I fell for this watch the minute I saw it many years before it was re-issued.

Perhaps one of the nicest of the large supercompressors made in the Sixties -- although my favourite is a different one.
I suspect that this one was actually the first to use the 42mm case.

 

290 or 19AS?

 

The nicest double crown SC? here (belonging to a friend) with the single crown Nautilus










then, from another brand there is a nice triple crown SC!...

Matt

 

Can I ask - what is a supercompressor?

 

You can find some brief information here.
http://scubawatch.org/EPSA_SC_FAQ.html

 

It's a highly water-resistant EPSA case type used by many watch manufacturers.

http://scubawatch.org/EPSA_SC_FAQ.html

 

Jinx

 

I don't have the watch to hand so can't check to be sure. However it is the 7150 ref ( there were several refs for this watch), which according to Goldberger makes it a 290 - next time I have it to hand I'll check for sure. Do you prefer one movement to the other?

Well Lou, I didn't mean it quite the way it sounded, as I do love this watch and enjoy wearing it immensley. However I lucked into
it many years ago, before I was really into Longines. Whereas the other one became a grail watch for me and so took on a different meaning when I finally got it.

Now that's for sure Matt .

Some lovely pictures of two beautiful divers. Cheers.

A few others have answered this question. There are many brands who used the two crown configuration, mostly in the 36/38mm size. They're a lovely style to collect. However from memory only a handful made it in the large 42mm case. The other well known ones being UG and JLC, I think Droz and Bulova made one as well. Enicar may have made a larger one, not sure, but they certainly made some very cool ones as well.

A nice thread here on them.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f74/show-us-your-compressors-super-compressors-576995-8.html

 

The 290 for sure. While the 19AS was prettier, the 29x series had a better design.

 

Nice Longine's use to own a Wittnauer compressor dual crown the dial on it was so close to the Longines compressor and I found out later Wittnauer was owned by Longines how wonder the dials had about the same look.

 

There's a Wittnauer sc on eBay now (or at least there was recently).

 

Hi ALL!
I love this kind of vintage Diver, I love 7024 with 19 movement.

 

Italian gourmande