Comments:
I do not understand why this model (and the Weems) is not more popular and why Longines
13th of November 2014: What's on your wrist, this week end?
Simple, clear, direct... Like in the good old time.
Show your Watch, the one which is on your wrist.
For me....
For you?
HAGWE!
Nicolas
Beauty, Nico
With that BP and a 7924, my collection would be complete. Wear them both in good health!
-Mike
Yes, when you love diving watches, then... You have to get at least a vintage FF
And a Tudor 7924. 
Best,
Nicolas
Homage to the "rust team" ...
I'm wearing a borrowed watch (It was confiscate by my wife when I got it).
It's a twin barrel movement, L 99x. More info here: home.watchprosite.com
Let's start with a B&W picture:
Full color:
And a static picture that I believe shows the "magic" of this watch.
It's one of the few vintages on my house, but it's my wife preferred one.
She loves the hands, dial, everything on this watch.
A great weekend to all,
Nilo
It's a twin barrel movement, L 99x. More info here: home.watchprosite.com
Let's start with a B&W picture:
Full color:
And a static picture that I believe shows the "magic" of this watch.
It's one of the few vintages on my house, but it's my wife preferred one.
She loves the hands, dial, everything on this watch.
A great weekend to all,
Nilo
Of course not ...
The original Lind is huge, if I remember.
This one is important, for me, because it contains the last true in house movement made by Longines, a brand that has a lot of history in terms of watchmaking.
It's from 1977, meaning that I believe it qualifies as vintage.
Since no one follow link, I copy/paste my original post with the info:
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From the Internet:
"In the mid-1970s, Longines began producing a series of automatic movements with twin spring barrels. They created some long-running movements that could serve as the basis for complications and would be quite accurate. After a couple years of production and refinement of caliber L890, Longines introduced caliber L990.1, a thin twenty-five jewel full-rotor automatic with twin side-by-side spring barrels. This little marvel measures only 2.95 mm thick and was, upon its introduction in Spring of 1977, the world's thinnest automatic movement with center seconds and calendar.
Longines used this family of movements in some very stylish, slender watches throughout the remainder of the 1970s and 1980s. Several years later, the design and tooling for L990 production was sold to Nouvelle Lemania, now also a Swatch Group member.
Redesignated Lemania Cal. 8815 in 1991 (with a host of elaborations including skeletonized and full calendar models), these modern Longines 990s have been used as the basis for watches by Ebel, Breguet, Vianney Halter, Roger Dubuis, RGM, Daniel Roth and, of course, Longines.
In 1999 Longines celebrated a significant milestone by introducing a series of gold watches powered by the Lemania 8815. The Longines 30 Millionth Watch limited edition series was a production of 990 watches, all with serial number 30,000,000. The watches were offered in three colors of 18k gold: 390 pieces in yellow, 300 in white and 300 more in pink. "
If this movement was embraced by Nouvelle Lemania and is still under manufacture, it may not be that fragile.
"
Cheers,
Nilo
This one is important, for me, because it contains the last true in house movement made by Longines, a brand that has a lot of history in terms of watchmaking.
It's from 1977, meaning that I believe it qualifies as vintage.
Since no one follow link, I copy/paste my original post with the info:
"
From the Internet:
"In the mid-1970s, Longines began producing a series of automatic movements with twin spring barrels. They created some long-running movements that could serve as the basis for complications and would be quite accurate. After a couple years of production and refinement of caliber L890, Longines introduced caliber L990.1, a thin twenty-five jewel full-rotor automatic with twin side-by-side spring barrels. This little marvel measures only 2.95 mm thick and was, upon its introduction in Spring of 1977, the world's thinnest automatic movement with center seconds and calendar.
Longines used this family of movements in some very stylish, slender watches throughout the remainder of the 1970s and 1980s. Several years later, the design and tooling for L990 production was sold to Nouvelle Lemania, now also a Swatch Group member.
Redesignated Lemania Cal. 8815 in 1991 (with a host of elaborations including skeletonized and full calendar models), these modern Longines 990s have been used as the basis for watches by Ebel, Breguet, Vianney Halter, Roger Dubuis, RGM, Daniel Roth and, of course, Longines.
In 1999 Longines celebrated a significant milestone by introducing a series of gold watches powered by the Lemania 8815. The Longines 30 Millionth Watch limited edition series was a production of 990 watches, all with serial number 30,000,000. The watches were offered in three colors of 18k gold: 390 pieces in yellow, 300 in white and 300 more in pink. "
If this movement was embraced by Nouvelle Lemania and is still under manufacture, it may not be that fragile.
"
Cheers,
Nilo
Yes, the original was big, circa 47/ 48 mm. I didn't know that, about the movement. [nt]
No message body
Cool Lindbergh
The 38mm is so wearable and good-looking.
does not release a really good re issue of the original size, with a mechanical caliber.
The ETA versions were just a pity. Nothing against the really good ETA movements, but it had to be
a hand wound, IMHO.
GEO
Your wife has to be congratulated.. That's a splendid watch.. All to love, no wonder ! :)
Noble elegance.. The white subsecond on the blue dial is an eyecatcher !.. Great piece !
Sublime. Understated beauty.
The contrast and colors are just beautiful off a really nice watch.
I do enjoy the free feel of this week and took this
picture while eating some fish treats! Looking forward to what you just slipped on for the weekend.
Take care,
Best,
Tim
Wow, the blue dial
Really like that version and I can not remember seeing that before.
beautiful watch.
GEO
Yes, and a very unusual display back, that picture will
come with my new camera.
Best,
Tim
Sticking with simple and clear
with a touch of red...on a cool, wet and misty morning
Beautiful FF, my friend. You have a lot of gems and marvels!
