Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Longines. A rare stainless steel cushion-shaped chronograph wristwatch
Lot 3

Longines. A rare stainless steel cushion-shaped chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED LONGINES, REF. 8271, MOVEMENT NO. 50'210'343, CASE NO. 15'762'735, MANUFACTURED IN 1970

Closed12 May 2014

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Longines. A rare stainless steel cushion-shaped chronograph wristwatch
Signed Longines, ref. 8271, movement no. 50'210'343, case no. 15'762'735, manufactured in 1970
Cal. 330 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied 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, screw back, brushed bezel and polished sides, two round chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
39 mm. wide & 42 mm. overall length

Specialist note

With Longines Extract from the Archives confirming that the present chronograph wristwatch reference 8271 was produced on 26 January 1970 and is part of the Conquest collection.

Ref. 8271 was created in 1969 as part of the Longines Conquest watch collection. Launched in 1954, Conquest was the first collection of the Longines brand to receive a designated name and was met with an immediate success. Over the years, this collection expanded into various models. Today, Conquest remains a key collection of Longines' product range.