SIGNED LONGINES, THE FIRST WITH MOVEMENT NO. 5'962'900, THE SECOND WITH MOVEMENT NO. 3'456'107, MANUFACTURED IN 1940 AND 1919

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Longines. A lot of two platinum and diamond-set rectangular curved wristwatches
Signed Longines, the first with movement no. 5'962'900, the second with movement no. 3'456'107, manufactured in 1940 and 1919
Both with mechanical movements, applied diamond and baton numerals, inner railway minute divisions, snap on backs, the first with cal. 9L, 17 jewels, black dial, rectangular case with facetted elongated sides, snap on back engraved F.T.G, Dec. 25, 1941; the second with cal. 8.47, 15 jewels, silvered dial, later replacement rectangular case with stepped curved top and bottom ends, dials and movements signed
20 mm. wide & 43 mm. overall length, 19 mm. wide & 47 mm. overall length (2)

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Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Longines, the watch with the black dial and movement no. 5'962'900 was made in 1940 and invoiced to Wittnauer, the Longines branch in the U.S.A. on 23 August 1940. The watch bears a Longines calibre 25.17, which was called calibre 9L in America. The case of the watch was produced in the U.S. under Longines license. Meanwhile, the watch with the silvered dial, bearing the movement no. 3'456'107, was made in 1919 and invoiced to Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. on 12 April 1919. It houses a manual-winding Longines calibre 8.47. The movement was originally housed in a 14K gold case, which was later replaced by the present rectangular case with the stepped curved top and bottom ends.

For a similar example of the watch with the black dial and facetted elongated sides see Longines Watches by John Goldberger, pp. 54-55.

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