137,500 HKD
Longines Monopoussoir Yellow Gold Longines, “Anti-Magnetique”, case and movement No. 5259748. Made in 1934. Very fine and rare, large, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with with single-button chronograph, register and tachometer with a stainless steel Longines buckle. C. Four body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, hinged gold cuvette engraved with: “Chronographe –Compteur Longines, 10 Grands Prix, Anti-Magnetique”, snap-on case back D. White enamel with painted black Arabic numerals, inner minutes/seconds track with every five Arabic markers in red, subsidiary dial for the seconds and 30 minute register, inner tachometer scale in red and outermost blue telemeter scale. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 15’’’, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 40mm. Thickness 13mm. Notes This watch is published and well described in the book “Longines Watches” written by John Goldberger, Damiani Edition, page 38.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-06-22