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     Jared Cantor New member Username: Chonralda Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2006 Rating: N/A |
This watch was part of my uncle's estate. While I am a 'watch person', my knowledge is much more limited. (images can be seen here: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jdcantor/watch/ ) My questions are thus: What is the value of this watch? Face is great, crystal needs replacing I think, the lugs are pristine and the crown is the original… I could find no way to set the date on the watch other then running through the hours - the pin only pulls out once to set the time. There is no second setting. Am I doing something wrong? The inner rotating dial is a power reserve indicator, correct? However, unlike others I have this one can go 'beyond' the 45 hr mark, which leaves me uncertain as to whether there is really 9 hrs left, or just one whole cycle beyond 9. Is this normal? What does the thin black line with the rectangular box on the end mean? It rotates clockwise... Any other info I should know about this beauty? Thanks a lot! | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1895 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
You have a Longines Conquest. It is a fairly collectible watch. Ball park price is $1500. The date is not quick set, so yes, you're stuck turning it. It may have a "semi quickset" where if you rock the time between say 9PM and midnight, it may change over that way. The inner dial is a power reserve. Normally it should not go past 45. Once you hit 45, and you continue winding, it should stay & 45, but the whole disk will continue turning. At least that is my recollection of how they work. I don't have one in stock at the momemnt to double check. | ||
| Jared Cantor New member Username: Chonralda Post Number: 2 Registered: 04-2006 Rating: N/A |
I dont think my reply went through...what i said was, anyone know what the innermost dial is for? The one with the black line rotating clockwise? | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1900 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
The think part of the line on the inner most dial points to how many hours of power reserve the watch has, assuming it has been calibrated properly. |