{"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-assegnato-a-c-s-i-cassa-in-acciaio-movimento-a-carica-manuale-longines-10-68z-degli-anni-40","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/it\/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 Attribuito alla C.S.I. Cassa in acciaio Movimento a carica manuale Longines 10.68Z Dagli anni '40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">SPECIFICHE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Raro Longines - West End Watch Co. con cassa in acciaio assegnata alla C.S.I., movimento Longines 10.68Z a carica manuale degli anni '40.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Cassa in acciaio di 31 mm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Misura da lembo a lembo: 38 mm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Corona originale<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Movimento Longines 10.68Z interno<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">ANALISI<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Questo raro orologio \u00e8 stato prodotto da Longines per il suo principale agente di distribuzione in India: West End Watch Co. Questi aveva il monopolio del mercato indiano con una rete di distribuzione ampia e capillare e introdusse nel paese molti orologi prodotti da importanti Maison come Mido.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Questo particolare Longines era destinato al servizio civile britannico di stanza in India. Infatti, al centro del fondello, sotto il logo WEWCo, si trova la designazione \"C.S.(I).\", che specifica che questo orologio \u00e8 stato ordinato dall'esercito britannico e rilasciato a un ufficiale del servizio civile (molto probabilmente un agente diplomatico) che operava in territorio indiano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Il quadrante chiaro di questo fantastico orologio reca quindi la doppia firma West End Watch Co a forma di arco e tampone stampato in nero che sovrasta la scritta Longines che \u00e8 invece rossa e diritta. Il binario dei minuti e i numeri arabi delle ore sono in tampone nero; lo stesso vale per il grande quadrante dei secondi che spicca a ore 6. Le lancette sono azzurrate a fuoco. Le lancette sono a forma di foglia azzurrate a fuoco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">La cassa in acciaio da 32 mm \u00e8 in due parti e ha un aspetto robusto e solido. Il fondello a vite a 6 tacche ne garantisce l'impermeabilit\u00e0. Si noti che il numero 200 posto sotto la referenza sul fondello esterno (identificazione del lotto di produzione) corrisponde allo stesso numero posto sotto un'ansa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectable-text copyable-text x15bjb6t x1n2onr6\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text false\">Il movimento che alimenta questo spettacolare e raro orologio \u00e8 il bellissimo 10.68Z prodotto da Longines a partire dalla seconda met\u00e0 degli anni Quaranta, e che in seguito prender\u00e0 il nome di 10L.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPECIFICHE Raro Longines - West End Watch Co. con cassa in acciaio assegnata alla C.S.I., Longines 10.68Z a carica manuale...<\/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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Cassa in acciaio di 31 mm da un metro all'altro di 38 mm Corona originale Movimento Longines 10.68Z all'interno ANALISI Questo raro orologio \u00e8 stato prodotto da Longines per il suo principale agente di distribuzione in India: West End Watch Co. Questi aveva il monopolio del mercato indiano con una rete di distribuzione ampia e capillare e introdusse nel paese molti orologi prodotti da importanti Maison come Mido. Questo Longines in particolare era destinato al servizio civile britannico di stanza in India. Infatti, al centro del fondello, sotto il logo WEWCo, si trova la designazione \"C.S.(I).\", che specifica che questo orologio \u00e8 stato ordinato dall'esercito britannico e rilasciato a un ufficiale del servizio civile (molto probabilmente un agente diplomatico) che operava in territorio indiano. Il quadrante chiaro di questo fantastico orologio reca quindi la doppia firma West End Watch Co a forma di arco e cuscinetto stampato in nero che sovrasta la scritta Longines che \u00e8 invece rossa e diritta. Il binario dei minuti e i numeri arabi delle ore sono in tampone nero; lo stesso vale per il grande quadrante dei secondi che spicca a ore 6. Le lancette sono blu fiammante e i numeri arabi sono in nero. Le lancette sono a forma di foglia azzurrate a fuoco. La cassa in acciaio di 32 mm \u00e8 in due parti e ha un aspetto robusto e solido. Il fondello a vite a 6 tacche ne garantisce l'impermeabilit\u00e0. Si noti che il numero 200 posto sotto la referenza sul fondello esterno (identificazione del lotto di produzione) corrisponde allo stesso numero posto sotto un'ansa. 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