The Longines that got away.

tudor66
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I have a lengthy list of "should have purchased" watches in my brain, but this Longines really stands out. I had the money, the interest for the brand, which had been worn by family for much of the last century- yet I failed to pull the trigger this day...Enjoy

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JohnSteed
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That’s a nice looking one…. and in this day and age …. Do you know your ‘why’ you didn’t pull your trigger ?
 
tudor66
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It was priced nearly 50% higher than similar ones I had tracked previously. It eventually sold, so someone picked up a really nice example,

One thing i've learned, there is always another watch to find, so I keep looking....
 
divetime
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I have never seen this model before - not in a catalogue or advertising or somewhere else. I may be wrong but it looks somehow strange to me - is there somebody here (may be @DirtyDozen12) who could put some ligth on it? Which reference this is or should be for example?
 
DirtyDozen12
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I have not studied this reference but I have seen other examples. Quite odd watches given that the dials do not have the winged-hourglass emblem.
 
Ron_W
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Cool watch, and there is another version of it but without date, and slightly different hands. But 5 K on the bay ???
 
Syrte
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I don’t know the first thing about it but the combination of old logo with 1960s/1970s style remînds me of that mysterious and controversial chronograph Longines used as its model for a recent heritage reedition.
May we ask out of which country the watch was being sold?

On a separate note, I cannot begin to count the Longines that got away as far as I’m concerned, as it would give me a headache. Many of them ended up in the hands of famous dealers, or other collectors.
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watch.galerie
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Hey! Apologies for revitalizing this old thread but I have an opportunity to purchase this reference and was wondering if you could give me some insight as to what it was priced at / what you would expect to pay for it! Thanks for the help in advance
 
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Hey! Apologies for revitalizing this old thread but I have an opportunity to purchase this reference and was wondering if you could give me some insight as to what it was priced at / what you would expect to pay for it! Thanks for the help in advance
How much is the asking price? I have one for sale and couldn't come up with a price..
 
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