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Lot 10
Longines. An 18K gold manual wind flyback chronograph wristwatch with 13ZN movement
Circa 1941
6 December 2018, 13:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$15,000 inc. premium
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Longines. An 18K gold manual wind flyback chronograph wristwatch with 13ZN movement
Date: Circa 1941
Movement: Gilt jeweled Cal.13ZN manual wind, column wheel chronograph, No.6152299
Dial: Champagne sandwich dial, bullet hour markers, Arabic numeral 6 and 12, black outer 1/5th second and telemeter scales, sunburst subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for seconds and 30 minute recording, gilt leaf hands, center chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished round, snap on back, crown flanked by twin rectangular buttons, fixed wire faceted lugs, No.6152299
Strap/Bracelet: Brown NATO style
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 37mm
Movement: Gilt jeweled Cal.13ZN manual wind, column wheel chronograph, No.6152299
Dial: Champagne sandwich dial, bullet hour markers, Arabic numeral 6 and 12, black outer 1/5th second and telemeter scales, sunburst subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for seconds and 30 minute recording, gilt leaf hands, center chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished round, snap on back, crown flanked by twin rectangular buttons, fixed wire faceted lugs, No.6152299
Strap/Bracelet: Brown NATO style
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 37mm
Footnotes
From the 1930s to the 1960s, Longines made many chronographs and developed a reputation for aesthetic and technical quality. But it was in 1936 that Longines applied for the patent of the world's first flyback chronograph: the calibre 13ZN. Born out of the need to make chronograph-resetting easier for pilots, the flyback allowed wearers to press one button and revert the dial to zero in an instant
Longines have confirmed that this watch matches their records as having been first invoiced on the 13 November 1941 to the company Ostersetzer, the Italian Longines agent at that time.