Longines Chronograph

In the late 1960's watches were starting to arrive size-wise. The bigger the better! These large massive cases that were cushion shaped became all the rage in the early 1970's. This watch is big! The case is stainless steel and measures 45mm long by 42mm in width! It is thick too - almost 14mm thick! It will be quite a statement on your wrist. Add to this impressive size the fact that this Longines has used the legendary Valjoux 72, 17 jewel movement to power this handsome manly watch. Don't miss the movement photos as they tell the entire story about how this watch has been treated over it's lifetime. The movement looks pristine and, if you didn't know any different, you would think it was new. Dare I say, clean as a whistle!

Now that your know how nice this watch is on the inside take a look at the way it presents itself to everyone that looks at it. The striking red and black motif is echoed in the sturdy red and black stitched band. The dial is nothing less than spectacular and looks far better in person than it does in the photo. It has a rotating inner ring that allows the wearer to set the marker opposite the minute hand to record elapsed time from anywhere on the dial. Also notice that the minute hand is white, while the hour hand is silver, to help you differentiate which hand you are referencing when using the chronograph feature. OH YEAH it's a chrono too, with a constant seconds bit at the nine o'clock position and a recorded minutes bit at three. The 6 o'clock positioned subsidiary dial records the hours. Now take a look at the white rectangle at the beginning of the red circular marking. This is a visual clue to the setting of the elapsed time feature. You simply align this with the white minute hand and voila you have instantly started to record the elapsed time from anywhere on the dial. The 5 minute markers are red and there are lumed markers at the chapters that will be referenced at night by comparison with the lume in the baton hands.

Take another look at the additional crown in the 10 o'clock position. This crown rotates the red stripe to any position desired for elapsed time to be started. All in all this is an amazing looking watch; one that performs like some of the most expensive timepieces, looks better than many, exhibits a massive case, and is built for several lifetimes of use. All of us here at Father Time Antiques had to hook our drool cups up over our ears when the watchmaker finished this one and handed it to us to put out on display. It is a KILLER, don't miss it! As always our timepieces come with our famous one year parts and labor warranty so that you may buy with confidence.

Price: $3890
Year: 1972
SKU: W2507
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