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Longines

Chronostop, reference 5681 Montre bracelet chronographe flyback à un seul bouton en acier | Stainless steel single button flyback chronograph wristwatch Vers 1950 | Circa 1950

Lot Closed

September 29, 12:33 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Longines

 

Chronostop, reference 5681


Montre bracelet chronographe flyback à un seul bouton en acier |

Stainless steel single button flyback chronograph wristwatch


Vers 1950 |

Circa 1950

 

Cadran: noir

Calibre: cal. 12.68Z remontage manuel, 17 rubis

Numéro de mouvement: 7'402'750

Boîtier: acier, fond clipsé

Numéro de boîtier: 23'646

Fermoir: bracelet associé en cuir et boucle ardillon en acier

Dimensions: 37.5 mm

Signé: boîtier, cadran et mouvement                                                                    

Ecrin: non

Papiers: oui

Accessoires: extrait d'archives Longines


Dial: black

Calibre: cal. 12.68Z manual winding, 17 jewels

Movement number: 7'402'750

Case: stainless steel, screw-down back

Case number: 23'646

Closure: associated leather strap and stainless steel pin buckle

Size: 37.5 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: yes

Accessories: Longines extract from the archives

 

Poids brut 55.10 g |

Gross weight 55.10 g

Longines holds the highest reputation when it comes to chronographs. They have produced some of the nicest movements and owning a vintage example is a dream of many collectors.

Beside the traditional two pushers versions, Longines produced in reduced quantities some single-button flyback chronographs. These watches, in their largest version, had a generous 37.5mm diameter and were powered by the impressive in-house calibre 12.68Z. Technically speaking, these pieces were more stop watches than chronographs as the flyback mecanism was constantly running through the two additional central hands. One was for the seconds and the other one for the minutes. Patended in the 1940's, this clever mechanism, primarily made for pilots, allowed the wearer to start and reset the watch very easily and to read the time interval on the central part of the watch instead of on one place for the seconds, usually a central hand, and on another place for the minutes in a subsidiary dial.

While the majority of these rare pieces were fitted with a silvered dial, this example has a very special glossy black dial. Further increasing the collectibility of this lot, it has a contrasting silver tachymeter scale in additional to the minute rail track. As it should, this watch also has a matching caseback and main case, demonstrated by the "8" stamped on the caseback and on the back of the upper left lug.

Made to be used in extreme conditions, these watches have often suffered and rare are the examples who have survived in such attractive condition than this lot.

Combining the highest quality of the components and the movement, the rarity of the model, especially in this livery, and intrinsic beauty, this watch is a highly desirable timepiece for a serious collector.