A truly stunning, all original and unpolished 1935 Longines "Tre Tacche" in solid stainless steel, with rare Breguet Numeral dial in wonderful condition housed in the famous stepped bezel case with high grade 10.68Z movement within, freshly serviced here at Meticulous and ready to wear. A gorgeous example of a superb quality timepiece that was built like a tank, initially for military use with a clear, easy to read dial in smaller, less cumbersome 30mm diameter case which is smaller for today's standards but actually looks wonderful on the wrist with the vintage, possibly original leather strap. This example is remarkably well preserved with that bright silver dial showing only a couple of tiny signs of age in an untouched case with original brushed and polished surfaces showing only light wear including the original crown. A very rare watch to find with this dial from the heyday of the Longines watch company.
Circa: 1935
Style: Military
Case: Solid Staybrite stainless steel case measuring 30mm in diameter by 37mm lug tip to tip with 15mm lug spacing fitted with a vintage, possibly original heavy leather strap with generic buckle. The deep stepped bezel shows its original polished finish on the upper step, brushed on the lower with brushed lugs and sides and signed case back. Named "Tre Tacche" for the 3 notches used to open the case back, this one is signed Longines W. Co. Swiss, Waterproof, Non Magnetic with the run number 2253 and matching number 97 stamped both on the case back and back of the lug. Superb unpolished condition showing only light surface wear with a bit of corrosion inside the case back, which is also signed Acier Inox, Staybrite. Low dome plastic crystal.
Dial: Stunning factory printed original dial with outer minute and sub-seconds printed in black on a with silver background with beautifully detailed Breguet numeral hour makers. Signed Longines, Swiss. Superb, bright condition with only a couple of tiny imperfections near the center of the sub seconds dial and at the bottom of near the word Swiss. Absolutely gorgeous on the wrist, bright and sharp with a wonderful vintage look.
Movement: Superb quality Longines in-house designed and manufactured calibre 10.68Z manual wind movement signed Longines, W.Co.Swiss, 17 Jewels, Unadjusted with 12.68Z stamped on the mainplate by the balance wheel. Superb working condition, freshly serviced and keeping great time with our full 1 year mechanical warranty. It is held in place with a thin movement ring with three tabs that push against the case back to secure it tightly in place.