Art Deco Longines with Faceted Crystal

JFT · 2018-01-30T07:13:40Z

JFT reviews his Art Deco Longines with a unique faceted crystal and stepped case. Explore its vintage charm, functional lume, and historical context from the 1930s-40s.

JFT proudly unveils his latest acquisition, an Art Deco Longines, highlighting its distinctive stepped case, functional lume, and mesmerizing faceted crystal. His post invites the community to share any further information about this vintage piece, emphasizing the joy of discovering unique design elements in historical watches. This thread celebrates the aesthetic and historical significance of vintage Longines timepieces.

It arrived! 😄

This art deco cased longines,

With pretty much functional lume (for a couple seconds),

The coolest thing about this is its crystal,

That caused those distortions on those numerals,

On my wrist... It's in the smaller side albeit the long stepped case/lugs.... I guess the small dial makes it look smaller,

But I dig it!

The movement view (from the seller picture),

And... Amagnetic soft iron cover I guess?

What do you think? Any further information about this one? Thanks in advance!

Best
Jev

Key Points from the Discussion

The Art Deco Longines watch, with its distinctive case and lugs, is consistent with models produced by various brands during the 1930s and 1940s.
A similar Longines model, featuring the same lugs but with a gold case and black dial, was pictured in the 1939 Zurich Watch Fair presentation, suggesting the author's watch is from the same period.
The unusual faceted crystal is a standout feature, creating kaleidoscopic distortions on the numerals and adding a unique cool touch to the watch.
The author inquired about how to contact Longines to obtain an extract from their archives for more information about the specific timepiece.
The dial's mirror finish, surrounded by railtrack indices, was noted as another surprising and appealing detail.

The Discussion

Alkiro1

Jan 30, 2018

With such a case shape, I suppose this Longines has been made during the 30s. Did you ask few questions to Longines to know more about this timepiece? I agree with you, the unusual shape of the crystal gives it a supplementary cool touch and a kaleidoscopic effect on the dial. Best wishes Alkiro

JFT

Jan 30, 2018

Not yet, how to contact them though? Yeah, the best part is it's faceted crystal! And another surprise is that dial got mirror finish surrounded by the railtrack indices... I wonder if there's another watches beside rado original or some seiko 5's that got these kind of unique crystal... I think I saw once by patek but it's not a crystal but a diamond if I recall...

JFT

Jan 30, 2018

I'll take some better pictures of this one tomorrow... 🤣

Alkiro1

Jan 30, 2018

Regarding another watch with such a crystal shape, well, I give up 🤔 Best wishes Alkiro

JFT

Jan 30, 2018

I'll try to do it tomorrow... Hopefully I can get a good news! 😄

Ares501 - Mr Green

Jan 30, 2018

Congrats on this new addition. Cheers D

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