Dear Respectable members I have never seen a Longines piece with these particular fancy lugs. Would be most grateful if you could please shed some light on this piece, especially the lugs and how rare/unique this piece is: Item# 111440447709 http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-FINE-1...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Many thanks!
It's a caliber 23M from 1943 according to the serial number. There were plenty of case makers who made cases for Longines - some in partnership with the brand, others aftermarket. Seen this before. While it may be uncommon, that doesn't make it more valuable.
I don't know that they have an 'official' name. How about beehive lugs? Snowman lugs? the lugs in question: