1953 Longines Manual Wind Wristwatch Model 6402 with Gorgeous Original Two Tone Dial Cal 23z wristwatch a wrist or pendant watch

a wrist or pendant watch worn by KLM pilots and flight staff

and at 3 o’clock a framed date window and elegant dauphine hands are complemented by a tapered sweeping second hand

On the right side a subtle crown

A real vintage example with decades of character

along with being my own birthyear

1953 Longines Manual Wind Wristwatch Model 6402 with Gorgeous Original Two Tone Dial Cal 23z wristwatch a wrist or pendant watchThis Watch We have here a stunning mechanical manual wind Longines from 1953, model 6402. We particularly love the original two tone dial with a mix of Arabic numerals and arrow markers. The watch has a real sense symmetry with Dauphine hour and minute hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The watch is also signed with 'Longines' and their famous winged hourglass logo at 12 o'clock. The dial is a real embodiment of 1950s design and we