Vintage Longines Conquest 1568-1 Automatic Date Watch 1975 Serviced UK Warranty

SPECIFICATION

Reference: 1568-1 / 633
Movement: Longines calibre L633.1 automatic, 25 jewels
Age: 1975
Case Size: 35mm
Case Thickness: 11mm
Lug to Lug: 40mm
Lugs: 18mm
Condition: Used vintage Longines watch
Box & Papers: No
Case Material: Stainless steel
Warranty: 12-Months Warranty UK only

POINTS TO MENTION

• In great preowned condition, with light signs of wear
• Case and case back have some light scratches and marks
  
• Brushed dial
  
• Fully serviced automatic movement
  
• Signed Longines crown
  
• Paired with an unworn black leather strap
  

THE WATCH

Conquest is one of those Longines names that has never really gone away. It began in the 1950s as Longines gave a proper collection name to a watch intended to combine everyday usefulness with the quality expected from the brand, and that idea survived as the design changed through the following decades.

This example shows the quieter side of that evolution. A light silver-cream dial, slim baton markers and a date window do most of the work, with very little decoration needed. It is all proportion and restraint, which is exactly why the design still makes sense.

A BIT OF TRIVIA

Conquest was the first Longines collection name to be protected with the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Office, in 1954. That makes the word on this dial more than just a model name: it marks the point when Longines began building named watch families in a way that feels completely normal today.

OUR THOUGHTS

We like vintage Conquests because they can be remarkably unfussy watches. This one is exactly that: the light dial, slim furniture and modest case let the Longines name carry weight without asking for attention. It feels considered rather than decorated, and that quiet confidence is a large part of the appeal.