Longines. A rare and unusual stainless steel single button fly back aviator's chronograph wristwatch with black military dial and central register

SIGNED LONGINES, STOPSECONDE MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 5653834, REF. 5824-1, CASE NO. 10, MANUFACTURED IN 1938

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Longines. A rare and unusual stainless steel single button fly back aviator's chronograph wristwatch with black military dial and central register
Signed Longines, Stopseconde model, movement no. 5653834, ref. 5824-1, case no. 10, manufactured in 1938
Cal. 12.68 Z nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer ring calibrated for 60 minutes register with central hand, subsidiary seconds, the circular case with engraved chronograph scale to the revolving recessed bezel, snap on back, large ball-form crown, downturned lugs, fly-back chronograph mechanism operated through a round button in the band, case, dial and movement signed
47 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Longines, the present watch was sold to a client in Switzerland on 30 June 1938.

This chronograph is a fine and rare examples of a stainless steel Longines "stopseconde" pilot's wristwatch. The combination of the unusual and legendary calibre 12.68 Z movement, the exceptionally beautiful original black dial and the excellent overall condition of the case render this watch exceedingly rare.

For a detailed description and illustration of this model see Longines Watches by John Goldberger, Damiani Editore, pp. 138 & 139.

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