1950s  VINTAGE STAINLESS STEEL 17 JEWEL  LONGINES MANUAL WIND DRESS WATCH  in NEAR MINT CONDITION Here we have a very elegant and beautiful full size Longines dress watch in near mint  condition. A Stainless Steel case with a honey brown leather band in lizard grain. The second hand ticks smoothly in a sub dial. This watch has been serviced and  runs beautifully and keeps good time. A 'must' addition to any collection, this one is a classic design. Movement: Excellent 17 Jewel manual wind movement. The movement is working fully and keeping good time. Case, Glass & Crown: 100% original Stainless Steel full size case in classic design.  The case condition is near mint. Crystal is mint. Dial & Hands : Mint  condition white  dial. Mint condition  gold hands and markers. Size: Measures 33 mm side to side (excluding crown) and 40 mm lug to lug. Band: Genuine leather band in honey brown   lizard grain. History of Longines Watches Longines Watch Company was started in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz. Agassiz opened a workshop in St Imier, Switzerland. He operated what today would be called a 'Home Business'. Workers would work on watches out of thier own homes, whigh Agassiz would later sell. Sometime between the years of 1854 and 1866 Agassiz handed down over the operation of the watchmaking business to his nephew Ernest Francillon. Realizing the lack of consistant quality coming from the manufacture of watches in so many locations, Francillon soon built a factory in Les Longines near St. Imier and consolidated all of the areas watchmaking under one roof. The Longines name was born. The company began producing chronographs in 1879. They later produced aviator watches and cockpit instruments. The company registered its "Winged Hourglass" trademark in May of 1890. In 1912 the company produced the first automatic timekeeping device. From that day Longines has long been associated with time-keeping at major sporting events. Longines is one of the finest watches a collector can find. The classic designs are fantastic. The accuracy and reliability is amazing, and the parts are readily available. Shipping and handling This watch will be safely packed and shipped using US Postal Service Flat rate box with tracking number. Expected delivery is normally within 7 days from date of payment. I ship in 24 hours from clearance of funds and send an email with tracking number. International shipping: Due to regular priority mail packages sometimes being held up at customs, I advise Express shipping. Unlike priority, there is a tracking number and insurance available, and although it is more expensive, it is far more reliable. If you choose regular priority mail, I cannot be held responsible for shipping problems. Thank you. Please take a moment to see my other listings. I happily combine shipping to save you money! Up to 3 watches can be shipped for one shipping fee. My preffered method of payment is PayPal. Please keep in mind that due to the age of these watches, although I fully stand behind my description, I can't guarantee continued time accuracy and ongoing repair after they leave my shop. I am not a watchmaker, merely a collector. I briefly check the mechanisms and cases for state of repair, and check time accuracy over 24 hours. Photos are considered a part of the description.

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On Jun-25-10 at 16:01:29 PDT, seller added the following information:

Apologies. Did not add the movement type which is 12.68 Z. Thank you.

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On Jul-02-10 at 10:46:19 PDT, seller added the following information: