Thank you Dennis, this is good information. I imagine it's going to be a long search, but that's what makes this fun.

Also, I imagined 1953 may throw a wrench in the works and figured there will be plenty of research necessary to come up with the ideal watch candidates.

 

That

That sounds correct, Dennis. I seem to recall 9006, but I am away from home, so am unable to verify.

 

Going back that far, you might want to also keep an eye out for a "pre-All Guard" Automatic, such as this one that I own.

 

You're killing me!

Thanks for the additional information.

 

You guys are fantastic, thank you for chiming in. I did indeed find that website, good to know you guys also use it.

 

exactly as the avatar, btw

 

Conquest no date with heavy aging dial

 

Very nice patina.

 

From 1968

 

Question for all of you Longines experts....where can I get more information regarding the case sizes that were produced for vintage Longines?

The following site is very helpful, but doesn't include that detail (at least that I've seen).

http://www.vintagewatchresources.com

I know this is a general question. I can phrase it differently...can anyone help me identify which models / years were made with case sizes of 38mm or greater (I generally prefer a slightly larger case size)? I realize that may not be any easier to answer. I'm happy to do the research, just hoping there are some places I can go where some of this information is already put together instead of researching them one by one.

Thanks,
Michael

 

OK, just to keep this thread on forever, so how does this one look?

 

Awesome!

My 30L:

 

just got it yesterday

 

Grand Prize 34mm