Longines. A large and attractive 18K gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial

SIGNED LONGINES, ANTI-MAGNETIQUE, REF. 5008, MOVEMENT AND CASE NOS. 6'214'629, MANUFACTURED IN 1942

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Longines. A large and attractive 18K gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial
Signed Longines, Anti-Magnetique, ref. 5008, movement and case nos. 6'214'629, manufactured in 1942
Cal. 13ZN gilt-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, two-tone silvered dial, Arabic and baton numerals, outer black railway five minute divisions, red telemetre and blue tachymetre scales, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, large circular case, snap on back, downturned graduated lugs, fixed bar lugs, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Montres Longines Francillon SA, the present watch, a reference 5008, was sold on 1 April 1942 to their agent Ostersetzer in Milan. It was fitted with a Longines calibre 13ZN movement, introduced into the market in 1936.

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