Good afternoon, for sale a very rare Longines trench watch, caliber 12.92 from 1913. Te condition of the watch is extraordinary, sienna / ocher color lumen in the hands and numerals, no open marks in the bisel, condition of the case is very good. The Porcelain dial is immaculate, without any hairline, something really hard to find in a 104 years old watch and also the original crystal glass in almost new condition, beautiful Luminous style blue steel original hands. The serial number of the movement match with the case, dated this Pre - WWI Longines in the early 1913, same year of the launched of the 13.33Z famous chronograph Longines movement. Excellent quality thin Longines caliber 12.92 manual wind movement with Breguet over-coil blue steel hairspring and 15 jewels signed Longines with the winged hourglass symbol stamped on the balance bridge, created in 1903, one of the most reliable handmade craft movements. Cleaning and serviced by a qualify Pocket watch watchmaker, this is a desk draw survivor early Military wristwatch in extremely fine condition. Come with a authentic NOS leather officer black strap, the watch measure 32 mm/ 1,25 in wide without winding crown. I ask reduced 506 € /600 USD / 449 GBP ( 700 € / 820 USD/ 650 GBP) PayPal shipping cost included Watch is in Barcelona. Thank you for your time View attachment 486245 [/ATTACH] Auguste Agassiz found Longines in 1832, he and two partners, Henri Raiguel and Florian Morel decided launch their own watchmaking enterprise in the town of Saint-Imier. Agassiz remained a partner until his death in 1877, and his nephew, Ernest Francillon made numerous changes and modernizations. In 1866, he purchased land south of Saint-Imier and built a factory in an area known as les Longines, the long meadows, from where the company eventually took its modern name. The pieces of lume is floating around the dial are easy to remove open the bezel with the crystal and cleaninig.
That may be, but one should be careful by disposing of those "pieces" as radioactive waste under the law in your jurisdiction. gatorcpa
A careful watchmaker might even be able to re-adhere some of the radium pieces back. The rest, just what @gatorcpa said!
For those who want to learn more: https://omegaforums.net/threads/rad...y-the-us-nuclear-regulatory-commission.15191/