Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 229

?Art Deco? Longines, No. 3601953. Made circa 1920. Fine and unusual, oval, keyless, 18K yellow gold and platinum, diamondset Art Deco ring watch.

C. Two-piece, with diamond-set bezel and shoulders, the case band with a band of engraved foliage. D. Oval, matte silver with black painted Arabic numerals and inner minute track. Black "spade" hands. M. Oval, Cal. 5 1/2"', rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Dim. 27 x 15 mm.