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bagel · 11 August 2011, 11:57 PM

Incidently met this "weird" looking watch but find it quite interesting though. It is a vintage longines chrono from 1968 with the model no. 8225/1. Sometimes, people called it Nonius.

It has a real big case of 42mm without crown and come with 22mm wide strap. The case should never been polished but has some natural wear according to its age.

The watch is powered by Longines' 538 movement. Though I am not able to find details of this movement, some buddies said it is the basic model of the Longines' movement 30CH. Longines' chrono stopped using this movement and started to use valjoux in their chrono in 70's.

[pic borrowed]

Unlike other chrono that commonly come with either 2 or 3 sub-dials, the dial of Longines' chrono is "weird" in a way because it only come with a single sub-dial which makes the layout of dial very imbalance.

The most interesting part I find about this watch is the yellow second counting hand which has the vernier gauge which enable counting 1/10 of a second.

Here are some wrist shots.

Thanks for looking.

jamesh · 12 August 2011, 12:05 AM

Wow, interesting - not something you see that often.

Definitely got a bit of 70's retro style about it.

It looks much better in the pic on your wrist than off.

drockadam · 12 August 2011, 12:56 AM

Great looking watch! Beautiful movement!

conrail · 12 August 2011, 01:03 AM

Neat - love the retro 70s look. Certainly has much more style and feel to it than modern Longines. Was once a great brand!

LouS · 12 August 2011, 08:18 AM

Excellent. And well photographed.

What does the name "Nonius" refer to?

vukotab · 13 August 2011, 08:15 AM

I think that Nonius is the scale attached on chronograph second hand.

That watch is really beautiful, very unusual. I had an opportunity to buy very similar model some years ago, unfortunately I didn`t...but it was a model with Valjoux 72 movement inside and also with a Nonius scale...

Congrats on a great purchase!

Dan Pierce · 13 August 2011, 10:33 AM

That's a stunner.

Love vintage chronos and divers.

dP

LouS · 15 August 2011, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vukotab

I think that Nonius is the scale attached on chronograph second hand.

That's a Vernier scale, as far as I know...

SWIMPRUF · 16 August 2011, 01:35 AM

Nice retro styling.

11 August 2011, 11:57 PM	#1
bagel "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 605	Vintage Longines Chrono .... Incidently met this "weird" looking watch but find it quite interesting though. It is a vintage longines chrono from 1968 with the model no. 8225/1. Sometimes, people called it Nonius. It has a real big case of 42mm without crown and come with 22mm wide strap. The case should never been polished but has some natural wear according to its age. The watch is powered by Longines' 538 movement. Though I am not able to find details of this movement, some buddies said it is the basic model of the Longines' movement 30CH. Longines' chrono stopped using this movement and started to use valjoux in their chrono in 70's. [pic borrowed] Unlike other chrono that commonly come with either 2 or 3 sub-dials, the dial of Longines' chrono is "weird" in a way because it only come with a single sub-dial which makes the layout of dial very imbalance. The most interesting part I find about this watch is the yellow second counting hand which has the vernier gauge which enable counting 1/10 of a second. Here are some wrist shots. Thanks for looking.

12 August 2011, 12:56 AM	#3
drockadam "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Pepsi. Posts: 5,749	Great looking watch! Beautiful movement! __________________ - Adam Instagram: @GMTSUBTIME

12 August 2011, 01:03 AM	#4
conrail "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 3,177	Neat - love the retro 70s look. Certainly has much more style and feel to it than modern Longines. Was once a great brand! __________________ "Oh, you give a f****' aspirin a headache, pal!"

13 August 2011, 10:33 AM	#7
Dan Pierce 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,215	That's a stunner. Love vintage chronos and divers. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

16 August 2011, 01:35 AM	#9
SWIMPRUF "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: * Posts: 2,323	Nice retro styling. __________________ Member# 52,675 Est. 3/2011

12 August 2011, 12:05 AM	#2
jamesh "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 219	Wow, interesting - not something you see that often. Definitely got a bit of 70's retro style about it. It looks much better in the pic on your wrist than off.

12 August 2011, 08:18 AM	#5
LouS "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Watch: GMT II 16710 Black Posts: 142	Excellent. And well photographed. What does the name "Nonius" refer to?

13 August 2011, 08:15 AM	#6
vukotab "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: Vukota Brajovi Location: Belgrade,Serbia Watch: ing movies! Posts: 3,812	I think that Nonius is the scale attached on chronograph second hand. That watch is really beautiful, very unusual. I had an opportunity to buy very similar model some years ago, unfortunately I didn`t...but it was a model with Valjoux 72 movement inside and also with a Nonius scale... Congrats on a great purchase!

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