Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 13, 2016
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.
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.
Grading System | |
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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 |