Jan 26, 2025 · Well, Longines was founded in 1832 - if this is 1832 its an extraordinary find But I dont think it is - how did you get the date? The earliest Longines watch known to exist is from 1867 serial number 183 The winged logo, seen I think on …

Jun 5, 2009 · In discussing Longines Express Monarch and Express Leader grade watches, the following information is extracted from the "Railroaders' Corner - Longines Standard Watches" (see References, below) The Express Monarch grade included 21 and 23 jewel watches in 18 and 16 size, while the Express Leader grade watches were fitted with 17 and 19 jewels ...

Aug 4, 2024 · Comes now Longines-branded Keystone case # 322073 (vs OP’s: 322576). Movement # 6385123 or thereabouts. Please note the beautifully smooth, shining caseback which *has* been heavily polished. And a questionable last 3 of the case number on the lug (4th image, bottom left), which looks like it has been polished off and re-etched by hand.

Hi All, I am looking to try and identify this Longines pocket water movement. There is no serial number visible. It is a key wind and set, in a full hunter case. The case does have a serial number of 26893 with a 461 on a second line below it. The dial has "Thos. Russel and Son" with "Longines" below that name. Both these are below the 12 hour ...

Oct 26, 2024 · I need a little help with this 12.91 centre second Longines I'm trying to get going. As you may be able to see the wheel over the 3rd that drives the centre second pinion is missing. I have been lent some wheels that are so close but not close enough. A wheel with 8.9mm nearly touches so I'm estimating that the wheel is 9mm to 9.1 with 75 teeth.

Aug 21, 2018 · You can contact Longines and they will help you date the watch. Many times the case number is the serial number of the watch. If the case is original to the watch, it will date the watch. I e-mailed Longines about a watch and they gave me the date of production, the case material, the caliber and which of their agents sold he watch.

Jul 30, 2010 · Keith, this Longines watch is what in much of the world EXCEPT here in North America and perhaps a few other places, would be considered a srandard railwayman's watch. For many years railroad watches approved for use in the U.S.A. and Canada, as well as in Mexico and some other places had to be made to much higher standards, such as the Elgin ...

Jun 6, 2009 · Longines, seemingly more than most watch companies, provided contract watches, also known as a private label watch, furnishing a large number of private label watches to dealers in the U.S. and Canada. Below is a table of private label Longines watches started with information contained in a...

Mar 24, 2015 · Is this the picture that you suggest mightbe a 1970s Longines? The ONLY Longines watches I can find in any of the links provided are pictures of Longines Classique models which are late '80s or early '90s. And the only image of a case back that I found is the one I have uploaded. This case back is held on with 6 or 8 stainless steel screws.

Nov 16, 2012 · The information Longines furnish in their E-mail, particularly a page for the cal. 21.60 from an early Longines parts catalog pretty irrefutably indicates that the cal. 21.60 was open-face (Lepine). I wonder how Longines would reconcile that with the fact that it goes contrary to the pattern of open-face calibre numbers ending in odd numbers!