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  1. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Aug 5, 2018

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    Ha ha ha, we have a number of threads here about art deco, artt nouveau, design and architecture— including with said pictures.
    And you’ll’see we’ve enjoyed debating a number of schools.
    Look out for them or search them and you’ll see your post fits right in.

    As for taking pictures, I did once collect material to post a thread about art deco in my city, but never got around to posting the thread....
    Best regards and welcome to the forum.
     
  2. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Aug 5, 2018

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  3. Radiumpassion Aug 6, 2018

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    The 24.99 is a large chronometer caliber with 50H power reserve, so I would
    assume so.....

    But it's probably in the same famoly.
     
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  4. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Aug 6, 2018

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    Very beautiful indeed - and certainly the woodwork and enamel work on this are on par with the OP watch.
    Congrats for the find :thumbsup:
     
  5. Deafboy His Holiness Puer Surdus Aug 6, 2018

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    So the 24.99 is a 24 lignes movement (diameter 54 mm). The OP's watch is about 32 mm diameter (14 - 15 lignes), so you are right!
     
  6. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Oct 29, 2019

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    Special bump of this thread for Sherlock @Fritz, @allwoundup and other lovers of design and history:
    The King Tut exhibit is now touring the world, and it is most unbelievable.

    The tour is now in London, will then go to Sydney and Tokyo, and yet to be disclosed stops. If you are anywhere near or can afford a flight, it is worth planning a trip to see it.
    It’s not just seeing jaw dropping beautiful art that’s over 3300 years old (does that even register?).
    It’s also that the outstanding exhibition videos and explanations are very moving. They show an extreme endeavor to protect the dead from the irreparable outcome of death itself, and from oblivion. Religious and political context is erudite but not overwhelming.

    And with that, here are a few pictures- the first one is a pair of 1925 earrings showing the influence @Fritz and @allwoundup identified.
    The other pictures are mine, from the exhibition.
     
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  7. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Oct 29, 2019

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    I saw that exhibit many years ago when it came to Toronto. Its simply astounding. It is worth any effort to go and see.


    That is assuming the stuff has aged well since I saw it, its been over thirty years!
     
  8. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Oct 29, 2019

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    For sure they pick perfect pieces for an exhibit like this- and I’m sure those artefacts must be the most cared for in the world.
     
  9. Mmike1357 Oct 29, 2019

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    I think I may need it next time I go to the theater to see a flick... 2FB4AEDB-0B66-44DF-A819-87704ABA5CA5.jpeg 52EC36F1-EA5C-4967-BE1B-15D203CC47EB.jpeg
    this is a movie theater close to my home...
     
  10. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Oct 29, 2019

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  11. scapa Oct 29, 2019

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    Saw this show -- remarkable -- and the original tour when I were just a lad. These examples of Art Deco Longines, while not a patch on the royal jewellery of the Pharaohs, are beautiful in their own right. Have added them onto the increasingly long list of vintage/reissued Longines pieces I'd love to own.
     
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  12. Canuck Oct 29, 2019

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    Mrs. C (when she was still a Miss) and I saw an exhibit of artifacts from King Tut’s tomb, in Vancouver, B C in 1964. The exhibition was on a lengthy world tour at the time. The Egyptian government was raising funds to help in preserving many archaeological sites there were to be engulfed with the flooding of the Aswan High Dam. Including the Temples of Abu Simbel.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel_temples
     
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  13. Yves- Sep 19, 2020

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    juststuffisell is a website that sold an interesting Longines with similar numerals. It's easy to find if you Google it. This could be a clue to the provenance of the watch. There is a name on the dial.
     
  14. Yves- Sep 19, 2020

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    Here is a picture, hopefully it could lead somewhere
     
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  15. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Sep 20, 2020

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    Hello Yves, and welcome to the forum.
    It’s a nice piece with squarish numerals and hands. @Radiumpassion noted in another thread that the style was called “cubiste” given the cubical shapes.

    I find it beautiful and its numerals indeed echo the ones in the OP piece, showing indeed some stylistic features can be used in several pieces of the same period. It also looks like it has floral patterns on the dial and the side; and if you find the serial number of the movement you could get a more specific dating.

    the Egyptian watch nonetheless tells its own very specific, unique and marvelous story, I frankly don’t really mind not knowing if it was a special commission or who owned it.
    It is a very vivid testimony about a moment in history.
     
  16. Yves- Sep 20, 2020

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    Very vivid indeed. Thank you for the welcome and all the knowledge.
     
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  17. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Sep 20, 2020

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    Still unsold it seems... the price has increased by 30 percent since november 2017 which was the last Ebay ad.
     
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  18. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Sep 20, 2020

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    Back to the Tut stuff. Years ago when i was lucky enough to have the King Tut artifacts display near my home and got to see this stuff, I was amazed to see that the gold burial mask isn’t just a mask, its a full helmet! The silly thing completely engulfs the mummy’s head. I could never understand why, when you see pictures of the mask, they never show the side or back. Its more spectacular from the side than from the front and all that enamel work continues all the way around!
    The friggin thing must weigh a ton.

    think of all the 30T2RGs Dennison could have cased!
     
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  19. wristpirate Sep 20, 2020

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    Must be classed as Investment Grade as it’s going up roughly 10% a year :rolleyes:
     
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  20. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Sep 20, 2020

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    Yeah but if it’s investment grade you have to be able to sell it at some point :D
     
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