Just picked up this ref. 9000-1

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septentrio

·Apr 1, 2023

9,5mio serial so dated to 1953/54? No lume was surprising to me at first.

 

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Dan S

·Apr 1, 2023

That's a great reference.

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Apr 1, 2023

Wow, gorgeous example.

I have seen others without lume. Here is one from the forum: https://omegaforums.net/threads/post-your-longineseses.472/page-38#post-918175

P.S. Maybe the invoice date is 1954 or 1955. See here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/the-first-longines-conquest.127629/

 

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septentrio

·Apr 1, 2023

Thanks!

It came with this nice buckle:

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Apr 1, 2023

Lovely buckle. It seems similar to the one in this advert from 1956.

Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/293564557774?hash=item4459cfa9ce:g:eKEAAOSwnT5eqvbO&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAA8JrSSjVd8sWePLZ9b07Hu/qK6H/lX4A9SJJtZ7gTDoiVCKMLyChTyC8FU/rjXTboObqrOXVo084g5JEIq4ZofdIJudMXcP+IHp6/2/qWC2KQzCMgrCZPoIRvKFW/qYd3WPl6rIi73XWd+/3xC4fRtneSI0bNY98c727K/8bC2HDkH1nA51UjyOT1kompfJ6otIt5VZhpGyuWf0ys40KCdusQg/j1i81vcacM8JVmRBxr117rKMODDC3wtk2/E9C0aJgFy2nTpJd8PNpHJ/+G3X09qe1vWDkoep/C9MiC3FMdyf7DDfVZxhcPgPJQRE6lmw==|tkp:Bk9SR5CQ4tfnYQ

 

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septentrio

·Apr 1, 2023

Superb, thanks for that!

 

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septentrio

·Apr 1, 2023

DirtyDozen12

P.S. Maybe the invoice date is 1954 or 1955

It sure has an early serial, 9.527k if I’m not mistaken. I will send Longines an email for some info 😀

 

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LesXL

·Apr 1, 2023

Great one! Congrats

 

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OllieOnTheRocks

·Apr 1, 2023

Very nice! And original buckle too - they’re harder to find than the watches themselves! I had a nice two tone one of these before (steel case, gold applied indices and hands) lovely example of 50s watch design. Enjoy!

 

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Dan S

·Apr 1, 2023

Let's see the fish!

 

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septentrio

·Apr 1, 2023

It is quite nice still 😀

 

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Dan S

·Apr 1, 2023

septentrio

It is quite nice still 😀

Absolutely, the enamel is intact. That's really nice.

 

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seekingseaquest

·Apr 1, 2023

I have a non-luminous 9000 ref. I’ve also noticed some of the ads from the time featured non luminous variants - they look a little cleaner IMO.

 

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OllieOnTheRocks

·Apr 2, 2023

Seeing as we’re sharing… this was my old one (with lume)

 

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Nupero

·Apr 2, 2023

septentrio

9,5mio serial so dated to 1953/54? No lume was surprising to me at first.

Stunning! Love the steel hardware with no lume. Dibs!

 

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septentrio

·Apr 2, 2023

On BoR 😀

 

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septentrio

·Apr 2, 2023

Nupero

Stunning! Love the steel hardware with no lume. Dibs!

Thanks this version is less common than with gold tone hardware. I believe the indices are white gold.

This blue combo I like the most!

Edited: Apr 2, 2023

 

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Dan S

·Apr 2, 2023

Slight variation here, a lumed 9011 All-Guard. Previously owned by Ruth Bader Linsberg. 😉

 

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Syrte

·Apr 3, 2023

Dan S

Slight variation here, a lumed 9011 All-Guard. Previously owned by Ruth Bader Linsberg. 😉

You should post it in the thread about historic watches 😉

 

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AlejandroP

·Apr 3, 2023

Wow! Stunning early Conquest in the most desirable configuration IMHO, congrats!
The bor bracelet fits nicely, but I prefer the strap with the period correct original buckle 🥰