For sale is a pre-owned highly collectible vintage Longines Admiral Day/Date Automatic Wristwatch, Reference 7404. This classic Swiss-made luxury timepiece features a beautifully proportioned 38mm stainless steel case framing a highly legible dial with applied baton hour markers, matching hands, and a distinct day-date complication window at 3 o'clock.
This vintage dress watch perfectly captures the elegant engineering of its era—making it an exceptional, numbers-matching piece for serious vintage horology collectors.
Case:
The watch features a 38mm Stainless Steel case with scratch resistant Sapphire Crystal. It has a non-ratcheted Stainless Steel bi-directional divers bezel. It has a solid case back with the embossed Longines Logo together with engraved watch serial number: 26134916 and watch model Number: 7404. There is a little enamel loss on the bezel. The crown is signed.
Dial:
The lovely dial is white with Arabic numerals at 6, 9 and 12 with baton markers for the other hour marks, each hour mark also has dot lume in place as do the hands. At 3 o’clock you will see the day and the date, below 12 o’clock the dial is signed Longines with their name & logo and the 5 Star Admiral logo above the 6 o’clock position.
Movement:
At the heart of the watch is the extremely reliable Longines Calibre L636.5 (ETA: 2836-2), an automatic movement with 25 Jewels, a 38 hour power reserve running at 28,800bph.
Strap/Bracelet:
The watch comes with a sturdy Stainless Steel bracelet with a hidden and signed clasp.
The condition of this watch is good with wear & tear commensurate with the 30+ year age of the watch, please view photos to clarify.
This watch comes with the original box (Tatty) and original paperwork.
Please note that the movement has not been professionally tested for the accuracy of time and may need a service at the buyer's expense.
When purchasing a watch for delivery outside of the UK, all local Customs Authority charges i.e. VAT and import charges etc. are the responsibility of the ‘Buyer’ and are not included in the sale price of the watch.
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