Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 194

LONGINES CHRONOGRAPH 13ZN MOBILE LUGS STEEL Longines, movement No. 5405325, case No. 5405325. Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, stainless steel « Staybrite », antimagnetic wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by a Longines extract from the archives.

CHF 2,200 - 4,200

HKD 18,000 - 34,000 / USD 2,200 - 4,200

Sold: CHF 5,625

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped flat bezel, large mobile lugs, snap-on case back, button at 2 for start/stop and at 4 for return-to-zero of the chronograph. Matte silver with painted black Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track, outer telemeter scale, inner spiral tachometer scale. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 13ZN, 13''', rhodium plated, straight line lever escapement with gold anchor, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-53-01

Very good

Reprinted

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.