![]() Today the Swatch group has Longines "tiered" below Omega and on par with Tag-Heuer with respect to pricing, perceived prestige, and their target consumer demographic. With respect to fake Longines from this watch's era (presumably late 1940's to the late 1950's), contrary to 23_vibrators assertion, Longines during the 1950's were very much "worth faking" and were definitely faked. Having said that, if it proves to have a genuine Longines movement in it, it is a nice looking watch regardless and I'd wear and enjoy it, assuming you didn't pay too much for it? Overall, the dial and handset look to be from the early 1950's while the case looks like it could be from 1959 or later.Īt best this is an original Longines from the mid to late 1950's that's perhaps been overpolished and with a refinished dial, at worst it will be a Franken watch incorporating a fake/refinished dial, possibly original Longines case and handset that may or may not come from the same time period as the movement and/or dial, and an unknown movement. Some indication of extensive grinding/polishing having been done. The tops of the lugs look to have been extensively refinished as they don't look uniform from one lug to another. Speaking of the case, it looks like it might be from an early 1960's Conquest, based on the overall shape - particularly the side of the case and lugs, but I am not sure as I don't have an early 1960's Conquest in my collection and your watch doesn't have the Conquest medallion on the caseback. The handset doesn't really match the case, in my opinion, either, though it does match the dial, suggesting that the dial and handset have possibly been re-cased into a later case. TBH, I am not sure what it signifies? Case style, perhaps? Case material? My 1956 stainless steel Conquest has "719" in that location but none of the other four - non-Conquest - Longines that I have from the 1950's/early 1960's have it). The case looks genuine (the three digit number on the underside of the 11 o'clock lug is a feature of the Longines All-Guard and later Conquest watches from that era. ![]() Black dial watches from the 1950's are rare - though not unheard of, so I could be wrong - and the white print ("Longines" for example) in your photos looks quite uneven and rough compared to an original Longines dial from the time period. I suspect that the original dial was white or silver or cream.
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