SVELTE~MID 60s LONGINES

SVELTE~MID 60s LONGINES "EMPIRE STATE HANDS" CAL.370

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FOR SALE IS A MEGA GROOVY MID TO LATE 60s LONGINES DRESS WATCH WITH THE COOLEST HANDSET YOU'VE EVER SEEN  

 

CASE: 10K GOLD FILLED LONGINES DRESS WATCH CASE MEASURING 33.8mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 38mm LUG TO LUG. CASE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF WEAR IN THE GOLD AND WEARS LOVELY ON THE WRIST

 

DIAL: THIS IS LONGINES AT ITS BEST. ONE OF THE COOLEST DIAL EXECUTIONS I'VE SEEN BY THE BRAND. THE FINISH IS A DEEP SUNBURST GOLD FINISH WITH APPLIED STRIATED GOLD SQUARE MARKERS WHICH MATCH THE TEXTURING ON THOSE HANDS. TALKING ABOUT HANDS....HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PAIR LIKE THIS? CHECK OUT THOSE ULTRA GROOVY EMPIRE STATE BUILDING SHAPED HOUR AND MINUTE ONES. WHAT A STRIKING LOOK!!! THE ELEGANT SMALL-SECONDS IS A NICE TOUCH, AND I LOVE THE 60s STYLE APPLIED LONGINES LOGO. JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

 

MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A 17 JEWEL SWISS MADE IN-HOUSE LONGINES CAL. 370 MANUAL WINDER WHICH HAS BEEN KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNNING FLAWLESSLY.  SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN BUT THIS ONE IS A STRONG RUNNER AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF SIGNS OF SERVICE MARKS ON THE INSIDE CASEBACK.

 

WATCH COMES MOUNTED ON A NOS VINTAGE GENUINE LIZARD STRAP WHICH MATES PERFECTLY WITH THIS DRESSER.  LONGINES WATCHES ARE SOME OF THE SWANKIEST PIECES FROM THE 50s AND 60s AS EVIDENCED BY THIS PIECE HERE. THIS IS WATCH DESIGN GENIUS AT ITS BEST AS LONGINES IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL AGAIN. YOU GOTTA GRAB THIS ONE BEFORE SOME DOUCHE-BAG HIPSTER BEATS YOU TO IT.