LONGINES POINTER DATE REF. 5412 IN ORO, 1948 CIRCA

LONGINES POINTER DATE REF. 5412 IN GOLD, CIRCA 1948
Case: signed, n. 5412- 206, three-body in 18K gold, snap on caseback, corrector on side.
Bracelet/Strap: not original, 18K gold, jewelry clasp.
Dial: signed, silvered, applied indexes and numerals, minute divisions on silvered track, outer pointer date indication, small seconds, feuille hands.
Movement: signed, manual-winding cal. 27.0 (12.68Z), n. 7696228, nickel-plated, côtes de Genève, cut compensated bimetallic balance with screws, blued Breguet hairspring.
Accessories: Longines Extract from the Archives confirming the invoicing to Ostersetzer company, their agent in Italy.
Diameter Ø: 35 mm | Weight: 82 g
Note: working.

Nicknamed “Pointer Date” due to its hand pointing at the calendar printed on the outer ring of the dial, this model remained in production for a very short period in the late 1940s. Caliber 27.0 is a variant made on the basis of 12.68Z, and was made to equip gold watches.