266 Longines Special and Unusual Chronograph Wristwatch in Yellow Gold, Reference 8273, With Champagne Dial, “Vernier” Scale and extract from archives

Estimate: € 3.000 –⁠ 6.000

Model: Nonius Chronograph Reference: 8273 Case Material: Yellow Gold Bracelet Material: Leather Strap Year: 1970 Movement: Manual Caliber: 332 Case N°: 15791302 Movement N°: 50211630 Dimensions: 38 x 44 mm Signed: Dial, movement and case Accessories: Extract from the Archives Totally unconventional, the Longines Nonius was a completely new idea to fit a chronograph with a curved arm to indicate 1/10 of a second. The present example is a very rare specimen of an already particular model sine it has been manufacture in solid and massive 18k yellow gold. The two-body cushion shaped waterproof case with a screw-down caseback is nicely and finely preserved with no evident signs of wearing. The dial is champagne with applied gold hour markers partially covered in black enamel and is fitted with a so-called "Vernier" scale, an auxiliary device designed to facilitate fine adjustments or measurements on precision instruments, named after its inventor, the French mathematician Pierre Vernier (1580-1637). With the Longines Extract from the Archives confirming case, movement, production and subsequent sale in 1970.