LIP Watch: Churchill T13 Silver Baguette 671227

Lip: the Churchill T13 Baguette 671227, a feminine baguette-style watch inspired by the 1950s

The Lip Churchill T13 Baguette Silver 671227 captures the elegance of small, feminine rectangular watches from the mid-20th century in a particularly delicate format. Its 13 × 29 mm 316L stainless steel case is paired with a matte white dial and a silver Milanese bracelet. Manufactured in Besançon, France, the Lip Churchill T13 Baguette prioritizes highly contained proportions and a deliberately retro aesthetic.

The Lip Churchill T13 Baguette features a rectangular 316L stainless steel case with polished and brushed finishes. At just 13 mm wide by 29 mm long, with a 10 mm lug width and a weight of 26 grams, the Churchill T13 Baguette is one of the most visually slender watches in the collection.

The matte white dial of the silver Lip Churchill T13 Baguette is inspired, according to the official presentation, by the design of the Place Vendôme. It combines baton indices and black Arabic numerals with two silver hands for hours and minutes. The absence of a second hand enhances the dial's sobriety and allows the Churchill T13 Baguette to maintain a particularly refined composition.

The Lip Churchill T13 Baguette is protected by a flat mineral crystal. Its stainless steel case back is snap-on and its crown is a push-type. It must therefore be kept away from water and should not be worn in the shower, while swimming, or in any situation involving immersion.

The Lip Churchill T13 Baguette is powered by the Ronda 1032 quartz caliber. This particularly compact rectangular movement features 7 jewels in the versions currently documented by Ronda and solely handles the display of hours and minutes.

Finally, the Lip Churchill T13 Baguette is fitted with a 10 mm silver Milanese mesh steel bracelet. It is easily adjustable and closes with a Milanese clasp. With this entirely silver finish, the Churchill T13 Baguette maintains a sober presentation that reinforces its character as a small watch-jewel.

Technical specifications

• Brand: Lip

• Collection: Churchill

• Model: Churchill T13 Baguette

• Reference: 671227
  

• Movement: Quartz

• Caliber: Ronda 1032
  

• Jewels: 7

• Accuracy: ±20 seconds per month.

• Functions: Hours and minutes

• Battery: 337

• Case: Rectangular 316L stainless steel, polished and brushed finishes.

• Dimensions: 13 × 29 mm
  

• Lug width: 10 mm

• Weight: 26 g.

• Crystal: Flat mineral

• Case back: Stainless steel, snap-on.

• Dial: Matte white, design inspired by the Place Vendôme
  

• Hands: Silver

• Indices: Baton indices and black Arabic numerals.
  

• Bracelet: Silver Milanese mesh steel

• Bracelet width: 10 mm
  

• Origin: Made in France in Besançon

• Lip warranty: 2 years

Why choose this watch?

The Lip Churchill T13 Baguette Silver 671227 is aimed especially at those looking for a very small and elegant watch, conceived more as a horological accessory than a sports watch. Its 13 × 29 mm case, retro-designed white dial, and steel Milanese bracelet are its three main assets. At only 26 grams, the Churchill T13 Baguette is particularly well-suited for slender wrists.

The Lip Churchill T13 Baguette also benefits from the simplicity of the Ronda 1032 quartz caliber and an adjustable Milanese bracelet. Its lack of water resistance, however, requires more precautions than with a standard everyday watch. Manufactured in Besançon, the Churchill T13 Baguette is above all an interesting choice for those who appreciate baguette watches, vintage proportions, and the history of French watch design.

About the Lip brand

The history of the Lip Churchill collection is closely linked to the T18 caliber. Produced from the mid-1930s until the end of the 1950s, this rectangular movement was notable for its precision and small-second display. In 1948, the French government chose an 18-karat gold Lip T18 watch as a gift for Winston Churchill, in recognition of the services rendered by Great Britain to France during the Second World War. The Churchill T13 Baguette is now part of this family of historic rectangular watches.

The T13, however, has its own history at Lip. The company explains that its name originally designated a small 13 mm tonneau movement developed in 1958 for high-end women's watches and manufactured on an assembly line specifically adapted to its dimensions. With the Churchill T13 Baguette 671227, Lip is now reinterpreting this particularly compact format with a Ronda 1032 quartz caliber, a 316L steel case, and a Milanese bracelet, while maintaining production in Besançon.