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Longines RR280 , the Canadian Pacific Railways approved wristwatch, so-called the “Canadian”

February 25, 2017 Admin

Premise One of the less known Longines professional watches is the RR280. A professional wristwatch produced for Canadian Pacific Railroad (and Canadian National )during the 60es that is showing very peculiar dial , movement and case. Few models went throught the vintage watches collector’s community. It is necessary to explore both , the Railroad world and the watch information coming from the past in order to understand the importance of this railroad wristwatch and its fantastic world. PHOTO (CPR SPANS…

How the Syrian Railway kept time

December 31, 2016 Admin

One of the oldest railway networks in the region, the Syrian Railway was nationalized in 1956 and their staff were given Longines chronometers to help them stay on time. We take a closer look at an unsual relic of a bygone era. Adriano Davidoni Syria’s railway network is a legacy of the Ottoman Empire, which estabilished the railway in 1895 to build better transport links in Syria and also allow easy access to the holy cities of Mecca and…

Longines Vintage Watches

December 15, 2016 Admin

Dear Friends, after more than 5 years of Longinespassion website , I’m working on a new format in English for a wider user’s platform. In the brand new website under longinespassion.com address the old site in Italian will remain available. New categories will be added and an important place will be dedicated to the vintage dials . A weekly blog will be fed with news , information , auctions and many other points of the vintage watch scenario will be…