$2,875
LONGINES HELVETICA COIN DRESS WATCH Longines, movement No. 2953626, Swiss patent No. 22107. Made in the 1920s. Fine and very rare dress watch set within a 20 Swiss Frank silver coin dated 1912. Accompanied by a pouch. Three-body, solid, wide bezel decorated with a flower and leaf motif, reeded band edge, snap-on case back marking: Helvetica 1912, Confoederatio. Silver with painted black Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 11.87M, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Notes Dial and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 6 mm. To be sold without reserve
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-12-11