156 Longines Very Fine and Unusual 13zn Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch in Yellow Gold, Ref. 3901 With Hooded Lugs, Black Tachymetric Scale Dial

Estimate: €6,000 –⁠ 12,000

Sold (Premium)€7,800

Model: Flyback chronograph
Reference: 3901
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Bracelet Material: Leather strap
Year: 1939
Movement: Manual
Caliber: 13ZN
Case N°: 5825228
Movement N°: 6313584
Dimensions: 34 mm
Signed: Case, dial, movement

The Longines here offered is a really fine example of Flyback chronograph with a really unusual case and dial, furthermore, embellished by an historically important caliber. The latter is the iconic 13ZN, one of the most appreciated by Longines’s aficionados. The heavy circular case has been produced in yellow gold: it is of a robust three-piece design of 34.5 mm with a snap on back and carries elongated hooded lugs with stepped edges which add an extra level of sophistication and exclusivity. It has been conserved in exceedingly good conditions with very clean smooth bezel and two rectangular chronograph buttons. The dial is the ultimate rarity with its black color, Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions, outer tachymeter scale, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for 30 minutes and constant seconds.