Vintage Men's Wristwatch Mechanical Mens Wrist Watch Longines Movement 1902 Swiss

The best source for vintage watches offering this CUSTOMIZED WATCH that features a BLACK enameled brass DIAL with SUNSET, CHROMED brass CASE with ENGRAVING and original pocket watch FULLY 17 JEWELS mechanism with BLUE STEEL SCREWS, GENEVA PATTERN, THREE FINGER BRIDGE, SCREWED THREEFOLD in GOLD CENTER JEWEL CHATON and BI-METALLIC MICROMETER REGULATOR. 

This timepiece features a new handsome BLACK enameled brass dial is in flawless condition. This gorgeous, men’s wristwatch features an 60-minute outer track border, steel main Arabic numerals, steel Breguet-style hands and a recessed sub-seconds dial with 60 second outer chapter and “sweep” steel seconds hand. The new dial has been professionally updated, and now is in excellent condition. There is decorated with SUNSET.

It is a registered design model that features a three piece CHROMED brass CASE that provides with glass cover of back covering. This watch was converted from pocket watch. The case, new custom made, fantastic, build specially for this excellent movement. The lugs are in great condition while the winding crown is in very good shape and operates properly. The case has MINERAL glasses on the front and back side. The case is decorated with HIGH QUALITY ENGRAVING.

Peeking inside via the glass lid I find a spotless, nickel finished FULLY 17 JEWELS mechanism with BLUE STEEL SCREWS, GENEVA PATTERN, THREE FINGER BRIDGE, SCREWED THREEFOLD in GOLD CENTER JEWEL CHATON and BI-METALLIC MICROMETER REGULATOR.

To enhance the power coming through the train, the center wheel is provided with a chaton jewel, which is screwed threefold. Only jeweled holes minimize reliably the friction due to enormous driving power of the mainspring and consequently the going barrel. The screwed chaton allows the precise adjustment of the wheel and the quick change of the bearing jewel if necessary. The further wheel arbors are protected by jewels.

The number of jewels used in watch movements increased over the last 150 years as jewelling grew less expensive and watches grew more accurate. The only bearings that really need to be jeweled in a watch are the ones in the going train - the gear train that transmits force from the mainspring barrel to the balance wheel - since only they are constantly under force from the mainspring. The wheels that turn the hands (the motion work) and the calendar wheels are not under load, while the ones that wind the mainspring (the keyless work) are used very seldom, so they do not wear significantly. Friction has the greatest effect in the wheels that move the fastest, so they benefit most from jewelling. So the first mechanism to be jeweled in watches was the balance wheel pivots, followed by the escapement. As more jeweled bearings were added, they were applied to slower moving wheels, and jewelling progressed up the going train toward the barrel. A 17 jewel watch has every bearing from the balance wheel to the mainspring barrel jeweled, so it was considered a 'fully jeweled' watch.

This movement that is signed F.G.WILL – ALBANY.ORE – 17 JEWELS with the movement serial number #1.387.747. This serial number dates this watch to 1902 as per published production numbers.

LONGINES also supplied unsigned watches, most notably for a number of high grade jewelers across the USA, who clearly felt the need to emulate Tiffany & Co in their choice of quality but felt the need to claim the watches as their own. By supplying the movements unsigned, LONGINES enabled the jewelers to place their own signature on the plates of the movement.

This beautiful wristwatch has the ORIGINAL LONGINES movement in an excellent status which was very well saved, considering age of this watch, but vintage watches may contain replacement parts that are not from the original manufacturer if the original manufacturer no longer makes that part. Mechanism has been recently serviced to ensure it winds and sets smoothly while keeping great, accurate time.

It is fitted on a new 22mm black alligator style genuine leather strap with chrome steel buckle that is vintage style and goes great with this wonderful watch.

Diameter (with crown):            47.00 mm
Diameter (without crown):       44.00 mm
Watch crystal diameter:           38.00 mm
Thickness:                               13.00 mm

This rare watch winds and set smoothly while keeping very good, accurate time.

Because of the vintage nature of the watch I cannot guarantee its absolute time keeping accuracy even if they are in good running condition and in some rare occasions may require additional adjustment.

Supplied with Gift Box, Certificate of Seller's Warranty and instructions for care and use of this watch.