Longines Ernest Francillon 1867 - References, Prices and Owners' Reviews

This dress watch is a chronograph with a date window at 3 o'clock. The pretty metallic blue dauphine hands contrast with the white guilloche dial. The applied indexes as well as the 4 Arabic numerals 2, 4, 8 and 10 reinforce its elegant character. The reo with a tachymeter scale also brings a beautiful depth. The case has very beautiful proportions with these old-fashioned horns affixed to the pretty 38mm diameter of the dial. We can also note the work on the crown and the pushers. The engraving on the back is very…

Longines Ernest Francillon 1867 The main and major interest here is its mechanism. Case in 18k yellow gold, water-resistant to 30m, this extra-flat Longines is equipped with a record-breaking extra-flat caliber of the time, a Jean Lassale 1200, 1.2mm thick. This caliber was then bought by Piaget and then abandoned because it was unreliable. Although qualified for high complications for several Swiss houses, 20 years of professional experience, I have never been able to make its operation reliable and apparently the…