Longines. A fine and early 18K gold single button chronograph wristwatch with enamel dial
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Longines. A fine and early 18K gold single button chronograph wristwatch with enamel dial

SIGNED LONGINES, RETAILED BY PÉRUSSET & DIDISHEIM, NO. 5'016'556, MANUFACTURED IN 1932

Closed17 November 2008

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Longines. A fine and early 18K gold single button chronograph wristwatch with enamel dial
Signed Longines, retailed by Pérusset & Didisheim, no. 5'016'556, manufactured in 1932
Cal. L 13.33 Z nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, two subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and 30 minutes register, in circular case with downturned lugs, hinged back, chronograph mechanism operated through the crown, case stamped P & D for Pérusset & Didisheim and numbered, dial signed Longines, movement signed Longines and numbered
34 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Montres Longines Francillon SA, the present watch was sold to Pérusset & Didisheim in Buenos Aires in 1932.

Its case is stamped P&D for Pérusset & Didisheim, Longines' agent for Argentina.