Once I saw this,



and I liked it a lot. A jaw-dropping lot.

So when I saw this,


I couldn't resist.

But, on second thoughts, an Ultra Chron with date at six??

 

Longines made date windows at 12, 3, 4:30 and 6.

 

Yes, Dennis, I know... even at a funny 3 place

... but Ultra Chrons (431 and 6641) supposedly only have them at 3 and 4:30, if I am not wrong. At least, I have never seen an Ultra Chron with date at 6.

And being the new owner of that dial, I would prefer that the one wrong here is me, and not the dial...

[edited to add:]

... but of course, I have done, again, my trademark trick: researching after the fact (or the f*ck, depending on how you consider buying a nice dial for a movement that does not exist).

Apparently, there are Longines Admiral MD watches



Corum Quartz MD watches



Russian Raketa MD watches



Even Omega Seamaster MD watches



But I have not been able to find a single frigging Ultra Chron MD watch in the whole internet...

... or an Ultra Chron with date at six.

Which begs the question, who would make an otherwise apparently legitimate Longines dial, for a movement that just does not exist?? And why?

 

You're overthinking it - the dial you bought is authentic. U-C Medicus aren't very common to begin with, and even less so with the date at 6. As gator mentions, those watches are out there, just not readily found. The few that were made are probably still kept within the family.

 

Thanks, gator and Dennis, that settles it.

Off to find a date ring...

 

Date ring on non-complicated movement just goes around near the circumference of the movement, so the date window can be placed anywhere along the 360 degree 'round the clock, of course with the correctly printed date ring...

 

Yes, I know, and that's why we see 19 ASD with the date at a funny place, and why we can see 29X with date at 12 - 3, and 34X with date at 12 - 3 - 6. It is just a matter of printing the numbers so they match the window.

But so far I have just see 431 with date at 3 and at 4:30 (which uses the same date disk), so if Longines only made a few date at 6 date disks for the 431 I will probably have to go the Aldo way.

Which would a bit over the top for something as mundane as a date disk. Though I would have bragging rights about a truly Dr. Franken watch.

 

Just a few minutes of googling showed me a whole watch with exactly the same dial as yours, no movement detail though. But I don't want to spoil the fun, so just keep on with the hunt and let us know when you get the trophy.

 

And would you be so kind as to give me a hint about what to google??

I have run out of ideas.

 

What did you search for? It's right there near the top if you look at the right place. It's so easy, it won't be fun anymore...

 

Ultra chron pulsus
ad XV pulsus
Longines medical
Longines pulsations
Longines pulsometer
MD Longines
Doctor Longines
Longines Medicus
Medicus Watch...

... and...

431 date at 6 / six
6641 date at 6 / six
Longines date at six / 6
Ultra Chron date at six / 6



I actually feel a bit stupid, because I think I have tried several times the same search... to no avail.

 

I just used the last one which is the most obvious, but you'd have to look at the right place...