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Longines. A rare and large cushion-shaped aviator's wristwatch with black enamel dial
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Longines. A rare and large cushion-shaped aviator's wristwatch with black enamel dial

SIGNED LONGINES, MOVEMENT NO. 3'940'713, CASE NO. 23'718-2, CIRCA 1935

Closed10 November 2014

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Longines. A rare and large cushion-shaped aviator's wristwatch with black enamel dial
Signed Longines, movement no. 3'940'713, case no. 23'718-2, circa 1935
Cal. 15.94 mechanical movement, black enamel dial, white Arabic numerals, skeletonized luminous hands, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, large cushion-shaped case, bi-directional revolving ribbed steel bezel with dagger marker, wide downturned lugs, fixed bars, snap on back engraved "MAJETEK VOJENSKÉ SPRÁVY", case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. wide & 52 mm. overall length, including lugs

Specialist note

With the Extract from the Archives of Longines, confirming that the present watch was invoiced to the company's agent Guth, Czech Republic, on 23 January 1935. Furthermore accompanied by Charles Cikhard's soldier service book dated 1944, personal image and Czech retired partisan book.


Such Longines aviator's watches with bi-directional revolving bezel were used by the Czech military just before the start of World War II.
For further descriptions and illustrations of this type of Longines watch, see Longines Watches by John Goldberger, pp. 120-121 & 124-125 and Military Timepieces - 150 Years Watches and Clocks of German Forces by Konrad Knirim, p. 374-375.