Here's a curious question. I acquired this watch quite a while ago- it's been at Longines getting serviced for several months now and I expect to have it back within about 6 or 8 weeks. I wanted the movement to get a complete overhaul and the case just cleaned up of all the grime and dirt. All numbers are correct, case and movement matches per the archive, case back and lug serial numbers are a match, the dial is correct and overall it's in very honest condition. The question I had was specifically about the hands, and in particular the minute hand and the chronograph minute counter hand. Both appear to be too large, the minute hands you can see extends beyond the borders of the outer track and the chrono subdial hand appears to just slightly as well. Interestingly, the first person I asked about this and sent pictures to was John Goldberger- his feeling was that the hands were in fact correct and original, Longines when I asked the question also gave me a similar affirmation. So, who am I to question a renowned expert like Goldberger and Longines historical department. Nevertheless it's a curious matter to me and I wonder what others on the forum think. Thanks!
I just checked the H/M hands chart ... I think you are ok. Chrono hand looks ok too. Subs: not sure about seconds hand but minute counter looks ok. Crown looks ok from pic.
When you ask Longines, they check LEA. They have black and white photos of most of the watches created starting from about Mid 1930-1940. You can ask them for a scan of the watch.
Longines knows, in the end, LEA is the final word. However, sometimes it is missing information or the historians haven't found cross references yet for some of the short hand codes. The code system is complicated. Also, if Bernard and Auro agree...well who will argue against them? Bernard's decision determines if you get a Certificate of Authentication or not.
LEA is Longines Electronic Archives. Here an interesting topic on LEA: https://omegaforums.net/threads/13zn-dial-authentic-and-longines-gathering.76175/
Hands appear to be either the alpha luminous or the pointex luminous- I never disputed the hands were correct to Longines, they just differ from other 6075's I have seen and again, they just appeared to be long for this dial
Yes the question isn’t are they too long or not, but rather why would both Longines and Goldberger bth say they’re original and correct. I agree they’re too long, I just want to know why, and how it would have left the factory like that...
I know this is possibly sacrilege but you could have your watchmaker trim the minute hand if it bugs you that much.