LONGINES Triple Calendar Moonphase 18K YG
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-Specifications
Brand: LONGINES
Model: Triple Calendar Moon Phase
Reference: 6818
Year: Late 1980s
Movement: Hand-Wound Cal.L492.2
Case: 32mm
Material: 18K Yellow Gold
Lug Width: 17mm
Bracelet: Cayman Leather Strap (Brown)
Includes: Longines signed buckle
The watch has been completely serviced by our watchmaker
1-year Mechanical Warranty
Global shipping via FedEx International Priority
Longines, founded in 1832 in Saint-Imier, is the first manufacturer in Switzerland to manufacture everything in-house, with a system called the Manufacture.
In addition, we have established a "brand" that claims high quality by attaching the manufacturer name and logo mark to watches for the first time.
The company name Longines means "a field full of flowers and a stream flowing" in the ancient French language, and Longines' name is that it established its own factory in an area called "Es Longines", a long and narrow field in Saint-Imier. Is the origin of.
We have the solid technology to develop historic watches such as the world's first chronograph movement, Charles Lindbergh's Hour Angle Watch.
Nowadays, it is a middle class brand along with OMEGA in the Swatch Group, but it has established itself as a luxury watch in Japan in the 1960s.
Longines is often said to be "well-made" in vintage watches, and is especially highly evaluated by watch repairers.
This watch is a model equipped with a very rare triple calendar moon phase, and the moon-shaped red pointer date is impressive.
The case is 18K yellow gold and is a very small size of 32mm. It's amazing that the triple calendar and moon phase are incorporated into this size.
The crown is onion-shaped, called the Onion Crown. The shape found in pocket watches and old pilot watches is a rare combination for dress watches.
The dial has a white dial, and the applied Roman index and this are also rare designs. The outer circumference contains a date display. You can see the details unique to vintage everywhere.
The calendar display shows the day of the week on the left side and the month on the right side, and it is one of the unusual points that this clock is written in French.
The MER shown in the photo is Wednesday (Mercredi) and the SEP is September (Septembre).
The movement equipped with is a hand-wound L492.2.
Longines genuine buckle (made by GP) is attached.
The watch has been completely serviced by our watchmaker
1-year Mechanical Warranty
[About Leather Strap]
Due to Washington Convention, we cannot export Crocodile/Alligator/Lizard leather overseas.
We will replace the strap with a similar strap made of calf leather as an alternative.
Or we will send the watch without strap if we don't have stocks of them.
[Payment Method]
1. Credit Card (Visa/Master/Amex)
2 Wire/Bank Transfer
*Some items are only available by Bank Transfer.
*We have U.S/Singapore/EU/UK bank account. So you don't need to transfer internationaly.
[Delivery]
Shipped via DHL Express with full value insurance.
Normally,Item will be shipped in 1-2 business days after payment received.
Tracking number will be provided, and insurance will cover if the item is damaged or missing in the shipping process.
[Custom Duty]
International buyer has a responsibility to pay import duties, taxes or charges. (ex VAT/GST)
We do not accept to declare lower value on shipping label or invoice.We will declare full value of them.
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[Return]
We accept return in the case of shipping mistake or item defect in 14 days after your receive.
1.Can I reserve it?
-Since it is also sold on the web, it cannot be reserved.
2.Can you adjust the bracelet?
-If you fill in the approximate arm circumference when ordering, we will send it after adjustment.
(*Riveted bracelets and folded link bracelets require some time to be adjusted by a repair craftsman.)
3. How long does it take for "delivery after complete service?
-Please consider it to be about 1 month from the date of your order.
(*It may take a little longer depending on the schedule of our watchmaker and the degree of congestion.)
4.Is there a payment deadline? (Bank transfer)
-If we cannot confirm the payment within 2 days after placing the order, the order will be canceled.
5.Can I order by cash on delivery?
- Due to the nature of the product, we do not accept it.
Our stance is that "customers can use good products with peace of mind for a long time."
In order to achieve this, the presence of a skilled repair craftsman is essential.
How well the work is done depends largely on the thoughts of the craftsman.
The watchmakers who Arbitro asks are craftsmen who do not cut corners in such areas, so we ask them to carry out the repair work with peace of mind.
About Complete Service
Complete service, sometime called overhaul is the work of disassembling a mechanical product down to its individual parts, cleaning and reassembling it to bring it closer to its new state of performance.
Roughly speaking, the overhaul procedure is as follows.
1. Separate into case and movement
2. Disassemble the movement
3. Inspection and pre-cleaning of wear condition of each part
4. Wash parts with a special machine
5. Lubrication and assembly
6. Waterproof test
7. Final adjustment and running test.
Some movements are made up of hundreds of parts, but it is a very meticulous process of disassembling them one by one, inspecting them all, cleaning them, and reassembling them.
If you don't overhaul, the oil will deteriorate just like a car, and the risk of wear and damage to parts increases, causing a decrease in accuracy and, in severe cases, not working.
There is also the reason that it will be very expensive to replace parts after they are found to be damaged, so we recommend overhauling once every 2-3 years for economical and long-term use.
About Polishing
Vintage watches have been used for decades, and even the stainless steel used in many watches has rounded corners that were originally sharp, and has many small scratches even though the mirror finish should be beautiful. state.
At Arbitro, some watches are sold with a new finish, based on the idea that you can purchase them in beautiful condition and use them for a long time.
In particular, gold-cased dress watches are finished to bring out the best of the precious metal case.
The watches sold by us that have been given a new finish are shot in very high definition, so you can see that the edges stand out and the light is reflected by the mirror finish.
Also, depending on the case or bracelet, there are cases where multiple finishes such as mirror finish and hairline finish are mixed, but there are not many craftsmen who can distinguish between them and finish them at a high level.
In addition, the “thinness of the case” is also a part that is greatly influenced by the skill of the craftsman.
A watch that has become thinner and has thinner lugs is far from its original design, and the appearance becomes unbalanced.
It is a very precise work that brings the case closer to the original finish by eliminating scratches and dents while reducing the thickness of the case to the utmost limit.
Of course, there are cases where it is better to use the watch as it is, in order to emphasize the history of the watch and its original condition.
We look at each watch and judge whether it is best to finish it before selling it.
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