A Longines 22AS chronometer has recently entered my crosshairs and I'm looking to the experts here for any information you can provide. I understand they competed squarely with the Omega Centenary and early Constellations but other than that I don't know much about them and the internet is particularly devoid of information. If there is anything you know about them (production figures, advertisements, etc...) or you yourself have an early Longines chronometer, please share your photos/information!
Well, you can read this article that I posted some time ago, though it concerns a rare manual-wind chronometre: https://omegaforums.net/threads/lady-luck-delivers-an-early-longines-chronometre.11157/ The automatics are also rare, and you will not find production numbers. You can find some information here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/how-about-a-longines-automatic-chronometre.8994/
Thank you both so much! I've said this before, but I am a BIG fan of that 14.68z chronometer! Hopefully I'll soon have a companion piece to it. Does anyone have copies of advertisements or price lists for old Longines chronometers?
It's getting late for me! So you did. Now my quest is to track down something similar but pertaining to the automatic equivalents. EDIT: I'm onto something here. A few years later than the watch I'm looking at acquiring but still something. It seems that chronometers were in high demand in America - these are both Longines-Wittnauer ads. Love those prices. It's interesting that an automatic chronometer in solid gold was the same price as an uncertified automatic with a date complication in gold (both $375!). My final thought is they seem a relative bargain when compared to a 1957 Omega Globemaster which retailed for $500 in solid gold. View attachment 538273
Necrothredia alert! I did not pull the trigger in the end. A more economical alternative entered my crosshairs. Your Longines is gorgeous!
Thank you! I know of 4 of these (possibly a 5th if the one you intended to buy isn’t one of the ones I already know). Pretty neat piece of Longines history.