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Founded in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz in St. Imier, Switzerland, Longines has a longstanding reputation as one of the oldest Swiss watch manufacturers. From its inception, the brand established itself as a pioneer in horology by focusing on precision and innovation.

The company's first in-house mechanism to ever produce was the 20H Calibre which was the first Chronograph Pocket Watch. Not a bad start. The movement used a monopusher mechanism for the chronograph. A true innovation for the Time.

Longines would go on to create even more innovations including the first pocket watch with dual time zones, the first wrist watch chronograph, and the first flyback chronograph with two pushers. All occurring between 1908 - 1925. A period of 22 years. Now that's getting busy.

Longines has a century-long history in the aviation field, starting in 1931 when the pilot Charles Lindbergh designed a watch to meet his specifications. He was inspired to design a watch after his famous 1927 transatlantic flight. He wrote a letter to Longines explaining a watch that could help future pilots navigate the skies. The result was the Hour Angle watch which was the first watch with an engraved rotating bezel. The Lindbergh watch was later produced by Longines, and a commemorative edition was issued in the 1980s.

• Model: Longines Admiral

• Reference: 8213-1

• Year: 1969

• Dial Color: Silver

• Style: Dress

• Bracelet: Hadley Roma Genuine Ostrich Leather Strap

• Sizing: Fits up to a 8" Wrist

• Box: No

• Papers: No

• Other Accessories: None

The Previous owner received this watch as part of a trade. Was Told it came from a 1980's watch show. Although not confirmed, The little bit of tritium the dial has at 12 & 6 o'clock, and on the hands appears to be re-lumed at some point. A test shows that it was re-lumed using tritium which suggests the service happening in the 80's. 

The condition of the watch is absolutely pristine with very little polish around the case. The edges are still very sharp. The only discrepancy is the hour hand being bent at some point, most likely during a routine service. This can be seen in the pictures and has no effect on the accuracy and performance of the watch.

Our professional watchmaker serviced this watch and it is running at -20 seconds per day, which is very accurate for this movement at this age.

• Case Size: 34.0mm

• Lug Width: 18.0mm

• Lug to Lug: 35.2mm

• Thickness: 11.5mm

• Weight: 44.2g
  

• Case Material: Stainless Steel

• Bezel Material: Stainless Steel

• Case Back Material: Stainless Steel

• Bracelet Material: Genuine Ostrich

• Crystal: Top Hat Acrylic Crystal

• Luminescence: Tritium (Possible Re-lume)

• Manufacturer: Longines

• Caliber: Longines Caliber 505

• Country: Switzerland

• Movement Type: Automatic with Quick-Set Date Indicator

• Jewels: 17

• Power Reserve: ~40 Hours