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Longines Ultra-Chron Ref. 7851-15 (circa 1970s)
Longines Ultra-Chron Ref. 7851-15 (circa 1970s)
WHY WE CURATED IT:
Absolutely love this. Longines was once a top brand, competing with (and some say beating) the likes of Omega. In the 60s, chronometer-grade watches were a hard-fought battle, and Longines was one of the leaders with the Ultra-Chron series. Debuted in 1967 on its 100th birthday, and touted as “the world’s most accurate watch”. Of all the forms Ultra-Chrons took, this one’s my fav. Interesting from every angle, but never looking bizarre. Thin but wears even thinner due to clever design. 33.5mm to fit small wrists but wears like a 36 to look right on larger ones too. And just look at that domed sunburst dial! This unit’s from the early 70s when Longines could output the same accuracy with a more reliable 4 Hz movement instead of the initial 5 Hz ones. Sadly, Ultra-Chrons came to a sad end. Soon after, the quartz revolution decimated the brand and it never fully recovered. You could say Ultra-Chrons were the last great Longines, and this is a spectacularly-preserved time capsule of that era.
CONDITION:
9.5/10; pure joy! Unlike polished examples, you can really see how this watch was intended to look in this likely original state. It’d be a sin to even think of polishing this as signs of wear are “minimal” at worst. Crystal, dial, hands are beautifully clean. Original signed crown. Fitted with new aftermarket strap and buckle. Movement in great health with strong self-winding efficiency and power reserve, and accurate to ±10 secs/day.
DIMENSIONS:
33.5mm width excl. crown
38.3mm length incl. lugs
10.3mm thickness
18mm lug width
Visual dial width ~27.5mm
Wrist in photos is 15.8cm in circumference
CRYSTAL:
Acrylic
CASE:
Steel
CASEBACK:
Monoblock case, front access
WATER RESISTANCE:
Assumed none, as per vintage watches
STRAP:
New aftermarket olive leather strap and buckle (16 mm)
CALIBRE:
Longines Cal. 6651, 3-hand automatic with date
COMES WITH:
Watch, aftermarket strap and buckle
PRICE:
MYR3,400
TERMS OF SALE:
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