Longines – 14 white gold filed – Cal 17.89 ABC – 44mm -1925

Beautiful light-cream round dial with gray Arabic numerals marking each hour. The sub dial for the seconds is at 6 o’clock. The hands are in gold with Cathedrale design. Beautiful decoration around the bezel. The crown is at 12 o’clock and cover with a handle. It is a 14K white gold filled cased with engraved inside “Wadworth Quality – 14 Karat Gold Filled – 714184 – 17.79 ABC”. There is a light engraving in the back case “HWS”. It comes with the Longines manual winding movement 17.89 ABC with 15 jewels. Very collection pocket watch.

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

Longines manual winding movement with caliber 17.89 ABC with 15 jewels and 18,000 A/h. It is the base caliber of the 18.89M and it was introduced in 1914. It is numbered 4376646. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 44mm


Length including lugs: 44mm