Vintage Longines x West End Watch Co. Cal. 13.34, Enamel Radium Dial from 1926 Antiques Atlas Gents Longines Wrist Watch, West End Watch Co 1944 VINTAGE WEST END LONGINES CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCH MOVEMENT FOR PARTS Used Vintage West End Watch Co. 2846 34mm 17 Jewels Automatic Men's Antique Watches Collection by wristmenwatches: WEST END WATCH CO DATE. This watch comes from the period when Longines was supplying watches to West End Watch Co., a brand that played a huge role in making Swiss watches popular in India, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The Swiss base of West End was located in St Imier, not far from Longines and it seems that Jacques Arnold Amstutz had a good relationship with Longines. From the early 1910s Longines supplied watches to West End branded with the West End name and logo, the only company in the world to which this privilege was granted and which contributed significantly to West End's reputation. In the 1950s the management of Longines reconsidered this arrangement and from 1955 only watches with Longines branding were supplied to West End. The enamel dial is classic 1920s elegant, legible, and well preserved. Its bold, applied radium filled Arabic numerals and matching cathedral hands (if you are concerned with safety of the radium, please read our article) . The small seconds subdial at 6 o'clock adds both balance and charm. Inside ticks the reliable Cal. 13. 34, an early manually wound movement Longines produced from around 1910, with a matching serial number 4621670 on movement and case back. This one is signed by West End and features the signature gold gilt finish, heat blued screws. It was rarely cased in Staybrite steel, which was a premium material at the time, more commonly reserved for high grade, water resistant models later on. Combined with the signed enamel dial, matching movement and case serials and cal. 13. 34 Staybrite Steel case this is a configuration seldom seen even by seasoned collectors. Everything about this piece is rare. It is, without exaggeration, approaching museum level significance. CASE: Excellent overall condition with sharp lugs and minimal signs of age3 body stainless steel Staybrite case with snap on case back33 mm (without crown) 41 mm (lug to lug) 16 mm (between lugs)Year: 1926Serial: 4621670 MOVEMENT: Manual winding Longines caliber 13. 34, signed West End Watch Co. 15 jewels, gilt plates, blued screws, Swiss madeMatching serial on movement and case backProfessionally serviced DIAL: Original enamel dial with applied radium Arabic numeralsOriginal cathedral style hands with radium fillSigned Longines, with movement marked by West End Watch Co. This isnt just a Longines its a West End signed Longines from the golden age of Swiss Indian watch trade. Pieces like these rarely surface in such honest and complete condition. Whether you're into Longines history, military era timepieces, or rare collaborations, this watch tells a story that goes beyond timekeeping.