$4,370
Longines, Swiss, No. 2437754, circa 1910.Very fine,18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating watch. four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette engraved with medals won at different Exhibitions. white enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. "Spade" blued steel hands. 45 mm (20’’’) rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band, silent centrifugal governor.Dial, case and movement signedDiam. 55 mm. Notes The medals on the cuvette refer to Grand Prix won by Longines in Anvers in 1885, Brussels in 1897, Paris 1889 and 1900 and in Milan in 1906.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-05-08
