In great condition, this unusual covered dial Longines crosses over from horology to jewellery.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
From a combination of the serial number, styling and movement production dates we estimate this watch to being made circa 1973.
CONDITION
To most people you will appear to be wearing a bracelet, but if you need to know the time you can lift the hinged dial cover to reveal the watch face. This adds theatre to the otherwise everyday function, but as this was made by Longines it is not just a novelty, it is built well . The manual wind movement has seventeen jewels and is marked Longines caliber 510, Despite the small size, it is nicely finished and at a time where many Swiss manufacturers were cutting costs this is nice to see. The integrated bark bracelet is practically flawless in appearance, and the dial is also finished with the same texture. Overall this watch is difficult to fault. You rarely find covered dial watches, and when you do they are often by very premium brands like Jaeger-Lecoultre or Corum, where the cost is many multiples of this.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 14.5 mm
Width without crown 14.4 mm
Lug to lug length 28.0 mm
Case Thickness 10.4 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 165 mm. The bracelet can be sized for you if you give us your wrist size when placing the order.
All sizes are approximate.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.
