Maker: Longines

Model: President Roosevelt

Case Diameter: 26mm x 39mm

Lug Width: 18mm

Movement: Caliber 9LT manual wind movement

Complication: Hours, minutes, subsidiary-seconds, all working.

Year: 1955

Condition: This Longines was manufactured in 1955. The watch has a gold filled case manufactured by Ross, and is in overall good condition with signs of wear. The case is long and sits large on the wrist. The case has a very unique design, with hinged lugs that are flexible and allow for the watch to wear comfortable with any wrist movement. The dial of the watch has a beautiful square guilloche finishing, with applied hour markers and Longines logo. It also has a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock. The caseback of the watch has a hand-engraved dedication: “John T Broderick 12-21-62 A.R.S Employees”. The inscription likely points to the sale and gifting of the watch to a John Broderick in 1962. The crown is unsigned. The watch runs on the caliber 9LT manual wind movement.

The watch does not come with box and papers.

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