Hello everybody,
I am a total ignorant regarding the Longines world and I am looking for some information on the caliber of this pocket watch I have recently bought at an auction in France.
It is a chronograph with serial n° 647288, which would date …
Continue readingI get it. This is an Omega forum. But on both WUS and the Longines reddit sub, talk about the new Hydroconquest is pervasive. I got caught up in it and ordered one for myself. The AD I ordered from said no one can keep them in stock. I ordered black wi…
Continue readingBronze statuette, approximately 18 cm tall and 835 g. Winged hourglass logo cast into the globe/base with LONGINES inscription. Looking for information about whether this could be an early Longines advertising display, dealer’s shop figure or pocket wa…
Continue readingBit out of my league so hope someone can help. Somebody offered me this Longines. Movement is a 15.26 with 5.6m serial. Diameter 37mm. Caseback is not marked Longines but that may be correct as far as I can see. Serial in caseback is same as on movemen…
Continue readingDear friends and fellow collectors,
Today I’m happy to share my recent find and I’m hoping to gather more information about it.
I purchased this watch from a French vintage dealer, who acquired it from an Italian gentleman who had inherited it from h…
Continue readingHi Y’all,
I’m starting to understand more about vintage watches, movements, calibers, etc. I was wondering about this watch that I just got. The admiral line from the 90s with the Day/Date function. They included a picture of the movement and it had m…
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Please tell me if this 30mm art deco watch has the correct movement? I understand that these watches were shipped to the US and used locally made cases.
And also, should the paint on the numbers contain radium or regular?
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Continue reading…. was one of these
…. or these
But I begrudged spending £1500 – £2000 so, sensibly (or as sensibly as any watch collector) I looked around for an alternative.
As you’ll know from my other Longines posts, I love Admiral 5 star wa…
Continue reading3308-1 819
3308-2 819
first 4 digits are reference number
5th digit: is the iteration
last 3 digits: individual number is the unique number assigned to the watch for an order
So can it be that these two watches are ordered at the same time?
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1961 Longines launched the first Flagship automatic with the date window at 12 o'clock. The correct movement is the 341.
1962 or later Flagship automatic did not used the 341 movement anymore, date window moved to the 3 o'clock…
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