CIRCA: 1958 CASE NUMBER: 6922 1
CASE MATERIAL: 18K yellow gold
CASE DIMENSIONS: 37 mm
DIAL: Opaline dial, applied gold hour markers, two chronograph subregisters, blue tachymeter scale, and red telemeter scale
BRACELET MATERIAL: Brown leather strap
BRACELET SIZE: 6-3/4 inches - 8-1/2 inches
MOVEMENT: Manual wind, no. 10827855
FUNCTIONS: Time, flyback 30-minute chronograph, telemeter, tachymeter
CALIBER: 30CH
The Longines All Guard was a popular line of water resistant watches made in the 1950s. The All Guard Chronograph has a heavy 18k gold case with long, tapering lugs with wide chamfers, a screw back, and small waterproof pushers. The white dial is stunning, with wedge-shaped markers, brilliant red and blue scales on a white opaline dial and angled dauphine hands. Inside ticks the 30CH, Longines's last in-house movement. A stunning example of a beautiful reference._______
Condition
Dial with small spots throughout. Hour and minute hands in very nice condition; chronograph and subregister hands with some signs of corrosion. Case with scratches throughout commensurate with age and wear, deeper scratches on the top outer edge of the lower left lug and on the back side of all lugs. Movement running at time of cataloging.
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