Longines Golden Wing, reference L3.606.4, quartz, running – silver sunray dial with applied Roman numerals, date at 3 o'clock, stainless steel case with integrated Longines bracelet, 1990s. PLEASE NOTE: the hands have discoloured. The hour and minute hands carry a mottled tarnish across their surfaces, visible to the eye and clear in the photographs; it is ageing of the hand finish and cannot be polished away. There are also yellowish deposits where the bracelet meets the case and in the hinge of the clasp, and a small reddish mark on the head of one of the bracelet link screws. These are described under Condition below and are the reason this watch is graded Good rather than Very good. The reference L3.606.4 is engraved on the caseback beneath the bracelet at the 12 o'clock side, where it is not legible in the photographs; it has been read from the watch itself. The caseback carries no written water-resistance rating – only the figure 30 in a box, Longines' marking for 3 atmospheres – and the gaskets have never been tested or replaced, so the watch is not water resistant and must be kept away from water. The crystal is not marked as sapphire anywhere, so no claim is made about its material. The dial carries no QUARTZ marking, but the seconds hand moves in one-second steps, so the movement is quartz. The case diameter has been measured with a caliper at 34 mm. Overview A Longines Golden Wing from the 1990s in stainless steel, with the integrated five-row bracelet that gives the model its sweep across the wrist. The dial is a silver sunray – measured off the photographs it sits at a saturation of under 4 per cent, a neutral silver with no champagne cast – carrying the printed LONGINES with the winged hourglass and five stars, the Golden Wing name in script, and applied Roman numerals round the hours with the four written as IIII in the traditional way. A cream-gold tone ring sits at the inner edge. The silver dauphine hour and minute hands and the slim seconds hand carry no luminous material, and the date sits at 3 o'clock in a framed window. The polished bezel steps down to the case, the crown is a ribbed unsigned push crown, and the solid caseback carries the Longines medallion with the E F Co monogram of Ernest Francillon & Co. The bracelet is the original Longines bracelet with screwed links, closing on a concealed folding clasp with LONGINES on the plate and the winged hourglass inside. Specifications - Brand: Longines - Model: Golden Wing, written in script on the dial - Reference number: L3.606.4, engraved on the caseback – see the note above - Serial number: 27882115, engraved on the caseback - Movement: quartz, three hands with date. The caseback is solid, so the movement cannot be seen and the calibre cannot be stated. - Date of manufacture: 1990s, estimated from the serial number; the exact year cannot be established from the watch - Case: stainless steel, with a stepped polished bezel and a ribbed unsigned push crown at 3 o'clock. Solid caseback with the Longines medallion engraved ALL STAINLESS STEEL / E F Co / LONGINES / SWISS MADE around the winged hourglass, with S and 30 in boxes and the serial number. No sticker. No plating and no precious-metal hallmark anywhere. - Case diameter: 34 mm excluding the crown - Crystal: flat, with no scratches, chips or cracks found. The material is not marked anywhere – see the note above. - Dial: silver with a radial sunray finish. Measured off the photographs with the white background in the same frame used to correct the white balance, the dial reads at a saturation of 3 to 4 per cent across three sample points, so a neutral silver. A cream-gold tone ring runs round the inner edge. - Dial printing and fittings: LONGINES with the winged hourglass and five stars below 12, Golden Wing in script, SWISS at the foot of the dial, a black printed minute track, and applied polished Roman numerals at the hours with IIII at 4 - Hands: silver dauphine hour and minute hands and a slim seconds hand. No luminous material. The hour and minute hands are tarnished – see the note above. - Date: window at 3 o'clock with a frame, white disc with black numerals - Water resistance: marked only with the figure 30 in a box on the caseback, and the gaskets have not been tested – see the note above - Bracelet: original Longines stainless steel bracelet, integrated with the case, five-row design with rounded polished centre links, the links joined by slotted screws. Concealed folding clasp with LONGINES on the plate and the winged hourglass engraved on the inside. No other maker's name appears anywhere on it. No spare links are included. - Lug width: not applicable – the bracelet is integrated with the case and attaches directly to it, so a standard strap cannot be fitted - Wearable size: as linked the bracelet fits a wrist of approximately 170 to 175 mm, taken from the graduated cone in the photographs. No spare links are included, so it cannot be lengthened beyond this. - Weight: 82.68 g - Included accessories: none Condition Good, with visible signs of wear. - Hands: the hour and minute hands carry a mottled tarnish across their surfaces, as described in the note above. They are straight and correctly seated. This is the most visible fault on the watch. - Dial: very good. No stains, no crazing, no discolouration and no lifting of the numerals were found under magnification, and the printing and the sunray finish are crisp. - Numerals: all present, firmly seated and free of corrosion. - Crystal: no scratches, chips or cracks were found. - Case and bezel: fine hairlines and light scuffing over the polished surfaces from normal wear. No dents and no distortion. - Caseback: fine hairlines across the surface from normal wear. The medallion and the serial number are clear. - Crown: intact and correctly seated, with the ribbing complete and no deformation. - Deposits: yellowish deposits where the bracelet meets the case on both sides and in the hinge of the clasp, as described in the note above. One link screw head carries a small reddish mark. No green corrosion was found anywhere on the watch. - Bracelet and clasp: no broken or missing links. Scuffs across the links and a small knock on one of the centre links. The clasp closes and latches correctly. Play in the clasp could not be assessed from the photographs. Working order The watch is running. The seconds hand was checked against the timestamps of three photographs spanning 14 seconds: across the two intervals of 7 seconds each it advanced by about 7 to 8 seconds, so it is keeping time in one-second steps with no interruption. The date is displayed correctly. The date changeover, the timekeeping accuracy and the water resistance have not been tested with equipment, and the battery's remaining life is unknown. Please consider this a used quartz watch; the battery is a consumable part and may need replacing at some point. Included Watch and bracelet only. No box, papers, warranty card, spare links or other accessories. Shipping Ships from Japan. Registered and insured shipping, mainly via DHL or FedEx. Import duties or taxes may apply depending on the buyer's country. These charges must be paid by the buyer. No weekend shipping as courier pickups are unavailable on Saturdays and Sundays. Please feel free to contact me with any questions before placing your bid.