Is the ultra chrome logo crooked, or is a distortion from the glass;
You may be correct, but that is certainly not in my wheelhouse. I really don’t know much about these, but it appears they are quite complex little buggers. I’m not really sure if I would even entrust this to my watchmaker to take on, so I may possibly move this along and let someone else enjoy it. It is a lovely timepiece though and appears to be original, even if the Ultra Chron symbol is a little wonky. I think it adds character, no? 🤔
The hand wind feature seems to be stuck, as it won’t turn clockwise. I’m no expert, but I’ve determined through a process of brilliant deduction that this cannot be good! 😆
Sorry, newbe here. I was just wondering if there are any Ultra chrons with a Tiffany dieal? Or is that a redial?
As far as you know, those references came with both strap and bracelet?
And in case it was a bracelet, was it that shown in the first photo of part 1 of your essay?
In case it was a strap, I suppose it was that in this photo.
To me that looks like a white/silver dial that has been photographed with a blue-shifted colour balance (as happens, e.g., if your camera or phone thinks the light is warm-white / artificial but it's actually daylight).
Do you have the watch, or is it just a photo you came across?
Yes, the references my blog posts deal with definitely came with either straps or bracelets. There are Japanese catalogues showing both options.
The buckle you showed looks correct.
As far as what bracelets are strictly correct are concerned, that's a bit more difficult... The bracelet on my 7951 (first photo in Part 1) is one I found separately, although it's definitely of the right era and I've seen it fitted to other examples of the same watch. It more often seems to be seen on Conquests of the same era, however. I posted here about three different types of bracelet I've seen on these watches:
https://omegaforums.net/posts/2406262/Neeb ·I've also noticed that steel Longines bracelets seem to have been relatively unusual in the late 60s and 70s compared to other brands such as Omega and Rolex. If you go to Chrono24 and search for Longines with the filter set to 1960s and 1970s, you find rather few, and there is a predominance of mesh or milanese styles. There are also a few integrated models (e.g. TV style watches) from the 70s.
I've only really noticed 3 or 4 styles of link-type steel bracelets with end pieces, and the same ones seem to crop up on a range of different models (sometimes with different end pieces).
Here...
The first one pictured is the only one I'm certain came fitted to these particular references from the factory (because of the catalogue pictures). But the other two types seem to fit perfectly too, and I've seen more than one example of each on these references. I'm pretty sure that Longines must have designed them to be interchangable at least, the end-links fit so well. Perhaps the bracelets were even sold separately by Longines dealers as alternative options when buying a watch.
It is a charity auction. The blue hue may be as you said a reflection, but I might still go for it, since it has the typical art deco numerals, as long as the bidding does not take me over 300 E. Thanks.
