The oldest known film on watchmaking, and from Longines
This is apparently the oldest known film on watchmaking, and it has been beautifully restored. It features Longines, much or all of it is pre-WWI, and thanks to "omg smstr" at the Omegforums for the heads-up! The link to the film is below the image. ...
Fascinating film...
Funny thing is, if you replace a few milling machines, lathes, etc. with CNC machines, things don't look fundamentally different today. Sure, manufactures are cleaner and more hi-tech, but it ultimately comes down to the human touch that brings these mech...
Thanks for sharing Tony
When you think that all these knowledge and skills were close to disappear with quartz few decades ago. Fortunately not for us. Best wishes Alkiro
Highly impressive,
I had no clue about the existence and therefore specifics of this film. Bravo Longines . Cheers, Filip