Longines Admiral 1200 – SS – 33mm – Automatic - Serviced

Beautiful Longines Admiral 1200 with light grey dial and steel Arabic numerals marking each hour. At 6 o’clock is engraved “Admiral Automatic”.  The hands are in steel with Cathedrale style. It is a crown with Longines logo. It is a stainless-steel case with engraved in the back “Admiral 1200 – All Stainless Steel – RHM – 12.25.63”. It is an automatic movement with caliber 340 and 17 jewels. The watch comes with a black leather strap. The watch is serviced.

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

Automatic movement with caliber L340, 17 jewels, 19800 A/h and 43 hours of power reserve. The watch is serviced. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 33mm


Length including lugs: 40mm