Here is a wonderful, all original Longines Conquest Automatic from 1966 with a very unusual dial. The silver dial has a swirl pattern and is in fine condition, with a steel Longines winged hourglass logo and black lettering. It has faceted bullet shaped steel hour markers at the poles and slightly wedged faceted steel hour markers in between. There is very little wear on the dial itself but along the edges some wear can be seen throughout and also around the 9 o’clock hour marker. The dauphine hands are in good condition with some visible corrosion. The steel framed window at 3 o’clock displays the date, which can be semi quick-set by first turning the hands through midnight so the date changes, then immediately turning the hands backwards to 21:00 and then forward through midnight again. Repeat as necessary.
The stainless steel bezel is in fine condition with some overall wear, perhaps most prominent a small dent at around 12 o’clock. The stainless steel case with long, elegant lugs and the original crown is in fine condition with some overall wear both at the lugs and the case sides. The stainless steel case back has a crisp and clean steel Conquest medallion and is in fine condition with a few notable scratches around the edges from misguided attempts at opening the watch. The case does not appear to ever have been polished.
The watch comes on an after market leather strap and buckle of good quality.
Inside the watch, Longines’ fantastic 291 movement beats strongly and accurately to within about +-10 seconds per day. The watch was fully serviced in January 2025 and comes with a 12 month warranty on its proper mechanical functioning.
Vintage Longines watches were always known for their great design and outstanding mechanics, and this watch is a wonderful example of that. This is a watch that looks great on the wrist and it will add to any vintage collection.
Our watches are delivered in a luxury wooden watch box, fully serviced with a 12 month warranty that covers the mechanical functioning of the watch under normal use. We offer 14 days full return rights and are very proud of our reputation for outstanding customer satisfaction.
NB! Note that we are based in Switzerland and that the buyer is responsible for any import fees their country may impose on a purchase from abroad. Ask us if you have any questions.
Basic info
Brand Longines
Reference number 9044
Model Conquest Automatic
Code VWS-2854
Movement Automatic
Case material Steel
Bracelet material Leather
Year 1966
Condition Very good (Worn with little to no signs of wear)
Scope of delivery No original box, no original papers
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location Switzerland/Lonay
Caliber
Movement Automatic
Movement/Caliber Longines 219
Power reserve 40 h
Number of jewels 24
Frequency 19800 A/h
Case
Case material Steel
Case diameter 34 mm
Lug to lug 41 mm
Water resistance Not water resistant
Bezel material Steel
Crystal Plexiglass
Dial Silver
Dial numerals No numerals
Bracelet/Strap
Bracelet material Leather
Bracelet color Brown
Lug width 18 mm
Clasp Buckle
Clasp material Steel
Functions
Date
Others
Central seconds, Only Original Parts, Quick-set