875 CHF
Longines SwissAir Exclusive Limited Edition No. 5 Longines, “Weems Chronograph, Automatic", No. 1144, Ref L2.625.4. Made in limited edition for Swiss Air in the 1990s. Sold on June 12th, 1994 during a SwissAir flight from Geneva to Los Angeles. Fine, water-resistant, self-winding, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, day/date and a stainless steel Longines buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, instructions booklet, certificate and the original black leather strap. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished, reeded graduated bi-directional revolving bezel, concave lugs, transparent case back, ball shaped winding crown, sapphire crystals. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, apertures for the day and date, outer 1/5th, second/minute track with Arabic numerals. Luminous steel epee hands. Cal. based on Valjoux 7750, rhodium-plated, oeil de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial case, and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-27
