Collector’s Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 49

Longines-Wittnauer, ?Lindbergh?, invented by Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, US Pat. 1923305, launched on the market in 1932. Fine and interesting, hour angle, center-seconds, silver and stainless steel ?Staybrite? aviator?s wristwatch.

C. four-body, polished, revolving bezel with the enamelled 15 degrees graduation, graduated band, the ball-shaped crown activates also the revolving central dial, solid silver cuvette. D. white enamel with enamelled Roman numeral for the 12 hours indication, concentric, the 180 degrees in Arabic numerals, at the center, revolving champagne dial bearing the painted black Arabic numerals for the 60 minutes and the painted red Arabic numerals for the 15 degrees. ?Breguet? blued steel hands. M. Cal. 17 ''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 15 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm.