Longines ref 5483 (1947) Current Collection Lemania supplied chronographs for the

Lemania supplied chronographs for the Royal Navy for use by pilots and navigators in the late 1940s and Lemania continued supplying them until the early 1960s

The design is somehow perfectly of it's time - this particular example dates from around 1955

so it's a well travelled little thing

You can choose between three charming colours: Black

the minutes pass through the tigers stripes

Longines ref 5483 (1947) Current Collection Lemania supplied chronographs for theThis is a stunning example of a Longines tool watch from the late 1940s. The dial is an unusual and appealing design, it was clearly designed for ease of reading in low light. The original radium based luminous compound is very thickly applied and when new the watch must have glowed brightly in low light (now the luminosity of the compound is exhausted so it does not illuminate at all). This is a classic example of a tool watch that is a watch