144 Longines Very Fine and Graceful “tartarugone” Oversize Military Style Wristwatch in Steel

Estimate: € 3.000 –⁠ 6.000

Model: Tartarugone Reference: 3772 Case Material: Stainless Steel Bracelet Material: Leather strap Year: 1936 Movement: Manual Caliber: 15.94 Case N°: 5362366 Movement N°: 5362366 Dimensions: 42 mm Signed: Case, dial, movement Accessories: Extract from the archives The lot offered here is a very intriguing example of Longines Tartarugone and definitely unusual since is one of very few know with an additional crown at 12 o’clock to adjust the rudimental GMT function. The 42 mm case is definitely massive and unusual with its multi-part composition since the movement, dial, and crystal are contained in a steel cushion-shaped inner case. All this fits into a similarly shaped outer case with lugs and a conventional snap-on case back. The result is an incredibly sturdy and anti-magnetic case. This wristwatch is extremely well preserved and the case shows sporadic signs and maintains the sharpness of the edges and of the coin-edge outer bezel. The black dial is almost mint with the outer disc for the second time zone and subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. The caliber is the 15.94, later substituted by the thinner 4.5 mm Cal. 15.26 for a second series. Accompanied by the Longines Extract from the Archives confirming case, movement, production and subsequent sale on 12 November 1936 to the company Zivy, which was at that time our agent for Mexico.