LONGINES rare railwayman's pocket watch - nickel-plated metal case - presumably dating from 1927

( Longines article code022 )

LONGINES rare "train conductor " pocket watch presumably produced for the railways in 1927. Double case in nickel-plated metal, original ceramic dial with Roman numeral indexes and burnished steel sword spheres, with small seconds at 6 o'clock. Mechanical movement with manual winding, professionally serviced by our watchmaker. The case has two eyelets on the edge of the case to guarantee sealing with lead wire and time adjustment is only possible by moving a lever on the dial (to adjust the time it is necessary to open the case). Original watch in every part in excellent general conditions of conservation.

Longines - railwayman's watches, historical notes (taken from Watches Forumfree - Logines RM Mediterranean network):

We are in the early 1900s, in Europe and also in Italy the manufacturing companies were asked for ever more excellent quality and ever stricter standards such as for example that of having a bimetallic balance wheel in steel resistant to thermal shock, micrometric regulator of the balance spring and not to lose more than thirty seconds a week. Furthermore, the second hand was applied to the dial of the pocket watches, which indicated the correct functioning of the watch. The characteristic of some Italian pocket watches for train conductors was that of having an eyelet on the metal edge of the case which allowed to introduce a leaded wire to guarantee the closure of the dial and the back of the case. The traveling staff's watch "sealed" with a lead to avoid any tampering was only removed by the station master if the time did not correspond to the official one, this as a guarantee of respect and regularity of the timetable. After plumbing, no one could change the time, because these watches had the time reset by means of a "targette", a lever that had to be lifted to put the winding shaft in communication with the reset mechanism and then inside of the case. Synchronizing the train crew's clock with that of the station was a must at stops and if there were advances or delays with respect to the official time, adjustment was required in the movement offices before resuming travel.

Period: the case number 4.649.611 also repeated in the movement traces the production of this watch back to around 1927;

Case: triple case in nickel-plated metal with hinges. Each case is regularly punched with the Longines logo and case number 4.649.611. Presence of double eyelet for lead seal. original crown with chain ring. Case dimensions: net diameter 55 mm (excluding crown). The case is in excellent general conditions of conservation in relation to its age, only a small dent on the caseback at 3 o'clock;

Dial: original in white ceramic, with large indexes printed in black and burnished steel sword spheres with small seconds at 6 o'clock. Excellent storage conditions, free of cracks or chipping;

Movement: Longines manufacture movement, fully functional and completely and professionally serviced by our watchmaker;

Glass: plastic;

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