Longines. A stainless steel cushion-shaped chronograph wristwatch
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Longines. A stainless steel cushion-shaped chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED LONGINES, REF. 8271-1, MOVEMENT NO. 51'118'589, CASE NO. 15'762'460, MANUFACTURED IN 1970

Closed16 May 2011

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Longines. A stainless steel cushion-shaped chronograph wristwatch
Signed Longines, ref. 8271-1, movement no. 51'118'589, case no. 15'762'460, manufactured in 1970
Cal. 332 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, luminous baton numerals, luminous hands, central orange chronograph hand with nine second divisions on the tip, outer orange Arabic five minute divisions, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, cushion-shaped water-resistant-type case, brushed bezel and polished sides, screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Longines buckle, case, dial and movement signed
39 mm. wide & 42 mm. overall length

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Longines, the present watch was manufactured in 1970. It has a special chronograph seconds hand with an extra scale on its tip to allow for quicker reading of 1/10 seconds.