SILVER POCKET WATCH, LONGINES GRAN PRIX PARIS REF. 15533247, EARLY 1900S CASE: silver worked on the back by embossing and engraving; on the outer surface of the innermost caseback engraved: "LONGINES/GRAND PRIX/PARIS/1900"; reference, title and silver hallmark (rooster) visible on the inner surface of the innermost caseback DIAL: in white enamel with Arabic numerals signed: "Longines"; small auxiliary seconds dial with Arabic numerals placed at six o'clock MOVEMENT: hand-wound; mechanism signed: "LONGINES" with reference indicated DIAMETER: mm 47 WEIGHT: gr. 93 The watch has been meticulously kept and overhauled over time, but no guarantee is made of its current functioning or the presence of non-original parts or restorations

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