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LONGINES. JOLI CHRONOGRAPHE BRACELET MONO-POUSSOIR EN OR JAUNE 18K (750) MOUVEMENT MECANIQUE LONGINES. A FINE AND EARLY 18K GOLD MANUAL WIND SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH Circa 1930
3 – 4 February 2022, 10:00 CET
Paris, The Grand Palais Historique€10,000 - €15,000
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LONGINES. JOLI CHRONOGRAPHE BRACELET MONO-POUSSOIR EN OR JAUNE 18K (750) MOUVEMENT MECANIQUE
LONGINES. A FINE AND EARLY 18K GOLD MANUAL WIND SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
Date: Circa 1930
Movement: Jewelled Cal.13.33 manual wind, column wheel chronograph, No.4602439
Dial: White, black Arabic numerals, outer black 1/5th second track with red 24 hour markers, outer blue, black and red tachymetre scales, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for seconds and 30 minute recording, black leaf hands, centre chronograph hand
Case: Polished round, hinged back, single chronograph button in crown, t-bar lugs, No.4602439
Strap/Bracelet: Black leather
Buckle/Clasp: Gold plated buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 33mm - Weight: 40,00g
Date: Circa 1930
Movement: Jewelled Cal.13.33 manual wind, column wheel chronograph, No.4602439
Dial: White, black Arabic numerals, outer black 1/5th second track with red 24 hour markers, outer blue, black and red tachymetre scales, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for seconds and 30 minute recording, black leaf hands, centre chronograph hand
Case: Polished round, hinged back, single chronograph button in crown, t-bar lugs, No.4602439
Strap/Bracelet: Black leather
Buckle/Clasp: Gold plated buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 33mm - Weight: 40,00g
Footnotes
The legendary Longines Calibre 13.33 movement is a masterclass in chronograph design, it was first developed in 1913 and was the first ever chronograph designed for a wristwatch. Featuring a crown that serves as a pusher for the chronograph as well as winding the watch, the calibre was a significant breakthrough in the miniaturizing of mechanical wonders and made at a time when many of the parts for complicated watches were hand finished, the movements were exquisite.
The 13.33 was primarily cased in gold and matched with enamel dials. There were several variations of dial offered, featuring tachymeters, pulsometric scales and telemeters. The present example is a fine example of Tachymeter and Telemeter.