Longines La Grande Classique Ref L4 742 in 18K YG - Quartz

Longines La Grande Classique Ref L4 742 in 18K YG - Quartz

Longines La Grande Classique with reference L4 742 6 with round champagne dial and baton for each hour. It is a Swiss model. The hands are in 18K yellow gold with stick shape. It is a 18K yellow gold case with engraved inside “Longines – Fab Suisse – Swiss Made – 18K -.750 – 4/10 – 7917 – 150 JV” and outside “L4 742 6 - 18K - .750 – 311271”. It is a quartz movement with ETA 256031 with 6 jewels. The watch comes with a black leather band and Longines buckle. The width between lugs is 18mm.

History

Longines was born August 14, 1832 by a young man called Auguste Agassiz who became partner at “Comptoir Raiguel Jeune”, watch dealership in the Jura. After putting watches together mostly by watchmakers living in small farms, the comptoir sell them. The Co. becomes very prosperous. In 1847, the company changes the name for “Comptoir Agassiz & Co.” En 1866, the Co. buys a land called “Les Longines” to build production plant. One year later, the first watches “E. Francillon, Longines, Suisse” are introduced to the universal exhibition in Paris. In 1880, the company registered its patent as “Longines” and the famous trademark “the winged hourglass”. Then came the famous calibers, the 13.33Z, the 13ZN or the 30CH in 1947. The most memorable moment was the association with Charles A. Lindbergh who had flown his Spirit of Saint Louis across the Atlantic on May 27, 1927. Hour angle watch that made navigation easier for many a pilot on trans-oceanic flights was available from 1932. Longines was also the pioneer of electronic timekeeping.

Technical details

Quartz movement with caliver ETA 256031 and 6 jewels.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 33mm


Length including lugs: 38mm