17,500 HKD
Longines, “Gold Roulette”. Made circa 1950. Fine and unusual 14k yellow gold dress watch with spinning outer roulette wheel. Three-body, polished and brushed, the reverse engraved in script "Quin, all my chips are for you, Patricia", center case fi tted with ball bearings to allow a free-spinning outer, enameled with red/ black roulette design on one side and red/black "la boule" to the other. Matte silvered, two tone dial with alternate gilt Arabic numerals and indexes. Gilt alpha hands. Cal.10L rhodium-plated,15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, blued steel overcoil hairspring, cut bimetallic balance. Case, dial and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-10-23
