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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 69

Feuer Wehr Bern - Piece Unique Longines, Swiss, No. 2961725. Made in one example only, sold to the headquarters of the Bern Police on August 9th, 1921. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with chronograph, instantaneous 30-minute register and Guillaume balance. Accompanied by a letter from Longines confirming the date of sale and that only one example was made.

C. Four-body, demi-bassine, matte, cast and chased with the arms of Bern in high relief and the inscription "Feuer Wehr, Bern", chased foliate and floral bezels and band, foliate cast bow. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved dedication. D. White enamel with bold painted Breguet numerals, outer minute and fifths of a second chronograph divisions, Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and instantaneous 30- minute register. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 19.73N, frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume balance with gold adjusting screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, Wilmot's patent micrometer cam regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 51.5 mm.