Vintage Longines 23Z Art Deco High Dome 10K Gold Filled Rectangular Watch 1950

About this watch

A classic Art Deco style Longines dress watch from around 1950. The rectangular 10K yellow gold-filled case has stepped, hooded lugs and a gently curved profile, and the dial sits under a high dome crystal that gives the watch its vintage look from every angle. The silver-cream dial has an applied gold 12, gold diamond and arrowhead markers, the Longines name with its winged hourglass logo, gold dauphine-style hands and a square small seconds subdial at 6. Inside is the Swiss Longines calibre 23Z, a 17-jewel manual-wind movement. The case was made for the US market by Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., New York. The watch comes with its original red Longines presentation box and a Longines-signed gold-tone buckle. Art Deco Longines watches with a high dome crystal, hooded lugs and their original Longines box are hard to find complete today, which makes this a rare chance for a collector of 1940s-50s Longines.

Brand heritage

Longines was founded in 1832 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Its winged hourglass logo was registered in 1889 and is one of the oldest registered trademarks still in use. In the United States, Longines watches were imported and sold by the Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. of New York. Many American-market Longines of the 1940s and 1950s, like this one, combine a Swiss Longines movement with a 10K gold-filled case made in the USA.

Why this one is special

• Genuine Longines calibre 23Z, 17 jewels, signed "Longines Watch Co Swiss, Seventeen 17 Jewels"
• Art Deco design: rectangular case with stepped hooded lugs, typical of the late 1940s and early 1950s
• High dome crystal over the dial
• Original Longines dial with applied gold 12 and gold markers
• Rare to find complete: comes with an original red Longines box and a Longines-signed buckle
• Small 26 mm x 38 mm size: a true vintage dress watch

Specifications

• Brand: Longines
• Movement: Longines calibre 23Z, manual wind, 17 jewels, Swiss, serial 8124487
• Case: 10K yellow gold-filled (marked "10K Gold Filled"), caseback signed Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. Inc., New York, Geneva, Montreal
• Case size: 25.9 mm wide (excluding crown), 38.1 mm lug to lug (caliper measured)
• Dial: silver-cream with applied gold 12, gold diamond and arrowhead markers, small seconds at 6
• Hands: gold-tone
• Crystal: high dome
• Style: Art Deco
• Strap: brown lizard-grain leather with Longines-signed gold-tone buckle
• Era: circa 1950 (dated from the movement serial)

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition. The dial has even age patina, spotting and darkening around the edges. The gold-filled case shows light scratches and wear on the high edges and lugs. The caseback has light scratches, and there is some discolouration inside it. The strap is not original to the watch. The box shows age wear. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on a brown leather strap with a Longines buckle, and a red Longines box. No papers.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.

Ref: H889