Longines Pocket Watch w/ Blue Gilt Dial Blue Niello Case Unpolished w/ Extract

This is a particularly special Longines pocket watch with the rare blue gilt dial. I have only seen two vintage Longines watches with blue gilt dials, this being one. Both watches were sold in Brazil in the 1930s-1940s. The watch dates to the 1940s. The case is very distinct with decorative floral motifs and a blue framework. It is easy to misconstrue the case for rose gold, but it is fact silver produced with a technique known as blue niello. There are a variety of Longines watches which typically date to pre-1930s with niello cases. The depictions include equestrian themes, birds, etc. The case may have been produced by Huguenin Freres, as it seems Huguenin was a leader in the niello case production based on conversations with collectors and old advertisements from the early 1900s. The bear hallmarks were designated for a guaranteed minimum of 0.870-0.875 silver.

The original serial number 3'878'342 identifies an open face pocket watch in silver. It is fitted with a Longines manually wound mechanical movement, caliber 15.93 and was invoiced on 14 January 1942 to the company Perret Jacques, which was at that time our agent for Brazil.

You can read more about this watch in Charlie Dunne’s article ‘The Blue Niello Longines Pocket Watches’

It does not come with box and papers. We do not know the service history, but it is running well. It comes with Extract from The Archives.

PRICE: $9,900 (Item SBUXYT2093)