Longines Conquest Admiral Calendar ref 9004 Pumpkin Patina from 1957

Representing a "stepping-stone to progress," the Longines Conquest line was introduced in 1954. Today, vintage examples of the Conquest serve as excellent and pure representations of mid-century dress watch design. The clean, straightforward look led to the success of this line, which allowed the brand to create various iterations of the model. From stainless steel to solid gold, Longines watches under the name Conquest held down the catalog for decades offering customers variety under the same clean aesthetic.

A throughline with Longines Conquests of any shape, size, metal, or complication is, in most cases, a screw-down caseback with a medallion in its center. While some Conquests from the 1960s featured a starry night's sky, the example we have today is a bit earlier and depicts a little green fish. Beyond the beautifully finished dial and carved case, this little caseback detail speaks volumes about Longines in this era. No expense was spared, no detail too small. Sure, the fancy medallion would sit against a wearer's wrist 99 percent of the time but, when the watch is taken off to show a friend, this medallion will stun. It is always great to see attention to detail at this level in a vintage watch.

Another little detail is the "391" stamped on the rear of the 11 o'clock lug. This number corresponds to the case number inside the caseback telling us that the midcase and the caseback were born together. A nice little check of originality on these old Longines examples. ( most of this description is honestly copied from the one hodinkee had for sale for 3x the price of ours xoxo)

SR103824xx

Reference 

9004
BEZEL MATERIAL
stainless steel
BRACELET
leather strap
CASE DIMENSIONS
35mm with 18mm lugs
CASE MATERIAL
stainless steel
CLASP
buckle
DIAL
original stick dial pumpkin patina
GLASS
Plexi crystal
INDEX
stick
MODEL
vintage longines conquest calendar
MOVEMENT
handwound cal 6942
REFERENCE
9004
YEAR
1957

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