105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 165

Longines

A rare, highly attractive, rose gold, vintage flyback wrist chronograph

Sold

estimated
5.5008.000 €
Price realized
6.300 €
specific features
Case
18 K rose gold, push back.
Dial
Silvered.
Movement
Manual.
Ref.5967 31
Cal.30CH
Diam.38 mm
Circa1957
Ctry.Switzerland


This marvellous vintage classic comes in a rare pink gold case with gently curved, bevelled lugs and a wide, downward-sloping bezel. The charmingly aged dial features applied, pink-gold pyramid indexes and Arabic numerals as well as beautiful rose gold leaf hands. The colours of the two outer scales – a blue tachymeter scale and a red telemeter scale – present an exciting contrast to the matured champagne-coloured dial. The watch is fitted with the legendary calibre 30CH, which is considered one of the best and most beautiful chronograph movements ever. It was introduced in 1947 as successor of the fabulous calibre 13ZN, which was the first wrist flyback chronograph dating from 1936.