Sale 1647
New York
|
12 April 2006
Price realised
USD 5,040
Estimate
LONGINES. AN EARLY 18K GOLD SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL Signed Longines, No. 4869969, circa 1920 With nickel-finished lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, hinged gold cuvette, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, two subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and 30 minute register, concentric rings calibrated for 24 hours in red, telemeter and tachometer, circular hinged case with hinged lugs, case, dial and movement signed 35mm diam.
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