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Perdurabo

·Apr 23, 2023

Hi everybody,
this watch is 65mm, radioactive and runs perfectly ... but I fail to open it. The bezel does not rotate, no traces of an indicator on the inside of the bezel. Some internet references suggest (Romanian?) airplanes. Does anyone know this model?

 

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Perdurabo

·Apr 23, 2023

Just managed to open it. A 19.71N from around 1939. As usual Longines will confirm date and country, so I'm still interested for what exactly this watch was made for 😀

 

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Plees

·Apr 23, 2023

Can’t help you, but a nice find!

 

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Radiumpassion

·Apr 23, 2023

Interesting time piece and caliber😀 Would love to hear what
Longines has to say.

 

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LarryG

·Apr 23, 2023

See:
http://www.ceasuripentruromania.ro/ceasuri.php?id_article=7&language=english
Type 4364 first serial listed in chart.

 

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Larry S

·Apr 23, 2023·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

LarryG

See:
http://www.ceasuripentruromania.ro/ceasuri.php?id_article=7&language=english
Type 4364 first serial listed in chart.

I pegged it as an aircraft clock…..Looks like I was right from this.

 

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Mark020

·Apr 24, 2023·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

LarryG

See:
http://www.ceasuripentruromania.ro/ceasuri.php?id_article=7&language=english
Type 4364 first serial listed in chart.

And also #1 in the batch. Interesting to see that confirmed. Very very nice catch

 

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Perdurabo

·Apr 24, 2023

Thanks everybody! The watch was most probably installed in an IAR-80/81:



Besides some poor pictures, I found a digital recreation of the cockpit including the watch. It was made for a video game. Fascinating!

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Apr 25, 2023·Thanks, mystery donor!

Perdurabo

Besides some poor pictures, I found a digital recreation of the cockpit including the watch. It was made for a video game. Fascinating!

This digital recreation is great. Thanks for sharing. And fantastic Longines!