LONGINES OVERSIZE CHRONOGRAPH REF. 5966 IN GOLD,... Lot 13

LONGINES OVERSIZE CHRONOGRAPH REF. 5966 IN GOLD, CIRCA 1957 Case: signed, n. 5966 17 50, three-body in 18K gold, snap on caseback, claw lugs, rectangular pushers. Bracelet/Strap: not original. Dial: signed, silvered, applied triangular indexes and arabic numerals, minute divisions and 1/5th of seconds fraction, subsidiary dials for seconds and 30-min register, red telemetric and blue tachymeter graduations, alpha hands. Movement: signed, manual-winding cal. 30CH, n. 9743040, 18 jewels, nickel-plated, côtes de Genève, column wheel, monometallic balance with screws, Breguet hairspring, Parechoc shock-absorber. Accessories: Longines Extract from the Archives confirming the invoicing to Ostersetzer, agent for Italy. Diameter Ø: 37.5 mm Note: working. The 30CH caliber with fly-back function, still considered today one of the best chronograph movements, was made by Longines in 1947 as heir to the famous 13ZN. This watch features a 37.5mm case and the shape recall the latest 13ZN models from the 1940s. TAGS: watch