Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 314

LONGINES WEEMS Longines, ?Weems?, invented by Philip Van Horn Weems, movement No. 7084272, case No. 9439002. Produced circa 1925. Fine and rare, hour-angle, center-seconds, 10K gold filled aviator's wristwatch with a rotating calibrated bezel.

C. Three-body, ?Keystone? for Longines, polished, revolving ridged bezel with 60-minute graduations, secured by a screw inthe band. D. Matte silver with applied Arabic numerals. Radium coated blue baton hands. M. Cal. 10L rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm. Thickness 12 mm.