1917 round silver vintage Longines ‘Officers’ watch

Date:           1917

Case:            Silver, 35mm

Movement: Calibre 13.34

Dial:             Arabic numerals

Lugs:            14mm

A superb example of an early vintage Longines ‘Officers’ watch, in fabulous condition!

A 1917, silver vintage Longines ‘Officers’ watch. The case measures 35 mm in diameter, excluding the 14mm hinged lugs. The case, with double hinged back, is signed AB (Arthur Baume, director of Longines U.K.), hallmarked London 1917 and numbered. The Swiss Made 13.34 calibre, manual wind movement is signed B&Co., (Baume & Company), with 15 jewels. The white enamel dial has black open Arabic numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued steel ‘poires’ hands. The dial is signed Longines above the centre.

(These watches were also known as ‘Trench’ watches, having been used in WW1, in the trenches.)