VINTAGE Ca1940 LONGINES watch rare fancy lugs MINT dial

   The Longines story starts back in 1833 when Auguste Agassiz, founded the "Comptoir Raiguel Jeune & Cie" together with Florian Morel and Henri Raiguel. In 1866, Auguste's nephew, Ernest Francillon, founded the first "Longines factory".During the 1920s and 30s Longines gave rise to a new generation of Longines watches featuring an Art Deco geometry in a trim rectangular or square case. In 1927 Charles A. Lindbergh made the first non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris which was timed by Longines.Already in 1960 Longines broke all records by presenting the thinnest electromagnetic watch ever. Nineteen years later in 1979 the Longines "Feuille d'Or" models (caliber L795) broke the two-millimeter barrier to become the world's thinnest watch at an astonishing 1.98 mm overall. In 1982 Longines marked its 150th anniversary with a collection of ultra-thin gold watches called Agassiz. The watch, only 3 mm thick and water-resistant, is still part of the Longines collection.In 1984 Longines ... Read More