1955 Longines Conquest Automatic 35mm 9000/6
The Longines Conquest was first introduced in 1954; here we have a stunning 1955 Longines Conquest Automatic 9000/6 with a 35mm stainless steel case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs and a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a thickness of 12mm, ensuring the watch is a comfortable fit. On the right is a push/pull signed crown. The thin bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking two-tone silver patinated dial, attractive applied double-faceted indexes mark the hours, and an inner minute track has lume pips on the hour. Elegant dauphine hands are complemented by a delicate tapered second hand; at noon, we have the applied Longine motif with Automatic in an attractive font; at 6 o’clock, “Conquest.” On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the medallion embossed Conquest fish, green enamel in the centre, inside an automatic Longines Cal. 19 AS, 19 jewels, 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes fitted on a well-suited aftermarket 18mm suede strap.
The Longines Conquest was first introduced in 1954; here we have a stunning 1955 Longines Conquest Automatic 9000/6 with a 35mm stainless steel case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs and a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a thickness of 12mm, ensuring the watch is a comfortable fit. On the right is a push/pull signed crown. The thin bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking two-tone silver patinated dial, attractive applied double-faceted indexes mark the hours, and an inner minute track has lume pips on the hour. Elegant dauphine hands are complemented by a delicate tapered second hand; at noon, we have the applied Longine motif with Automatic in an attractive font; at 6 o’clock, “Conquest.” On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the medallion embossed Conquest fish, green enamel in the centre, inside an automatic Longines Cal. 19 AS, 19 jewels, 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes fitted on a well-suited aftermarket 18mm suede strap.
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The Longines Conquest was first introduced in 1954; here we have a stunning 1955 Longines Conquest Automatic 9000/6 with a 35mm stainless steel case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs and a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a thickness of 12mm, ensuring the watch is a comfortable fit. On the right is a push/pull signed crown. The thin bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking two-tone silver patinated dial, attractive applied double-faceted indexes mark the hours, and an inner minute track has lume pips on the hour. Elegant dauphine hands are complemented by a delicate tapered second hand; at noon, we have the applied Longine motif with Automatic in an attractive font; at 6 o’clock, “Conquest.” On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the medallion embossed Conquest fish, green enamel in the centre, inside an automatic Longines Cal. 19 AS, 19 jewels, 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes fitted on a well-suited aftermarket 18mm suede strap.
