Longine's

[judypal]

I just had this longines cleaned. After two attempts to have the watch repair company fix this I am still unable to pull the stem out without using an aid.

I haven't used a wind up watch in years. How often should I wind and how many times should I wind it?

It was returned without the original rods, the repair company was very spacey, I have many watches to clean but I will not use them again.

Nonetheless I am completely charmed by this dainty watch, I regret I am unable to open the back as the crystal comes off instead.

It looks like gold but it is probably plated, there are no markings.

If you would like to suggest a watchband, I am interested.

Judy

[Ray MacDonald]

Wind-ups should be wound once a day, preferably in the morning when you put the watch on.
Wind the watch until you feel resistance to winding, then stop.
You'll need the proper springbars and I'd suggest a nice leather band. The watch looks like it's from the 1940s to me.

[Shangas]

A watch should be wound at roughly the same time each day (preferrably when you first get up in the morning). Just keep turning the crown until you feel the crown stop. Don't worry about 'overwinding' the watch. If the watch is working fine, winding it up until the crown stops moving should not damage it at all.

[ulackfocus]

The "rods" are what Ray mentioned - springbars. They go through the end of the strap and attach inside the lugs. Springbars are very often replaced and if you don't have the original ones that doesn't affect the value or connection at all. That's a nice watch BTW. Longines made excellent manual wind movements in that era. There may be markings on the edge of the case that tell what the metal is, or maybe inside the caseback.

[jedanzoom]

Nice ladys wrist watch you have here.Agree with Ray,leather band def.

[tomshep]

If the stem does not set properly, then the company who did the work have not done it right. This needs to be fixed properly and before you break the crown off!

[mrsnak]

I've had tough crown pulls on a couple vintages. If the watch has been overhauled, I'm more likely to live with it as it will get easier as you use it.
Still might be good to have this checked out.
Despite the un-color corrected pix (very yellow), a nice brown strap should look lovely on this.
Longines was at the top of their game during this time.