Some pictures of Conquest ref 9026

Hnansen

The case is a bit too polished for my taste, but the dial is gorgeous! Congrats! 👍

Andsan

Thank's
But this one has never been polished, I'm quite sure neither of me nor previous owners. It was completely untouched except that service had been done when I bought it for several years ago

Hnansen

My mistake! 😀 The lugs looks quite rounded, but that may be the factory specs.

Lovely watch!

Hnansen

My mistake! 😀 The lugs looks quite rounded, but that may be the factory specs.

Lovely watch!

DirtyDozen12

Interesting to compare with this example: https://omegaforums.net/threads/longines-conquest-9026-from-1964.72788/

Hnansen

That is how I thought the lugs on a Conquest are supposed to look like: sharp and with clear facets. But since I am no Longines expert, I wouldn’t stand firm on my initial statement 😀

It may just be OP’s pictures that make it look rounder and smoother than it is IRL.

Hnansen

That is how I thought the lugs on a Conquest are supposed to look like: sharp and with clear facets. But since I am no Longines expert, I wouldn’t stand firm on my initial statement 😀

It may just be OP’s pictures that make it look rounder and smoother than it is IRL.

DirtyDozen12

Interesting to compare with this example: https://omegaforums.net/threads/longines-conquest-9026-from-1964.72788/

seekingseaquest

Thanks for sharing, quite a beauty.

Question on the lume on the dial - I noticed the hands have either a black inlay or darkened radium. The dial has empty lume plots. I don’t see signs of dial cleaning.. so this was an original option from the factory?

Andsan

Yes!
This is what the hands look like after 60 years.

seekingseaquest

The hands are radium then? Have you tested by chance?