Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 17

Set of three Longines wristwatches. Produced in 1997 to mark the 130th anniversary of the company?s founding and the 165th anniversary of their horological activity. Produced in a limited edition of 1000 sets. Accompanied by fitted box.

A. Longines Automatic, "World Time", No. 0470/1000. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with "World Time" dial.
C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with grille effect at the center and painted Arabic numerals, outer ring dial bearing the names of 24 cities of the world, concentric, revolving dial in 24 hours, aperture for the date. Blued steel "feuille" hands.
M. Cal. 635, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" and "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

B. Longines Automatic "Chronograph", No. 0470/1000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and date.
C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with grille effect at the center and painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hours and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, aperture for the date. Blued steel "feuille" hands.
M. Cal. 667.2, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" and "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

C Longines Automatic "Chronometer", Officially Certified, No. 0470/1000. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's chronometer wristwatch.
C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with grille effect at the center, outer painted Arabic numerals and 1/5th second graduation, aperture for the date. Blued steel "feuille" hands.
M. Cal. 622, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.