Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection
Longines
A gold novelty watch in the form of a double-sided roulette wheel 1946, no. 7109163
No reserve
Lot Closed
September 16, 04:51 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection
Longines
A gold novelty watch in the form of a double-sided roulette wheel
1946, no. 7109163
• Movement: cal. 10L (10.68Z), lever escapement, 17 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, balance cock engraved with export code LXW, signed and numbered Longines, 7109163
• Dial: silvered, raised gilded Arabic and baton indexes, outer minute ring, engine turned subsidiary seconds, signed Longines
• Case: 14ct gold, inner watch case fitted into a roulette wheel outer case with integrated ball bearings, the back with alternating red/black enamel numerals for roulette à la boule indications twice from 1-9, the edge of the satin finished case back with black enamel filled arrow for indication, front bezel with roulette numbering alternating in red and black enamel, black enamel engraved pointer at 9 o'clock to indicate the roulette number, inside case back stamped Longines Watch Co. Inc., New York
diameter 41.5mm
The Longines Archives note that the movement of the present watch was invoiced on 14 June 1946 to the Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. in the United States. Longines note that the other parts of the watch (i.e. the case) were produced locally under licence from Longines.
The watch's pendant is fixed to the central case section, this allows the user to either hold the pendant or the centre of the watch while spinning the outer roulette bezel. Incorporating two forms of roulette, the back of the watch is calibrated for roulette à la boule while the front has a standard roulette format. Similar novelty watches were also produced by Cartier.