LOT 131
Longines
Ref. L2.607.4, centre-seconds, Hour-Angle; “Lindbergh Replica”; limited edition of 1 000 examples; stainless steel
HKD 8,700 - 13,000
CHF 1,000 - 1,500 / EUR 950 - 1,400 / USD 1,150 - 1,700
Stainless steel, manual-winding, tonneau-shaped, aviator’s wristwatch, snap-on case-back, silver colour dial with centre-seconds and one horological complications:
· Hour-Angle (revolving central dial independently adjustable by the crown at 2 o’clock; reeded bidirectional revolving bezel engraved with the 15 degrees; click locking the bezel at 6 o’clock)
Revolving bezel with blue and black enamelled 15 degrees graduation and graduated band; the winding-crown activates the hour and minute hands; the crown at 2 o’clock actives the revolving central dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2 * |
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Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Longines, Saint-Imier
Model “Lindbergh Replica”
Limited Edition limited edition of 1 000 examples, No. 255 / 1 000
Reference L2.607.4
Year circa 1987
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 5261 455
Material stainless steel
Bracelet black leather Longines strap
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Caliber L.455.2
Height 41 mm.
Width 33.2 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories original leather pouch, certificate of origin
Notes
Longines “Hour-Angle” watch
The “Hour-Angle” system was invented by Philip Van Horn Weems (1889-1979) of the Annapolis Naval Academy, an authority in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He trained the famous Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974), who set the record for the first non-stop transoceanic flight.
The watch was intended for rapid determination of longitude during flight. As a navigational instrument for airplane pilots, is used in conjunction with a sextant and the appropriate nautical tables, to permits the rapid computation of the Greenwich hour angle, that is, the aircraft’s longitude.
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The “Longines Hour Angle Watch” (1927-1987)
The “Longines Hour Angle Watch” was edited to marks the 60th anniversary of the historic flight of May 20-21, 1927, which opened the Atlantic to aviation.