WATCH HAS
18K GOLD HALLMARK ON LUG. DIAL JUST NEEDS A CLEANING!
IN TECHNICAL TERMS, THE 23ZS WAS AT THE VERY CUTTING EDGE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PERIOD.
IT WAS FITTED WITH A SHOCK RESISTANCE SYSTEM AND ANTI-MAGNETIC PROTECTION.
BOTH OF THESE CONCEPTS HAD BEEN REFINED DURING WW2 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RESEARCH
CARRIED OUT BY BOTH SIDES OF THE WAR.
IT IS A MATTER OF RECORDED FACT THAT LONGINES SPENT 20,000 SWISS FRANCS ON RESEARCH
FOR THE 23ZS AND ANOTHER 25,000 ON THE TOOLING THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE PRODUCED
AT A GLOBAL SCALE!
I HAD LONGINES CONTACT ME ABOUT THE WATCH AND THIS IS WHAT THEY STATED:
The original serial number 8'491'126 identifies a wristwatch in 18ct yellow gold bearing the reference 6375. It is fitted with a Longines manually wound mechanical movement, caliber 23ZS. It was produced in September 1952 and was invoiced on 30 October 1952 to the company Wirth, which was at that time our agent for Switzerland.
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK! BID WITH CONFIDENCE! IF YOU WANT IT, BID HARD! THIS BEAUTIFUL WATCH IS THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS!