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Longines. A fine and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with flyback centre seconds
Lot 76

Longines. A fine and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with flyback centre seconds

SIGNED LONGINES, REF. 20'187, MOVEMENT NO. 5'654'018, CIRCA 1938

Closed9 November 2015

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Longines. A fine and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with flyback centre seconds
Signed Longines, ref. 20'187, movement no. 5'654'018, circa 1938
Cal. 12.687 mechanical jewelled movement, black matte dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer railway minute divisions, red sweep centre seconds, sunken engine-turned subsidiary dial for constant seconds, circular case, bidirectional revolving bezel with inner red marker, snap on back, one button in the band for sweep centre seconds reset, case, dial and movement signed
32.5 mm. diam.

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With Longines Extract from the Archives confirming production of this watch in stainless steel with calibre 12.68Z stop second, and its subsequent sale on 4 June 1938 to the company Kohn, their agent at the time for Czechoslovakia.

A lovely example of watchmaking from the late 1930s, the present watch features the unusual flyback sweep centre seconds complication: by pushing the button in the band, the red hand flies back to 12 o' clock.
Offered in unmolested condition, the present watch is an unusual find which will delight collectors of early timepieces.