Wrist Chronometer no. 5996

Case: Dial: Movement: s/n; 5996, Cal. 5.5 baguette, L 16 x W 6,5 x H 3 mm, 18 jewels, 8 adj, Geneva seal. This movement obtained the Poincon de Geneve quality seal on August, 27, 1929 and was part of a batch of 3 (5995-5997). Provenance: 1929 - Niton, Geneve 1929 - Catalogue Manufacture des Montres Niton S.A. Geneve, Paris, New-York (1929?) Only picture of movement in Catalogue This type of caliber was at that time one of the smallest and dilivered by Georges Piaget & Co. CH Meylan and Niton. Also Vacheron Constantin used this caliber which they obtained by Piaget..