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oagaspar Site Founder 
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I have really taken a liking to the Longines 24...very cool retro styling and slick engraved hunter caseback ...
The Longines Twenty-Four Hours is essentially a slightly face-lifted reproduction of the 1950’s Longines watch that was ordered by the Swiss national airline, Swissair.
Compared to the original, the remake features a slightly bigger date aperture, a more contrasting dial layout and its three hands are made of plain stainless steel, while the “historic” watch featured hands made of gold.
The onion-shaped winding crown is also a trifle larger, though the signature 24-hour scale is still on its place. The watch will be sold in an oversized stainless steel case 47.50 mm in diameter.
Besides a normal for this class of timekeepers sapphire crystal with double antireflective coating, there is also an engraved “hunter” back cover that protects the sapphire display back.This is opened with a small pusher located at 4 o’clock recealing a superb view of the Longines L704.2 automatic movement, which is based on the Valgranges A07-171 ebauche.
Longines Twenty-Four Hours Technical specifications Reference number: Longines Twenty-Four Hours, L2.751.4.53.x Caliber: Self-winding mechanical movement Calibre L704.2 (ETA A07 171) 16½ lines, 24 jewels, 28,800 vibrations per hour 48-hour power reserve Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, 24-hour circle on dial Case: Circular, stainless steel, Ø 47.50 mm Engraved and numbered back cover (unlimited series) on top of a sapphire glass Dial: Matte black 24 white Arabic numerals with Super-LumiNova Railway track minute circle Date aperture at 3 o’clock Hands: Skeleton pear steel hour-hand with Super-LumiNova Skeleton leaf minute-hand with Super-LumiNova Stick with drop counterweight seconds hand Water-resistance: 3 bars (30 meters) Glass: Sapphire with non-reflecting coating Bracelet: Black alligator with buckle |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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I like it...Saw the price on a Norwegian net-site: 2900$... |
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watcher 3T WIS 
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Hammerfjord wrote:I like it...Saw the price on a Norwegian net-site: 2900$... Ouch, that does seem a bit steep. Very nice watch, though. Last edited on Sat Jun 11th, 2011 11:00 am by watcher |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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sure is a beauty...agree steep price...wait for the secondary sales of this one, really love the retro style of the dial. Love that case back, pocket watch styling. |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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I guess that it should sell for lower price in the States but I can't find a price yet... |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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I love Longines and this one is a beauty...... |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Hammerfjord wrote: I guess that it should sell for lower price in the States but I can't find a price yet... Here is one site I spotted with a price in US dollars. http://www.chrono24.com/en/longines/longines-twenty-four-hours-neu-incl-mwst-mit-boxpapieren--id1736022.htm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Skipdawg wrote:Hammerfjord wrote:I guess that it should sell for lower price in the States but I can't find a price yet... 130$ cheaper in Germany than in Norway...Hmmm...  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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and the 2 posted here may be the only ones in the World!...I put my name and info on a list to be contacted by any Longines agent/world wide who has one of these watches...5 days...no contact...WTF?...are these all gone in the states or didn't they even reach us? |
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jakisbck 3T WIS 
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I really like this one |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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There, they say that they need to order it and the delivery is from 2 to 8 weeks after... http://www.urverket.no/longines-twentyfour-hours-black-dial-leather-p-13362.html?zenid=386e4c83d77c93b78c64f48a8f991c63 |
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afc14284 3T WIS 
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Please be gentle with me.. this is the first time i´ve seen a 24 hr watch.. up until now I didn't know or cared to find out what they were.. I must say that the concept is interesting..The Longines is nice.. Pricey, but nice.. Who else has these watches??? (24hrs...) |
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