92nd Auction
2015/11/14
Lot 483
Longines "Hour Angle Watch - Lindbergh", Movement No. 57693066, Case No. 24368960, Ref. 989.5215, Cal. L989.2, 38 mm, circa 1987
An "hour angle" aviator's navigation watch
Case: steel, hinged push back, glazed movement, turnable gold bezel with angle horaire. Dial: white chapter ring, radial Roman hours, centre seconds, silvered inner rotating disc, signed, blued Breguet hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, signed, 25 jewels, 2 barrels, Glucydur balance, shock protection for balance.
Lindbergh - Hour Angle Watch
In the early years of aviation between 1920 and 1930 the majority of aviators wore watches created by Longines. The main reason for this was Longines' advantage in innovation, their most notable piece at the time being the Hour Angle watch.
As Earth makes one rotation of 360 degrees, a 12-hour dial is a useful tool for dividing up that distance over time. With the inner rotating bezel the aviator could use the hands of the watch to pinpoint his location accurately.
An "hour angle" aviator's navigation watch
Case: steel, hinged push back, glazed movement, turnable gold bezel with angle horaire. Dial: white chapter ring, radial Roman hours, centre seconds, silvered inner rotating disc, signed, blued Breguet hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, signed, 25 jewels, 2 barrels, Glucydur balance, shock protection for balance.
Lindbergh - Hour Angle Watch
In the early years of aviation between 1920 and 1930 the majority of aviators wore watches created by Longines. The main reason for this was Longines' advantage in innovation, their most notable piece at the time being the Hour Angle watch.
As Earth makes one rotation of 360 degrees, a 12-hour dial is a useful tool for dividing up that distance over time. With the inner rotating bezel the aviator could use the hands of the watch to pinpoint his location accurately.
Sold
estimated
1.100—1.400 €
Price realized
1.400 €