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What an incredible place...
Jul 03, 2015,01:57 AM
Fantastic post and photos. Sorry it's taken me a few days to get round to reading this! I knew that place was pretty special, but had no idea quite how special.
Lovely to see you on Wednesday evening, btw
M
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A Special Visit to Longines Part 1
By: Ubik : June 12th, 2015-09:51
In April this year I finally made a visit to the Longines factory with a special group of people, as always many old friends and some new ones. We came from all over Europe for a couple of days at Saint-Imier in Switzerland. I'd like to thank all the peop...
A must see, attend and not to miss event.
By: amanico : June 12th, 2015-12:11
Excellent report. Great to see so many good guys and friends, there. Exciting pictures of not less exciting legends. Wow. You made me dream, and regret to not have attended. Best, and thank you, Eitan. Nicolas
You would have been at home
By: Ubik : June 14th, 2015-07:34
It was a unique event. Part two will be even more fun for us vintage nerds.
Thank you my friend
By: ztirual : June 12th, 2015-16:43
for sharing here your passion for Longines vintage watches. Why Longines, could one ask? As we all know, Longines is today the shadow of what it once was. Longines has a record second to none when it comes to navigation watches (sea & air), what one w...
This one? . . .
By: Dr No : June 12th, 2015-23:36
. . . I'd no idea these Longines formed chronometer movements ever made it into production. I know I've never seen one, ever, unless you count Kari's revision. Art ...
Precisely, Art
By: ztirual : June 13th, 2015-06:45
Well spotted! When enquiring about one of the cal. 360 housed in one of Kari Voutilainen's Chronometre 27, Longines obliged informing of the production date but added "how did you get this movement? It was never meant to have left the manufacture." Best Z...
Excellent report..
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 14th, 2015-09:23
and we are not half way there yet You made them seldom but when you make them they are here to stay dear Eitan Marvelous range of Longines I hope that nobody at Longines got cardiac arrest when you presented your Longines collection :) One question What i...
Thanks Damjan
By: Ubik : June 15th, 2015-10:08
To answer your question this section of the museum dealt with sports timing. The chrongraphs in the blue box were used in conjunction with a specially produced race course a model if which can be seen in the picture below. I may get my facts wrong, but my...
Part 2 - the Vintage Restoration Department
By: Ubik : June 15th, 2015-09:37
This post continues my visit to the longines headquarters in Saint-Imier. After our morning sight seeing in the museum and a wonderful lunch, we were then invited to tour the vintage restoration department, run by Mr Bernard Portal. While Longines has ser...
The Mecca for Longines Lovers.
By: amanico : June 15th, 2015-10:20
When I get my Longines Big 11, I will go there! ;) Fantastic moment, Eitan. Thanks for sharing it with us. Best, Nicolas
Great report!
By: blomman Mr Blue : June 15th, 2015-14:28
Thank you for bringing us along for the ride! :) Hope to be able to go to Longines one day. Best Blomman
Pleasure Blomman
By: Ubik : June 16th, 2015-09:40
Did you ever write to Longines about your ones?
Now I'm looking more eagerly
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 17th, 2015-06:49
to third part Excellent write up I think you "owe" us "fascinating discoveries on watches I owned that day" ;) Yours D
My discoveries are
By: Ubik : June 19th, 2015-10:29
only shared over a bottle or two of wine :)
Fantastic visit, Ubik!
By: AlexSunrise : June 17th, 2015-17:40
Made even more special due to the discovery of details of your watches! Thanks for sharing, Eitan, and congrats on your most recent Big Eleven. All the best, Alex
A pleasure Alex
By: Ubik : June 19th, 2015-10:28
So when you heading back to this side of the ocean?
Longines Museum but not the Restoration Department
By: MTF : June 20th, 2015-20:16
Ubik Thanks for the virtual tour of the restoration department. I visited the museum in April 2015 (Hey! We may have missed each other around Baselworld) but did not go to the restoration department. Thanks to you, we see something new...er...I mean old. ...
Thanks MTF
By: Ubik : June 29th, 2015-09:11
Hope you enjoyed the tour of the museum. The restoration department was wonderful. Something to do on your next trip :)
What an incredible place...
By: Broussard : July 3rd, 2015-01:57
Fantastic post and photos. Sorry it's taken me a few days to get round to reading this! I knew that place was pretty special, but had no idea quite how special. Lovely to see you on Wednesday evening, btw M
Thanks
By: . Anders : July 20th, 2018-05:54
Very nice reportage