Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 271

Longines Gold Chronograph Rattrapante Longines, retailed by Cuervo y Sobrinos, No. 4422144. Made circa 1920. Very fine, 18K gold, keyless pocket watch with splitseconds chronograph and instantaneous 30-minute register.

C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", polished, split-seconds gold push-button on the band at 11 o?clock, co-axial button in the crown for start/stop and return-to-zero of the chronograph. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the Grand-Prix prize medals. D. White enamel with bold painted numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifths of a second chronograph divisions, red painted Arabic five seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and 30-minute register with red numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 19.73N, 19???, frosted gilt, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, cam micrometer regulator, visible split-seconds mechanism. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.