{"product_id":"1958-vintage-steel-longines-sub-seconds-calatrava-crosshair-waffle-dial","title":"1958 Vintage Steel Longines Sub-seconds Calatrava - Silver Crosshair Waffle Dial","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:6c060eef-30ab-4613-aa31-2951097f9cf1-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"56be5eda-b4b8-4954-abc0-18571e53bc59\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:6c060eef-30ab-4613-aa31-2951097f9cf1-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"56be5eda-b4b8-4954-abc0-18571e53bc59\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1950s, Longines had long established itself as one of Switzerland’s most accomplished manufactures, producing everything from observatory chronometers and purpose-built military watches to some of the most refined dress watches of the post-war period. This example belongs firmly to the latter tradition, combining the restrained proportions of a classical “Calatrava”-style case with a far more unusual textured dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch is housed in a stainless-steel case measuring 33.5mm across and 39mm from lug to lug, proportions which are unmistakably of the period yet remain remarkably elegant on the wrist. Its straightforward round form and slim profile allow the details of the dial to take precedence, while the sharply defined lugs give the case enough architecture to avoid feeling overly delicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original silver dial is undoubtedly the defining feature of the watch. Its finely textured waffle surface creates a subtle geometric pattern which changes noticeably depending on the light, lending depth to an otherwise restrained design. Running through the dial is a crisp crosshair motif, intersecting at the center and providing a graphic counterpoint to the texture beneath it. Applied arrow-shaped hour markers and silver-colored dauphine hands complete the composition, while a recessed subsidiary seconds register at six o’clock preserves the symmetry associated with mid-century dress watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is the manually wound Longines calibre 23Z, a 17-jewel movement representative of the manufacture’s strong tradition of producing its own movements during this period. In an era before outsourcing became widespread across the Swiss industry, pieces such as this benefited from the vertically integrated approach that helped establish Longines’ reputation for dependable and beautifully finished mechanical watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Longines appeals for the tension between simplicity and detail. From a distance it presents as a restrained steel dress watch from the 1950s. Up close, the crosshair layout, waffle texture and sharply formed markers reveal a considerably more distinctive personality. It is the sort of watch whose appeal lies less in complication than in proportion, texture and the quiet confidence of exceptionally good mid-century design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSKU# G1125\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Longines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67612555346083,"sku":"G1125","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1124\/3171\/files\/DSC03617.jpg?v=1791266458","url":"https:\/\/shop.gauthierwatches.com\/products\/1958-vintage-steel-longines-sub-seconds-calatrava-crosshair-waffle-dial","provider":"Gauthier Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}