LONGINES | RETAILED BY HERPY ARNOLD, BUDAPEST: A GOLD OPEN-FACED KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH VERTICAL REGISTER AND TACHYMETER SCALE CIRCA 1900
Auction Closed
July 14, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
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LONGINES
RETAILED BY HERPY ARNOLD, BUDAPEST: A GOLD OPEN-FACED KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH VERTICAL REGISTER AND TACHYMETER SCALE
CIRCA 1900
gilded lever movement, steel chronograph mechanism partially visible to the backplate, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, numbered under the dial 1242750, white enamel dial signed Herpy Arnold Budapest, Roman numerals, running seconds at VI o'clock and 30-minute recording at XII o'clock, red outer tachymeter scale, blued steel chronograph hand, engine turned gold case with gold cuvette, numbered 1094727
diameter 51mm
Gyula Herpy of Budapest, was a successful retailer who began his business in 1817 by importing and selling predominantly Swiss clocks and watches to Hungarian clients. The business was nationalised after the Second World War.