{"id":61708,"date":"2025-05-27T10:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=61708"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:15:12","slug":"longines-west-end-watch-co-ref-6656-verliehen-an-c-s-i-stahlgehause-handaufzugswerk-longines-10-68z-aus-den-40er-jahren","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/shop\/longines-west-end-watch-co-ref-6656-awarded-to-c-s-i-steel-case-manual-winding-movement-longines-10-68z-from-40s\/","title":{"rendered":"Longines - West End Watch Co Ref. 6656 Verliehen an C.S.I. 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Die West End Watch Co. hatte ein Monopol auf dem indischen Markt und verf\u00fcgte \u00fcber ein gro\u00dfes und weit verzweigtes Vertriebsnetz, \u00fcber das sie viele Uhren wichtiger Hersteller wie Mido in Indien einf\u00fchrte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Diese besondere Longines war f\u00fcr den in Indien stationierten britischen Zivildienst bestimmt. Tats\u00e4chlich findet sich in der Mitte des Geh\u00e4usebodens unter dem WEWCo-Logo die Bezeichnung \"C.S.(I).\", die besagt, dass diese Uhr von der britischen Armee bestellt und an einen Beamten des Civil Service (h\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich einen diplomatischen Vertreter) ausgegeben wurde, der auf indischem Gebiet t\u00e4tig war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Das helle Zifferblatt dieser fantastischen Uhr tr\u00e4gt daher die doppelte Signatur West End Watch Co in Form eines Bogens und eines schwarzen Kissens, das den Longines-Schriftzug \u00fcberragt, der stattdessen rot und gerade ist. Die Minuterie und die arabischen Ziffern bei den Stunden sind in schwarzem Block gedruckt; dasselbe gilt f\u00fcr die gro\u00dfe Sekundenanzeige, die bei 6 Uhr hervorsticht. Die Zeiger sind blattf\u00f6rmig gebl\u00e4ut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Das 32-mm-Stahlgeh\u00e4use ist zweiteilig und hat ein robustes und solides Aussehen. Der 6-fach verschraubte Geh\u00e4useboden garantiert seine Wasserdichtigkeit. Beachten Sie, dass die Nummer 200 unter der Referenz auf dem \u00e4u\u00dferen Geh\u00e4useboden (Kennzeichnung der Produktionscharge) mit der gleichen Nummer unter einer \u00d6se \u00fcbereinstimmt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Das Uhrwerk, das diese spektakul\u00e4re und seltene Uhr antreibt, ist das wundersch\u00f6ne 10.68Z, das Longines in der zweiten H\u00e4lfte der 1940er Jahre herstellte und das sp\u00e4ter den Namen 10L tragen wird.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPEZIFIKATIONEN Seltene Longines - West End Watch Co. mit Stahlgeh\u00e4use verliehen an C.S.I., Longines 10.68Z Handaufzug...<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":61709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[318],"product_cat":[234],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-61708","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-west-end","product_cat-watches","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Longines - West End Watch Co Ref. 6656 Awarded to C.S.I. 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Stahlgeh\u00e4use 31mm Lug-to-lug 38mm Original Krone Longines 10.68Z Uhrwerk im Inneren ANALYSE Diese seltene Uhr wurde von Longines f\u00fcr ihre Hauptvertriebsstelle in Indien produziert: West End Watch Co. Die West End Watch Co. hatte ein Monopol auf dem indischen Markt und verf\u00fcgte \u00fcber ein gro\u00dfes und weit verzweigtes Vertriebsnetz, \u00fcber das sie viele Uhren wichtiger Hersteller wie Mido in das Land brachte. Diese spezielle Longines war f\u00fcr den in Indien stationierten britischen Zivildienst bestimmt. In der Mitte des Geh\u00e4usebodens, unter dem WEWCo-Logo, befindet sich die Bezeichnung \"C.S.(I).\", die besagt, dass diese Uhr von der britischen Armee bestellt und an einen Beamten des Civil Service (h\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich ein diplomatischer Vertreter) ausgegeben wurde, der auf indischem Gebiet t\u00e4tig war. Das helle Zifferblatt dieser phantastischen Uhr tr\u00e4gt daher die doppelte Signatur West End Watch Co in Form eines Bogens und eines in Schwarz gedruckten Kissens, das den Longines-Schriftzug \u00fcberragt, der stattdessen rot und gerade ist. Die Minuterie und die arabischen Ziffern bei den Stunden sind in schwarzem Block gedruckt; dasselbe gilt f\u00fcr die gro\u00dfe Sekundenanzeige, die bei 6 Uhr hervorsticht. Die Zeiger sind blattf\u00f6rmig gebl\u00e4ut. Das 32-mm-Stahlgeh\u00e4use ist zweiteilig und macht einen robusten und soliden Eindruck. Der verschraubte Geh\u00e4useboden mit 6 Kerben garantiert die Wasserdichtigkeit. Beachten Sie, dass die Nummer 200 unter der Referenz auf dem \u00e4u\u00dferen Geh\u00e4useboden (Kennzeichnung der Produktionscharge) mit derselben Nummer \u00fcbereinstimmt, die unter einer \u00d6se angebracht ist. 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