FOR SALE IS A SUPER SHARP 1966 LONGINES FLAGSHIP AUTOMTIC WITH A SUPER GROOVY CROSSHAIRS DIAL.
CASE: SOLID STEEL CASE MEASURING A NICE 35mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN. CHECK OUT THOSE THIN SUPER SHARP LUGS WITH AMAZING CHAMFERS THAT FLOW DOWN TO THE TIPS. IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT GORGEOUS FLAGSHIP GOLD MEDALLION ON THE CASEBACK. SUPER CLASSY.
DIAL: THIS DIAL IS MEGA ELEGANT. REALLY CLEAN SILVER SUNBURST DIAL WITH THAT GORGEOUS CROSSHAIRS DESIGN. I LOVE THOSE THIN SHARP SLIVER STEEL MARKERS WHICH ADD SOME NICE DEPTH TO THE DIAL. THOSE THIN LUMED STEEL HANDS REALLY PULL IT ALL TOGETHER. THE ORIGINAL CRYSTAL DOES HAVE SOME SHALLOW SCRATCHES WHICH I MAINLY BUFFED OUT AND WILL FURTHER CLEAR UP WITH A LITTLE POLYWATCH AND SOME ELBOW GREASE. THIS IS LONGINES AT ITS BEST....BOLD, CLEAN, AND ELEGANT. I COULD STARE AT THIS DIAL FOR HOURS.
MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A 17 JEWEL SWISS MADE IN-HOUSE LONGINES CAL.345. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CALIBERS BY THE BRAND WITH THE FAMOUS TEETH BEARINGS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE ROTOR WHICH MAKES FOR EXTRA SMOOTH AUTOWINDING. THIS THING HAND WINDS BUTTER SMOOTH, KEEPS EXCELLENT TIME, AND DATE FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT THIS ONE IS A STRONG RUNNER.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A HANDSOME DARK BROWN LEATHER STRAP WHICH REALLY LOOKS AND WEARS SPORTY ON THIS GUY. I MAY BE A LITTLE PARTIAL TO THE LONGINE’S BRAND SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST NICE MECHANICAL WATCH I EVER BOUGHT MYSELF; BUT, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS ICONIC MONIKER FROM SWITZERLAND CAN OUTCLASS OMEGA, UG, AND ROLEX ANYDAY OF THE WEEK. THE FLAGSHIP LINE OF WATCHES WAS UP THERE AS ONE OF THEIR PREMIUM BADGES. FROM THE CROSSHAIRS AND THE GOLD MEDALLION ON THE CASEBACK TO THAT ULTRA SMOOTH IN-HOUSE MOVEMENT, THIS IS AN EXQUISITE PIECE OF FINE SWISS ENGINEERING.
