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What vintage Longines is on your wrist today?

Syrte
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LesXL LesXL
Gorgeous

Many thanks @LesXL. 👍

Lépine Seiji
A real cassa moneta 😀
For sure, less prestigious than your beautiful historic watches but I really like it 😜
 
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Donko1100 Donko1100
What year is it?
Here is another Admiral with a relatively close serial number (16'666'108 vs. 17'025'075) that was produced in 1972. If you want, you should be able to contact Longines and get an extract to confirm.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/lk48hz/wts_vintage_1972_longines_admiral_ref_2324/

Edit: 1973 or 1974 seems more likely, I think. See extract below of 17'614'038.

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https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/...iss-vintage-watch-with-extract-paper.5296884/
 
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DirtyDozen12 DirtyDozen12
Here is another Admiral with a relatively close serial number (16'666'108 vs. 17'025'075) that was produced in 1972. If you want, you should be able to contact Longines and get an extract to confirm.

upload_2022-9-3_11-1-40.png

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/lk48hz/wts_vintage_1972_longines_admiral_ref_2324/

Edit: 1973 or 1974 seems more likely, I think. See extract below of 17'614'038.

upload_2022-9-3_11-6-4.png

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/...iss-vintage-watch-with-extract-paper.5296884/
Tank you!😀
 
Syrte
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Lépine Seiji
That is a great design and speaks of it's age. The only thing wrong with it is it is too small for me to wear 😀
Oh, hell, I think if I had the opportunity, I would wear it. 32mm?
You’ve taken to wearing very large watches, that’s why 😀
Yes 32mm exactly, I would like those sizes to be too small for most men, that would remove some competition 😜

Thankfully the one below is really too small for you.
It still was a bit of a bidding war though.
 
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Those longines of yours keep growing on me ! Gorgeous ! Keep them coming 😀
 
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Lépine Seiji
So far, the only 4037 known to exist with an Annapolis dial. Andy Tolley and Philippe Hebeisen from the Heritage Museum researched this example.

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https://flightbirds.net/us-naval-academy-weems-a-rare-breed-pedigree/
Beautiful watches. As rare as the single crown is, I prefer the one with two.
 
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Lépine Seiji
Seems you are part of the majority. It doesn't look like a Weems without a lock of some kind.
I may be in a minority in the sense that I like watches not so much on the basis of rarity or provenance, but on the basis of their aesthetics - ie how pleasing do they look to me— and their technical or overall societal history, ie what do they represent as examples of societal evolutions. Anyhow I just like the “technical” two crown look, and your example is beautiful for sure.
 
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