Ubik
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Thanks Damjan
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 understanding was that a starting gun would electronically start the chronographs.
The racer would then break the wire at the end of the track which would stop the chronograph and record the race time.
Hope that makes sense.
This message has been edited by Ubik on 2015-06-15 10:09:29
A Special Visit to Longines Part 1 - Originally posted in 2015.
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.
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
It was a unique event. Part two will be even more fun for us vintage nerds.
Thank you my friend
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? . . .
. . . 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
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...
I feel like the guy who's just had a three course meal . . .
. . . at a Texas BBQ joint that's stumbled into an ice cream parlor. Gluttonously, Art
Excellent report..
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
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...
Thank you for explanation dear Eitan
It makes lot of sense How cool is that! Sincerely Damjan
Part 2 - the Vintage Restoration Department
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.
When I get my Longines Big 11, I will go there! ;) Fantastic moment, Eitan. Thanks for sharing it with us. Best, Nicolas
Great report!
Thank you for bringing us along for the ride! :) Hope to be able to go to Longines one day. Best Blomman
Now I'm looking more eagerly
to third part Excellent write up I think you "owe" us "fascinating discoveries on watches I owned that day" ;) Yours D
Fantastic visit, Ubik!
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
Longines Museum but not the Restoration Department
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
Hope you enjoyed the tour of the museum. The restoration department was wonderful. Something to do on your next trip :)
What an incredible place...
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
