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Rare Longines Curved Case Wristwatch, 1940's

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Rare Longines Curved Case Wristwatch, 1940's
Rare Longines Curved Case Wristwatch, 1940's
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  • Item: Rare Longines Curved Case Wristwatch
  • Date: 1940's
  • Material: 14K yellow gold
  • Case Size: 23mm x 39mm
  • Caliber 9L 17 jewel manual wind movement
  • Description: This extremely rare Longines Curvex is edge-of-wrist rectangular curved. The matte dial features applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds register and alpha hands. When Gruen enforced its patent on the curvex design, other makers, including Hamilton and Longines, ceased making these watches. As a result, these brand curvexes are extremely rare.

    Longines is a luxury watch company based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, it is owned by the Swatch Group. Its winged hourglass logo is the oldest registered trademark for a watchmaker. Longines is known for its "Aviators" range of watches. A company director was a friend of Charles Lindbergh; after his transatlantic flight, Lindbergh designed a pilot watch to help with air navigation. Built to his specifications, it is still produced today. Longines provided timers used at the first modern Olympics in 1896. In 1899, a Longines watch went to the North Pole with Arctic explorer Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. It was the first to use automatic timekeeping for the Federal Gymnastics at Basel in 1912. Today, Longines sells sport watches and chronographs.

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    Rare Longines Curved Case Wristwatch, 1940's

    Estimate $650 - $950
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