Longines Rectangle 4051 18K YG manual winding with archive extract
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Brand: LONGINES
Model: Rectangle
Ref: 4051
Year: 1975
Case: 27x36mm
Material: 18K Yellow Gold
Lug Width: 18mm
Bracelet: Brown Strap
Includes: Extract from the Archive
The watch has been completely serviced by our watchmaker before listing
The case has been polished in the service
1-year Mechanical Warranty
Global shipping via FedEx International Priority
* Due to Washington Convention, we cannot export Crocodile / Alligator leather overseas. Founded in 1832 in Saint-Imier, Longines is the first Swiss manufacturer to manufacture everything in-house, a historic manufacturer with a system called the Manufacture. In addition, we have established a "brand" that claims high quality by attaching the manufacturer name and logo mark to watches for the first time. We have the solid technology to develop historic watches such as the world's first chronograph movement, Charles Lindbergh's Hour Angle Watch. Longines is often said to be "well-made" in vintage watches, and is especially highly evaluated by watch repair craftsmen. movement is equipped with a hand-wound Cal L.847.3.
The company name Longines means "a field full of flowers and a stream flowing" in French, and Longines' name is that it established its own factory in an area called "Es Longines", a long and narrow field in Saint-Imier. Is the origin of.
Nowadays, it is a middle class brand along with OMEGA in the Swatch Group, but it has established itself as a luxury watch in Japan in the 1960s.
This watch is a dress watch with a 1975 18K yellow gold rectangle case.
The four corners are not right angles but are gentle but octagonal, but they are almost rectangular cases. The entire case has a vertical hairline finish.
The case size is 27mm in width and 36mm in length including lugs, which is a little big size for a vintage. It's a little bigger than Cartier's tank.
The dial is a champagne gold dial with a vertical hairline finish. It is characteristic that the dial part also has an octagonal shape.
The thin bar index with multi-faceted cut and the hourglass with wings, which is also a symbol of Longines, is a very simple design called applied.
Longines competed with Omega and IWC for technology in the 60's and 70's machines with a thickness of only 2.5 mm. A high-end machine equipped.
I matched it with a thin and glossy black leather strap.
Longines has obtained an archive abstract. There is a record that it was shipped to Japan in 1975.
[About Leather Strap]
Due to Washington Convention, we cannot export Crocodile/Alligator/Lizard leather overseas.
We will replace the strap with a similar strap made of calf leather as an alternative.
Or we will send the watch without strap if we don't have stocks of them.
[Payment Method]
1. Credit Card (Visa/Master/Amex)
2 Wire/Bank Transfer
*We have U.S/Singapore/EU/UK bank account. So you don't need to transfer internationaly.
[Delivery]
Shipped via DHL Express with full value insurance.
Normally,Item will be shipped in 1-2 working days after payment received.
Tracking number will be provided, and insurance will cover if the item is damaged or missing in the shipping process.
[Custom Duty]
International buyer has a responsibility to pay import duties, taxes or charges. (ex VAT/GST)
We do not accept to declare lower value on shipping label or invoice.We will declare full value of them.
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[Return]
We accept return in the case of shipping mistake or item defect in 14 days after your receive.
1.Can I reserve it?
-Since it is also sold on the web, it cannot be reserved.
2.Can you adjust the bracelet?
-If you fill in the approximate arm circumference when ordering, we will send it after adjustment.
(*Riveted bracelets and folded link bracelets require some time to be adjusted by a repair craftsman.)
3. How long does it take for "delivery after complete service?
-Please consider it to be about 1 month from the date of your order.
(*It may take a little longer depending on the schedule of our watchmaker and the degree of congestion.)
4.Is there a payment deadline? (Bank transfer)
-If we cannot confirm the payment within 2 days after placing the order, the order will be canceled.
5.Can I order by cash on delivery?
- Due to the nature of the product, we do not accept it.
Our stance is that "customers can use good products with peace of mind for a long time."
In order to achieve this, the presence of a skilled repair craftsman is essential.
How well the work is done depends largely on the thoughts of the craftsman.
The watchmakers who Arbitro asks are craftsmen who do not cut corners in such areas, so we ask them to carry out the repair work with peace of mind.
About Complete Service
Complete service, sometime called overhaul is the work of disassembling a mechanical product down to its individual parts, cleaning and reassembling it to bring it closer to its new state of performance.
Roughly speaking, the overhaul procedure is as follows.
1. Separate into case and movement
2. Disassemble the movement
3. Inspection and pre-cleaning of wear condition of each part
4. Wash parts with a special machine
5. Lubrication and assembly
6. Waterproof test
7. Final adjustment and running test.
Some movements are made up of hundreds of parts, but it is a very meticulous process of disassembling them one by one, inspecting them all, cleaning them, and reassembling them.
If you don't overhaul, the oil will deteriorate just like a car, and the risk of wear and damage to parts increases, causing a decrease in accuracy and, in severe cases, not working.
There is also the reason that it will be very expensive to replace parts after they are found to be damaged, so we recommend overhauling once every 2-3 years for economical and long-term use.
About Polishing
Vintage watches have been used for decades, and even the stainless steel used in many watches has rounded corners that were originally sharp, and has many small scratches even though the mirror finish should be beautiful. state.
At Arbitro, some watches are sold with a new finish, based on the idea that you can purchase them in beautiful condition and use them for a long time.
In particular, gold-cased dress watches are finished to bring out the best of the precious metal case.
The watches sold by us that have been given a new finish are shot in very high definition, so you can see that the edges stand out and the light is reflected by the mirror finish.
Also, depending on the case or bracelet, there are cases where multiple finishes such as mirror finish and hairline finish are mixed, but there are not many craftsmen who can distinguish between them and finish them at a high level.
In addition, the “thinness of the case” is also a part that is greatly influenced by the skill of the craftsman.
A watch that has become thinner and has thinner lugs is far from its original design, and the appearance becomes unbalanced.
It is a very precise work that brings the case closer to the original finish by eliminating scratches and dents while reducing the thickness of the case to the utmost limit.
Of course, there are cases where it is better to use the watch as it is, in order to emphasize the history of the watch and its original condition.
We look at each watch and judge whether it is best to finish it before selling it.
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