Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 155

Steel Flyback Cal 30CH Longines, Flyback Chronograph, No. 8755107, case No. 64741, Ref. 44. Made in the 1950's. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button fly-back chronograph and register.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, stepped bezel, screwed-down case back. D. Matte silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the second and the 30-minute register. Luminous blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 30Ch, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.