Hi all
I stumbled upon this one with the following description: "Longines Jumbo 1917 cal. 15.25 for repair" and I found some things very attractive: 37 mm diameter without crown, hands and Longines logo. But the seller states "Unrestored dial in its original shape and nice condition" and I think there are several issues on this dial. But I lack the knowledge for a so old Longines if it ever existed in the first place.
In my opinion, the "8" printed on the seconds subdial and the distance from the printing and the edge of the dial show that its a re-dial. But there are a few questions I would like to ask you. Were there "jumbo" size Longines wristwatches around these years? I like the Longines logo font but, is it correct for 1917? What about the hands, including subseconds? Could the numbers and indexes have been printed on a dial with the original logo?
By the way, the case has no mark at all...
Here the photos:
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If it was actually a Longines from 1917 it would look great on any wrist, isn't it?
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Best regards
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