Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 432

Longines, Central Minute Counter & Two-Tone Dial Antimagnetic Pocket Watch Longines, movement No. 6309208, case No. 21985. Made circa 1920. Fine and rare, stainless steel, antimagnetic keyless pocket watch with chronograph and central progressive 60-minute register.

C. Four-body, bassine, polished, co-axial button in the crown for start/stop and return-to-zero of the chronograph. Hinged nickel cuvette. D. Two-tone silvered, black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifths of a second divisions with Arabic five-second numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel feuille hands, red minute counter hand. M. Cal. 18.72, 17''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with gold pallet fork, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm