1920 Longines Silver Pocket Watch For the Carnegie Foundation

Why This Watch Matters Wearing a pocket watch today can be one of life’s unexpected joys. This beautiful, 100-year-old  silver pocket watch, which Longines records say was invoiced to the Carnegie Foundation of Bern, will put a strut in any antiquarian’s step. The Full Story There’s much to love about this pocket watch that comes with an extract from the Longines Archives. With a silver case, enamel dial, and moderate but substantial size, it’s the kind accoutrement that might just have you adding vests to your wardrobe. According to Longines, this special watch was invoiced to the Carnegie Foundation in Bern, Switzerland, in 1920. This means it combines some really interesting early 20th century provenance with the fact that it was created by one of the most dynamic makers of quality timepieces at the time.  A search for Andreas Carnegie and the year MDCCCCXI reveals identical medals that, like the silver watch case pictured, also bear the imprint of one Hans Frei. These medals all sh