I've had a hankerin for a square watch ever since @Modest_Proposal revealed his Nomos Tetra.
In the center of my latest spending storm, this shagadelic piece turned up in Kiev. The fact that it only cost about as much as a dinner for two made it a gamble I had to take. Still waiting to hear back from Longines but she's so minty I have a hard time imagining it's a put together. Very pretty Cal 280, interesting faceted case, opaline dial, serial dates to around '61. Original brush and polish completely intact. By square watch standards this baby is very wearable, 32mm w/out crown by 42mm lug length.

 

Would that be 2 Chicken Kiev dinners?

 

More like two duck l'oranges someplace nice.

 

That looks like a nice one!

 

Yup! Square watches wear bigger than their diameters lead you to believe.

 

Because they are bigger. A circle with a diameter of 32 mm has a surface area of 804 square mm, while a square that measures 32 mm across has a surface area of 1024 square mm. That's why C-cases look larger - the lug's surface cover more area than that of a round watch with skinny lugs.

 

Exactly!

 

It seems to have been roundly endorsed.

 

Which is not common for something that rests squarely on the wrist.

 

It's certainly not a circular argument

 

Nice! And (shameless plug!) I have another square watch for sale on the forums if you'd like another

 

Update:
Watch Sold in 1963 by Ostersetzer, Longines agent in Italy.
Thank you Stephanie Lechat over in the history department!

 

Great catch - enjoy

 

Now for a nutritious square meal!

 

Beautiful case! It certainly has all the right angles!

 

That is one beautiful watch that confirms, it's hip to be square