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Heirloom watch- help identify?

  1. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Nov 25, 2018

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    During a family visit a relative showed me the following watch, which he inherited.
    Does anyone have an educated guess at the model / caliber this might be?

    I can’t get that watch opened and I’m unsure my relative will be keen to go through the trouble, as he already had the watch serviced, yet he says the watch never kept time since.
    I’d like to convince him to restore it properly, including by getting a replacement dial for the one you see, which was obviously refinished.
    In its previous status the dial was supposedly also redone, but in a white color.

    Your thoughts are appreciated.
     
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  2. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Nov 25, 2018

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    Perhaps a 22A movement Syrte?

    Found this image in Google Images. The auction says the watch dates to 1952. I would have guessed late 1940s.

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/LONGINES-A...vip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    The dial in the ebay auction looks "too good to be true" to me. It makes for an attractive watch though, if it is original or closely mimics original.

    Same watch on another site.
    https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/longines-automatic-cal-22a-14k-1952/

    "This is the original dial which has been restored to the highest standards by the best dial restorers in the UK."

    Ah! That explains a lot.
     
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  3. Dan S Nov 25, 2018

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  4. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Nov 25, 2018

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    Another rendition of the dial.

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    https://www.stetzcowatches.com/product/longines-two-tone-sub-seconds-1950-cal-22a-14k-yg/

    And another ... whew!

    Bad redial in wretched condition.

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    https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Longines-Automatic-17-Jewels-22A-Wrist-Watch-Movement-to-Fix-/391959185814Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network


    This one appears to be the "real deal", an original.
    https://www.picclickimg.com/d/w1600...50s-Longines-14K-Solid-Gold-22A-Automatic.jpg[​IMG]

    https://picclick.com/Vintage-1950s-Longines-14K-Solid-Gold-22A-Automatic-332760823804.html

    Perhaps this style Longines dial was fairly common back in the day.
     
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  5. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Nov 25, 2018

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    Thank you dear @noelekal, it looks like you nailed it!!
    And that dial was redone beautifully— almost scary. Maybe I should look for another one of those, more simply.