Longines Ladies Tonneau | Champagne Dial | Gold | Manual Wind

Description

A graceful Longines ladies dress watch in a tonneau, or barrel, case. The shape is quietly distinctive, softer than a round and more refined than a rectangle, in warm gold-plate.

The champagne sunburst dial carries applied black-tipped gold baton markers, the Longines winged hourglass logo and slim gold baton hands. On a black leather strap with a signed Longines crown.

Key Features

• Tonneau / barrel case shape
• Champagne sunburst dial
• Black-tipped gold baton markers
• Winged hourglass logo
• Manual-wind movement

Specifications

• Brand: Longines
• Case: Tonneau, gold-plated, steel back (serial 17697096)
• Dial: Champagne sunburst
• Movement: Manual wind
• Strap: Black leather, signed Longines crown

Condition Report

• Dial: Light patina/spotting at edges, markers and logo crisp.
• Case: Minor scratches on caseband, honest tarnish on steel back.
• Crystal: Good.
• Movement: Manual wind, running.
• Crown: Signed, winds smoothly.

Historical Significance

The tonneau case is one of the most elegant forms in 20th-century watch design. Longines executed it with the refinement expected of one of Switzerland's most decorated houses.

Offered by ReWrist. Each piece is inspected and photographed in-house. Vintage Luxury, Redefined.