Longines - Hour Angle Lindbergh - No reserve price - L2.617.4 - Unisex - 1997

On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after 33 hours of flying solo across the Atlantic. On his wrist was a watch he had designed himself in collaboration with Longines to solve one of aviation’s most practical challenges at the time: calculating longitude in flight.

Seventy years later, Longines produced this faithful reissue of the Lindbergh Hour Angle, with all the complexity of the original scales intact. The outer bezel synchronizes the onboard chronometer and adjusts longitude. The inner black scale measures degrees in hours, the red scale in minutes, and the minutes/seconds scale converts time into degrees. A complete navigation system on the wrist, powered by the automatic L 619.2 movement based on the ETA 2892A2 — 21 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour — with a mineral crystal exhibition caseback that lets you admire the movement.

The strap and buckle are original Longines. Provenance was verified directly by Longines Brand Heritage following direct feedback from the manufacturer: serial number 28422531, invoiced on September 24, 1997 to Swatch Group Italia.

A piece for those who collect history, not just watches.

Technical Specifications:

1997 Longines Hour Angle Lindbergh Wristwatch

Year 1997
Reference L2.617.4
Longines L 619.2 calibre - based on ETA 2892A2 Automatic, 21 Jewels, 28,800 A/h

Stainless Steel Case.
Mineral Crystal Caseback.
Case Diameter 38mm (excluding crown)
Lug to Lug 43mm
Thickness 11.4mm
Strap Width 20mm
Longines Leather Strap + Case 23cm
Longines Metal Buckle

- Black and Silver Dial with Roman Numerals, signed Longines.
- Inner scale for measuring longitude degrees in hours.
- Inner red scale for measuring longitude degrees in minutes.
- Minutes and seconds scale for converting time/degrees.
- Outer bezel for synchronizing the onboard chronometer and adjusting longitude.
- Silvered diamond-shaped hands with lume.
- Red central seconds hand with lume.
- Original winding crown.
- Exhibition caseback in mineral crystal, snap-on.

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