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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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |