Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 30

Longines Steel Lindbergh Chronograph Longines, "Lindbergh Hour Angle Chronograph, Automatic", case No. 6745232, Ref. 47623. Sold on May 17th, 2003. Fine, water resistant, self-winding, hour angle, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, day and date and a stainless steel Longines buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, warranty and booklet.

C. Three-body, polished, revolving bezel with the 15 degrees graduations in Arabic numerals, graduated rounded band, concave lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silver with painted black radial Roman numerals, concentric 180 degrees, circular center 15-degree graduation in red Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer minute/second track, apertures for the day and date. Blackened steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. L. 674.4, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.