100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 116

Longines-Wittnauer, 'Lindbergh', invented by Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, US Pat. 1923305, launched on theMarket in 1932.Very fine and interesting hour angle, center seconds, solid silver aviator's wristwatch.

C. four-body, polished, revolving bezel with the enameled 15 degree graduations, graduated band, the ball-shapedcrown activates also the revolving central dial, solid silver cuvette. D. white enamel with enameled Romannumeral for the 12 hour indication, concentric, the 180 degrees in Arabic numerals, at the center, revolvingchampagne dial bearing the painted black Arabic numerals for the 60 minutes and the painted red Arabicnumerals for the 15 degrees. 'Breguet' blued steel hands. M. 17''', rhodium plated, 'fausses côtes' decoration,15 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balancespring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 48 mm.