the pheon was repainted
so it’s a special day when we are able to offer one in this condition
The brand’s catalogs throughout the years have been filled with time-only watches whose simplistic appearances belie the technical expertise that it took to make them
with no major nicks or dents
Daredevil aviator Jimmy Mattern wore a Wittnauer AllProof in his aborted flight around the world in 1933
Longines UltraChron Diver specialpricing the pheon was repaintedNowadays, a watch with a 36,000 beat rate isnt deemed to be a technological marvel, but in the 1960s it definitely was. Back then, 18,000 bph (that is, beats per hour) was the standard. But watch brands, obsessed with accuracy, sought to improve upon it. Internally speaking, a higher beat rate allows for increased accuracy; externally, it leads to a smoother sweeping of the seconds hand. Both of these factors, the watch industry felt, would be