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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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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…
Continue readingThis thread is not intended to be a comprehensive account of the case numbers that appear on Longines watches. Instead, I hope that this abridged account will provide readers with a useful overview of the topic. Additionally, it should be noted that, t…
Continue readingInteresting to see this nice snail dial just sold for USD 78.125 incl. fee. Link: click. I know specifics of 51 examples but have only 1 other snail dial on record, which sold for EUR 156k in 2019 (see: click). Cleaner dial but replaced minute hand and…
Continue readingHi, I have a Longines le Grande Classique quartz 37mm MOP with diamond marker, ref L47662877, which I have recently bought. It gives perfect time, but the minute hand strangely jumps every 24s. I expected it to be a more round number. Since this is a d…
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it is my pleasure to share with you my latest catch. It is not easy to dig down below the surface of the very little known and publicly accessibl facts and learn more about hard to get early "calatrava" Longines equip…
Continue readingI have in the past managed to find some decent quality NOS vintage military/tool watch style straps, always been fixed bars style, but haven’t had much luck lately.
Lately, been picking up some old wallets and clutch bags for the ostrich and croc with…
Continue readingThis is considered one of the ultra rare Weems. I have an ugly watch, but it is all original , unpolished and comes from an executive at NAWCC. I had no idea what it was until a dealer kept trying to sell it to me saying as a friend you need to buy thi…
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