DirtyDozen12, Author at RK Watch Service

Another Cartier-signed, LeCoultre-signed UG

Below is lot 229 from Christie’s “Rare Watches and American Icons” auction. To my eyes, the sub-dials look rather unsightly but I have not examined many other CarCousals. Here is the information: http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/…6037&sid=68764637-1534-4c1b-858d-2a46d192b6ce Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Universal Genève Watches

Longines MN research

In early 2016, I began to collect data on Longines’ Marine Nationale watches. My primary objective was to make sense of the different dial types that I had observed. With an admittedly small sample size, a pattern emerged. Three distinct dial designs that were produced consecutively with very little, if any, concurrence. I posted this information in a summarized form here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/marine-nationale-longines.35401/page-2#post-429837

Now, I have been encouraged by…

Longines Watches

Resizing Seiko XQB050 bracelet

Greetings. This is my first attempt at resizing a bracelet. Firstly, I wanted to confirm that this bracelet uses screws rather than pins. Please see the photos below for reference. Secondly, I wonder if anyone has a sense of how to remove links? Presum…

1941 Longines with military connection

I recently acquired a Longines ref. 4776 with an intriguing engraving on its case-back. The engraving consists of a capital letter preceding a five-digit number, and what appear to be initials below the number. Knowing that the watch was invoiced to Ca…

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