84 - AURICOSTE TYPE 20 “FLIGHT TEST CENTER”

AURICOSTE TYPE 20 “FLIGHT TEST CENTER” Stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, matte black dial, white railway-style minute track, hour markers with white Arabic numerals and luminescent material, small seconds sub-dial at 9 o’clock, 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock, syringe-style hands. Bidirectional rotating bezel in chrome-plated metal. Snap-on steel case back engraved with “C.E.V.” for “CENTRE D’ESSAI EN VOL” and bearing identification number 135; inside, marked “Huguenin Frères,” numbered 29-5. Hand-wound mechanical chronograph movement signed J. Auricoste, numbered 808706, marked “17 rubies, type 20,” based on the LWO Lemania 2040. Extendable metal bracelet. The watch was in working order at the time of appraisal; the chronograph is partially functional, with no guarantee of future operation or the condition of the parts. Scratches on the case and crystal; some luminescent material missing from the hour markers and hands. Circa 1960 Diameter 38 mm