Community Stories

Beware: Problem Longines watches

Oku
Posts
1,167
Likes
4,181
baunataler baunataler
I'm wondering how blind must one be to believe this shit?
but it's written on the dial: Glashütte original! 😉
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
DirtyDozen12 DirtyDozen12
Below are different images of the same watch/movement, with the visible dial foot highlighted. Dial feet are prongs, which are on the back of the dial, that insert into holes in the movement for purposes of situation. Since most Longines of this era had dials that were primarily composed of copper (I need to confirm the specifics here), the dial feet should appear copper toned. A white dial foot is usually the sign of a redial. However, not all redials present white dial feet.
aa3.JPG
or aluminum could be aluminum
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
baunataler baunataler
ulackfocus has a thread here about Longines vintage automatic watches where he has a few pics with the correct factory fonts used.

I took that image and put it on top of the one we discuss about and tried to scale it (see image)

As you notice, first there is no vertical line above the stars. The fonts look OK, however the "s" is narrower than the original and has a space in the loop. The "p" looks also different. The stars look a bit bigger and are placed higher.

IMHO: redial.

Perhaps ulackfocus would chime in with his expertise and give us his opinion.
cleaned not redialed they look cleaned (dodgy lume dots) but generally ok..
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
they have been high before.. and that watch looks like it needs a crystal ring..


HIGH
upload_2016-11-23_18-8-26.png

8fa45245-b148-4ddc-854f-8341422b80d3
Jim Morrison HIGH
upload_2016-11-23_18-4-42.png
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
DirtyDozen12 DirtyDozen12
Longines dials of the 1930s and 1940s were not made of aluminum.
Dirty Dozen 12.. im not saying that particular dial is 100% but dials were made of aluminium.. military watch man? particularly obvious example is the Lemania HS9 15cht its why so few of them are surviving in GOOD condition it burns through them.. dont see why Longines could not have experimented with aluminium. Same era
 
DirtyDozen12
Posts
2,770
Likes
4,816
FullyWound FullyWound
Dirty Dozen 12.. im not saying that particular dial is 100% but dials were made of aluminium.. military watch man? particularly obvious example is the Lemania HS9 15cht
I don't doubt that dials were made of aluminum but this thread is about Longines. And Longines dials from the period that I outlined were not made of aluminum. The white/silver feet that you see on redials is from a silver (or some other material) plating on the original brass. Some dials from the early 1930s were also made of silver but these all have a particular style.
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
baunataler baunataler
OK, I know that this is not a Longines, however I could not help myself posting it here as another example of bad redial

s-l500.jpg

The seller claims that the dial is in perfect condition.🙄
All it's missing are some vertical lines running from 10 to 8, from 11 to 7, etc.

I'm wondering how blind must one be to believe this shit?
India classic
 
DirtyDozen12
Posts
2,770
Likes
4,816
FullyWound FullyWound
dont see why Longines could not have experimented with aluminium. Same era
Experiments may have been conducted but such speculation is not useful for assessing the vast majority of watches (again I am only referring to Longines of the aforementioned period). These hypothetical pieces would not represent any sort of norms.
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
DirtyDozen12 DirtyDozen12
Experiments may have been conducted but such speculation is not useful for assessing the vast majority of watches (again I am only referring to Longines of the aforementioned period). These hypothetical pieces would not represent any sort of norms.
aluminium dial 30s longines
upload_2016-11-23_18-30-32.png upload_2016-11-23_18-30-52.png
 
FullyWound
Posts
972
Likes
1,018
DirtyDozen12 DirtyDozen12
Blatantly obvious redial. This emblem was not seen on dials until the late 1940s.

This dial is from the 1950s.
i understand what you are saying but also consider how bloody unlikely it is that they did not use the dial that is ALREADY there..
309729-925a655cdea214dfd86f59232f5852fc.jpg
aluminium
feefe34c-af80-4844-98da-5ebb469c7753
 
DirtyDozen12
Posts
2,770
Likes
4,816
FullyWound FullyWound
i understand what you are saying but also consider how bloody unlikely it is that they did not use the dial that is ALREADY there..
309729-925a655cdea214dfd86f59232f5852fc.jpg
aluminium
FullyWound FullyWound
right last one then im off..

309730-571ada9152517e428025db19c1aa870a.jpg
found this on OF 😎
By posting the two dials above, and claiming that they are aluminum, you have lost all credibility on this matter. Below are the dial feet of both watches. And both dials are in fact made of brass as expected. You are simply inventing information to support your argument.
o.JPG 22.JPG
 
214 More Posts...
Sign up or log in to reply...

Similar threads

cal3.2.1

Are Longines watches good?

cal3.2.1 Longines Watches
amfalconer
amfalconer
Posts
44
Views
19K
D

Need helps for this vintage Longines watches

Diehard Longines Watches
BlueOtter
BlueOtter
Posts
18
Views
6K
Cheekyjules

Are these Longines watches authentic?

Cheekyjules Longines Watches
Cheekyjules
Cheekyjules
Posts
0
Views
598
Cheekyjules

Are these Longines watches authentic?

Cheekyjules Longines Watches
Cheekyjules
Cheekyjules
Posts
15
Views
2K
A

Opinion abt. 2 Vintage Longines Watches

Alex1974 Longines Watches
A
Alex1974
Posts
3
Views
3K
MSNWatch

Recommended Longines Watches On Ebay

MSNWatch Longines Watches
gatorcpa
gatorcpa
Posts
980
Views
197K