Lot 135 , A gentleman's steel Longines R.A.F. Air Ministry Pilots/Navigators manual wind wrist watch, issued in 1956

A gentleman's steel Longines R.A.F. Air Ministry Pilots/Navigators manual wind wrist watch, issued in 1956, with rarer white Arabic dial and blued steel hands, hacking movement c.12.68N, case diameter 35mm, the case back inscribed 'A.M. 6B/159 3116/56', on a brown leather strap.

The R.A.F gave the original movements of the WWII watches a new life by installing them in new cases with larger crowns.
£1,500-2,000

Condition:
Several scratches to the case back. Many tiny nicks to the side of the case, mainly to one side. A few scratches to the dial cover. Dial a little discoloured and a little dirty. Inscription to the case back a little tired. Watch ticks when wound and the hands adjust.

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