Longines "majetek"

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Ubik

·Apr 2, 2013

Ludi

Bonjour Ubik,

Very nice Majetek you've got there 😀

Looking forward to seeing the rest of your pilot watch collection 🤩

Best regards - F

Thanks Ludi. Here's another old flyer that's been through the wars.

 

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Ubik

·Apr 2, 2013

kyle L

Welcome! That black dial is really sharp. 😀

Thanks Kyle.

 

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LouS

·Apr 2, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

I remember when I was new at this and saw the Helvetia dial - I thought for sure that spinning propeller had to be some kind of Ukrainian fake motif, like the little Stukas or tanks they put on their so-called military pocket watch conversions. 😜

It must have really stood out at a time that most companies were content to just write their name on the dial.

 

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Ubik

·Apr 3, 2013

I thought for sure that spinning propeller had to be some kind of Ukrainian fake motif, like the little Stukas or tanks they put on their so-called military pocket watch conversions

I know what you mean. I've seen lots of Frankens with a plane on it. The Helvetias are a nice version of the pilot watch, which was made to the same designs by dozens of companies. Some names lost in the mists of time and some that can set you back quite a bit. One of the nicest is also the Zentth Special, which I'll post on the Zenith website when I get a moment.

They're a lovely big watch which is nice to wear with a real flavour of their original functional design.

 

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Ludi

·Apr 4, 2013

Ubik

Thanks Ludi. Here's another old flyer that's been through the wars.

Über cool watch

Definitively, I have a thing for these vintage old flyers

Thank you very much for sharing

 

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river rat

·Apr 13, 2013

Nice Czech Longines here is a shot of mine.

 

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dsio

·Apr 13, 2013·Ash @ ΩF

river rat

Nice Czech Longines here is a shot of mine.

Hi and welcome, great to see more Longines guys around!

 

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·Apr 13, 2013

river rat

Nice Czech Longines here is a shot of mine.

Hi Mike, glad to see you found us. 👍

 

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Ubik

·Apr 16, 2013

Thanks river rat. A nice example you have yourself. Is it a metal dial one as well?

 

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river rat

·Apr 19, 2013

Yes it's a metal dial also made around 1946 from what Longines told me when I email them about the history of it. It was a issued one has the serial number and MAJETEK VOJENSKE SPRAVY on the back.

 

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Ubik

·Apr 22, 2013

Yes it's a metal dial also made around 1946 from what Longines told me when I email them about the history of it

Congrats. It's really nice that Longines still have all the records still intact. I always think it's very special when the orignal maker can send you information about your watch. One of the things that makes collecting them so fascinating.

 

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river rat

·Apr 23, 2013

Ubik is that vintage bund type strap on your Longines original to the watch all ways wondered what they came with originaly

 

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·Apr 25, 2013

Ubik is that vintage bund type strap on your Longines original to the watch all ways wondered what they came with originaly

I don't think it is the strap that I got with this watch river rat, I can't remember which watch it did come with, however it is a vintage strap and it would have got it with a different pilots watch from the same sort of era. So I would say it would be period correct.

In terms of the Longines, the links I posted before show some period advertising and catalogues which show the type of straps supplied. They were pretty simple non-bund style straps.

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