Vintage watch---Longines Automatic Diver Circa. 1960

What’s peculiar concerning the original is it was sized at 42mm that was virtually uncommon in those days , watches were mainly within the mid to high 30’s but for me , 42mm is a superb size for it’s function.

Unlike popular belief, the initial Diver didn’t make use of a super-compressor situation back and it was really fitted by having an in-house back created by Longines , ESPA no more is available but was produced by Ervin Piquerez , an engineer who designed , produced and patented the super compressor situation back that is featured on many historic diving watches featuring an excellent sealing technology which boosts the depth rating from the watch.

Whether you’re a classic watch aficionado or otherwise I am certain the piece now before you decide to appears familiar in some manner or any other. That’s most likely just because a couple of years back Longines introduced this very awesome watch to existence by means of the vintage re-problem “Legend Diver”.

As possible within the photos, the company didn't make a lot of diversions in the original style of the Longines Automatic Diver and also to be fair, why are they going to? It had been already a really handsome searching and practical watch in the 1960’s, there’s not necessarily a lot more they might did to enhance it visually, even when they wanted too.

As you've without doubt already determined the initial Longines Automatic Diver was created with leisure divers in your mind. As a result, it provides a large 42mm steel situation (it had been large for that time) as well as an internal rotating bezel that measures passed time, that is controlled through the crown at two o’clock. Another crown at 4 o’clock enables you to definitely set time.

The dial of the Longines Automatic Diver is within remarkably very good condition because of its age, out of the box the situation, featuring a screw back centred through the emblem of the diver holding a harpoon. Inside may be the Cal. 19AS nickel-finished lever movement, a reasonably fundamental automatic movement that enables the timepiece to exhibit the hrs and minutes, in addition to small seconds on secondary central hands.

This specific Longines Automatic Diver is equipped on the leather strap with a stainless-steel Longines buckle and appear seriously awesome around the wrist. Plus just US$4,900 it’s easy to assume this watch as the daily individual for that summer time.