Longines in the 40s...

maanu

Dan S

Ignore the Flagship, that is from the 50s. 😗

Deafboy

Since this thread drifted into a 1940's Longines showcase...

ucsbgsmith

I have never, ever seen another square numeral Sei Tacche and in this thread there are two! Anyway, here’s mine.

Rumar89

That is a reasonable explanation. If they broke, presumably a watch maker might have drilled out the lugs on the side that did break. So it would just be happenstance that two of the exact same watches are showing this.

Rumar89

That is a reasonable explanation. If they broke, presumably a watch maker might have drilled out the lugs on the side that did break. So it would just be happenstance that two of the exact same watches are showing this.

maanu

SangamoSpecial

Hi Rumar89. I'm new on omegaforums and my mother language is German - sorry for possible mistakes in my English or breaking rules. But back to the "fixed bar & removable bar discussion". I can add some further information on this. I own a Longines 12.68N from 1941 in a case that is called "cassa bariletto" above. I bought it some time ago from Ebay and it came with one fixed bar and with one removeble bar. The removable bar was installed in the way you describe it by a former owner or a watch maker. This person did a pretty bad job. When drilling one of the holes he missed the exact position. But he noticed it and stopped drilling before the hole went completely througt the lug. The next try was better, the hole was drilled in the correct position completely through the lug. It is impossible that such a bad work all in all would have left the Longines company. I'm quite sure that watches with "mixed bars" have one repaired bar. So what to do with such a watch? To me this is more than what some people would call "patina" or "signs of age and use". To me it is just a bad damage. As the watch showed some more signs of damage - for example a deep scratch at the 9:00 position from unprofessional opening - I decided to have it restored carefully. A correct fixed bar was installed and all the unprofessionally drilled holes were closed. Also the deep scratch at 9:00 was filled up. This works were done by laser welding and the former holes are completely unvisible - even under strong magnification. At last the former surface structure was carefully renewed with a minimum of abrasive work to prevent loss of original substance more than absolutely necessary. I'm happy with this watch, it got back its dignity and beauty.

Syrte

A very nice job for sure, and one I would personally not shy away. As a matter of fact I have seen watches sold by major dealers on the international market without any specific disclosures, and which I know have undergone some resurfacing because I have pictures from when they first appeared on the market, untouched with scratches and all.

Wand since we like pictures, what does the face of the watch lool like?

SangamoSpecial

Hi Rumar89. I'm new on omegaforums and my mother language is German - sorry for possible mistakes in my English or breaking rules. But back to the "fixed bar & removable bar discussion". I can add some further information on this. I own a Longines 12.68N from 1941 in a case that is called "cassa bariletto" above. I bought it some time ago from Ebay and it came with one fixed bar and with one removeble bar. The removable bar was installed in the way you describe it by a former owner or a watch maker. This person did a pretty bad job. When drilling one of the holes he missed the exact position. But he noticed it and stopped drilling before the hole went completely througt the lug. The next try was better, the hole was drilled in the correct position completely through the lug. It is impossible that such a bad work all in all would have left the Longines company. I'm quite sure that watches with "mixed bars" have one repaired bar. So what to do with such a watch? To me this is more than what some people would call "patina" or "signs of age and use". To me it is just a bad damage. As the watch showed some more signs of damage - for example a deep scratch at the 9:00 position from unprofessional opening - I decided to have it restored carefully. A correct fixed bar was installed and all the unprofessionally drilled holes were closed. Also the deep scratch at 9:00 was filled up. This works were done by laser welding and the former holes are completely unvisible - even under strong magnification. At last the former surface structure was carefully renewed with a minimum of abrasive work to prevent loss of original substance more than absolutely necessary. I'm happy with this watch, it got back its dignity and beauty.

BlueHands

Hey, welcome to the forums and a you present a wonderful watch. The case was very professional restored. Gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut 😉.

BlueHands

Hey, welcome to the forums and a you present a wonderful watch. The case was very professional restored. Gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut 😉.

valjoux72

Fixed bars on mine 35mm. Had it on the wrist while visiting Nomos at Glashütte last year. The lady guided our tour was surprised to see the " mother of all Nomos"

valjoux72

Fixed bars on mine 35mm. Had it on the wrist while visiting Nomos at Glashütte last year. The lady guided our tour was surprised to see the " mother of all Nomos"

SangamoSpecial

Thank you for the friendly welcome! Du sprichts Deutsch

Hi BlueHands! Thans for warm welcome. It's nice to meet somebody here, der Deutsch spricht 😀

budgewink

1949 4915-3