LONGINES Rectangular Curved Case 1940's

─ A Case Curved to the Wrist ─

A silver dial with Arabic numerals,
a small seconds at six and blued hands.

A hand-wound rectangular watch
made by Longines around 1940.

Rectangular case curved to follow the wrist.
Case in STAYBRITE (stainless steel).
Arabic indices and small seconds.
Fitted with a 15-jewel hand-wound movement.
Calibre 9L.

─ Cal. 9L ─

The bridge is stamped "LONGINES"
and "15 JEWELS 5 ADJ.".

"5 ADJ." indicates adjustment
in five positions.

Cal. 9L is a rectangular movement
made for rectangular cases.

The serial is in the six-million range,
which in Longines serials
corresponds to production around 1940.

A small rectangular watch.
Yet its bridge carries a five-position adjustment mark.

─ A Hand-Wound Watch for Every Day ─

The slim rectangular case
slips easily under a shirt cuff.

The silver dial
pairs well with a navy suede strap
or a black leather strap.

A rectangular watch of more than eighty years ago.
The shape of the wrist has not changed.