Beautiful Longines Wristwatch with Two Dial, 1916.

Beautiful wristwatch model Regulateur Brand Longines with Two Dials Signed and Dated 1916. Original cream colored circular dial with double dial: small dial on top right with Roman numerals for hours and left dial with Arabic numerals for minutes. These two small inner dials are bordered by a decorative maroon oval dial with Arabic numerals. In addition, the brand also appears on a third inner dial, with the well-known mark between stars and characteristic hourglass with wings. The fact that two dials are superimposed on the outer oval border, mark a great dynamism in this very special watch. The case is made of nickel, is completely original and attached back cover that allows to see the signature of the brand: LONGINES. The crown, located to the right of the dial, is decorated with geometric shapes. On the inside of the back cover we find again the hourglass logo with wings, the LONGINES mark and the serial number of the watch: 4577970. 48-5. The beautiful ruby mechanism machinery is engraved with the serial number 4577970 and the brand name. Brand new black leather strap with buckle clasp.Fantastic and genuine watch in running condition, being able to wear it from day one if desired. It is a very original watch, with an unusual and very decorative dial, which makes it a real collector's item.Wristwatches have been with us for more than a century, and it is clear that they will continue for a long time to come. and it is clear that they will be around for a long time to come. Watches serve a very important function, such as timekeeping, as well as being aesthetically highly valued as fashion items. The first wristwatches, with balance spring and balance wheel, were quite inaccurate in measuring the hours. Around 1670, the bristle spring was invented to control the movement of the balance wheel, which greatly improved the accuracy of the watches. The first wristwatches were made during World War I, as a means of telling the most convenient time for soldiers who had to consult a pocket watch with a chain while on campaign. Just after the end of the war, the leotine watches were converted into wristwatches, adapting the attachments to the straps.The history of this well-known brand LONGINES begins in 1832, when Auguste Agassiz enters the world of watchmaking by establishing a partnership with a watchmaker in Saint-Imier. He quickly took control of the company and renamed it Agassiz & Co. In the 1850s, Ernest Francillon, Agassiz's nephew, took over the management of the company and sought ways to improve the traditional manufacturing methods, for which he needed to buy the two adjacent parcels of land on the right bank of the Suze River in the valley of Saint-Imier, called Les Longines. By the 1870s, Francillon's chosen industrial approach was already enjoying eminent success, and the factory continued to grow unstoppably, distributing its watches all over the world. Its production, whether of pocket watches or wristwatches, represents during the first years of the century until the 1960s a notion of the watch of wide diffusion, being today one of the best known and most appreciated brands by collectors. It enjoys great popularity and prestige, both for its technical advances and for the fact that it collaborates with various prestigious brands. Such was its fame that even Louis Amadeus of Savoy wore the brand's chronometers during his attempt to conquer the North Pole in 1899.Magnificent and original watch from a prestigious brand. A true collector's item!Measurements: 49 mm (case diameter excluding crown).