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Longines. A large cushion-shaped aviator's wristwatch with black enamel dial
Lot 135

Longines. A large cushion-shaped aviator's wristwatch with black enamel dial

SIGNED LONGINES, ANTI MAGNETIQUE, REF. 20175, MOVEMENT NO. 5'724'789, CASE NO. 97, MANUFACTURED IN 1940

Closed13 May 2013

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Longines. A large cushion-shaped aviator's wristwatch with black enamel dial
Signed Longines, Anti Magnetique, Ref. 20175, movement no. 5'724'789, case no. 97, manufactured in 1940
Cal. 15.26. mechanical movement, 15 jewels, black enamel dial, white Arabic numerals, skeletonized luminous hands, outer railway minute divisions, subsidiary seconds with red-tipped seconds hand, large cushion-shaped case, bi-directional revolving ribbed steel bezel with red dagger marker, wide downturned lugs, fixed bars, snap on back, case numbered, dial signed, movement signed and numbered
40 mm. wide & 52 mm. overall length, including lugs

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Longines, the present watch was manufactured in 1940 and invoiced to the company's agent Weinstabl in Warsaw, Poland, in the same year. While this watch was destined for Poland, other such Longines aviator's watches with bi-directional revolving bezel and marked "Anti Magnetique" on the dial were used by the Czech military just before the start of World War II.

For further descriptions and illustrations of this type of Longines watch, see Longines Watches by John Goldberger, pp. 120-121 & 124-125 and Military Timepieces - 150 Years Watches and Clocks of German Forces by Konrad Knirim, p. 374-375.