Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 13, 1999

LOT 121

Longines, Francillon Chronographe Rattrapante, No. 0300, Ref. L4.654.6, sold on 9 July 1997. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and pulsometer, off centered hours, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Longines buckle, wooden fitted box and certificate.

USD 5,000 - 6,000

Sold: USD 5,060

C. three body, massive, polished, "Clous-de-Paris" decorated band, reeded push-buttons and windingcrown, effigy of Ernest Francillon - 1867 on the back, straight lugs. D. white with applied gold Roman numerals, off-centered auxiliary dial for the hours, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, outer pulsometer graduation for 30 pulsations. "Baton" blued steel and gold hands. M. Cal. 668 mechanical with automatic winding, the winding-crown on the 10 is for start, stop, reunite and return to zero of the split-second hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: *2

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

People tend to believe that the problem of counterfeiting on a large scale is related only to our times. However, that is not the case. The Swiss Federal Office was established at the end of the 19th century, in order to protect the "Great Brands" from non authorized watch replicas. In the archives of Longines, there is a document indicating that on 27 May 1889, Ernest Francillon, founder of the House, deposited his logo: a winged hourglass with the word "Longines" above. To celebrate the 130th anniversary of its foundation, Longines returned to its origins by launchting them the new "Golden Wings" collection.