Longines 1st Edition Tre Tacche, Circa 1937 £3000 - £5000 strikes the ideal blend of

strikes the ideal blend of classic appearance and functionality

The two independent crowns made it possible to wind and set the alarm and timekeeping components of the movement manually

One such result was the introduction of the tuning fork movement

Whilst the 145

Introduced in 1962

Longines 1st Edition Tre Tacche, Circa 1937 £3000 - £5000 strikes the ideal blend ofA lovely example of the Longines 1st Edition Tre Tacche from circa 1937. The Tre Trache (the name deriving from the three notches (Tacche in Italian) to the case back) was designed with two attributes in mind, a steel waterproof case (although not recommended to test this these days!) and a clear and easy to read dial. Even though the case is only 30mm excluding the crown, the dial design makes it a joy to wear and easier to read than many 36mm