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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 579

Longines, No. 7920820, case No. 5966-4. Made in the 1940s. Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 3,700 - 5,000 / USD 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 8,850

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold pyramid indexes and Arabic numerals, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, red telemeter scale and blue tachometer graduated to 1000 unite/hour. Subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30 minutes register. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 30 CH, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37.5 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original