Swiss gold split-seconds chronograph pocket watch Circa 1906

Early rattrapante chronograph by Longines
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A Swiss, exquisite and one of the earliest rattrapante chronographs with registers, and in a very rare calibre size, circa 1906.
Polished 14K red gold case with engraved monogram. Signed enamel dial in very good condition with Breguet-style radial hours, outer minutes/seconds track with red five minutes/seconds numerals, subsidiary dial for the constant seconds, red 30-minute counter, and blued steel hands. Nickel-plated chronograph movement No.1605949, a very rare calibre with fine adjustment, and split-seconds chronograph with register.
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Diameter: 44 mm
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Weight: 68 g
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Signed: Longines
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According to the movement number, it is one of the earliest Longines Split-Second Chronographs, a very fine collector’s watch.