Well, two things can be said about Spain and gold Longineses: one, that there used to be a time (not so long ago) when it was normal practice (not frowned upon by the brands) to encase movements in gold cases, usually in cases with integrated gold bracelets. Some of those movements came in steel cases (and maybe that is why nos cases pop up here and there in old jewleries now being closed). Anyway, people back then cared about having a good movement, a nice dial (sometimes, not even that), and a massive gold case and bracelet, to suit their tastes. They could not be bothered about whether the case was original Omega, Longines or whatever. Of course, Conquests and Flagships, with their medallions, were upscale, but in the case of more run-of-the-mill generic Longines or Omegas, I can even understand it.
The other thing that can be said about gold Longineses and Spain is that right now there is no love for them here. And they are quite cheap against international prices.
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