$1,140
Longines, Ref. 8226-1. Made circa 1968. Fine and rare, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, 14-facet bezel, hooded lugs. Tri-color black, silver and red with applied luminous steel indexes, outer 1/5th seconds scale and tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and12-hour registers. Luminous white hands, red for the chronograph. Cal. 330, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-11
