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Basel 2018 - New Longines Military Watch
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oddboy
·Damn it. Do I need a new one and an old one of these now? I'm leaning towards yes on that question.
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dougiedude
··Carpe horologium!Silvie,
I bet your head was spinning!
Thanks for posting... Nautilus for me! 👍
I bet your head was spinning!
Thanks for posting... Nautilus for me! 👍
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jaspert
·Nautilus skin diver reissue looks great.
But those long lugs on 42mm watch could be an issue on my small wrist.
But those long lugs on 42mm watch could be an issue on my small wrist.
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Pun
·I like the original watch more elegant as the size seems better than the reedition watch. It looks more proportional to the wrist watch concept than the modern watch sizes nowadays.
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gostang9
·They'll think we were stark raving mad.
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Syrte
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rahilb
·I really like this watch: for me the dial spotting is novel in that there is presumably a process to make it, almost like textured metal dials. I don't think of it as trying to be fake patina but instead think a new way of finishing dials that is aesthetic for the same reasons as the old models that have similar spotting. I can't find anything on the Longines site though, if anyone figured out how to order one please let me know!
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Riviera Paradise
·I really like this watch: for me the dial spotting is novel in that there is presumably a process to make it, almost like textured metal dials. I don't think of it as trying to be fake patina but instead think a new way of finishing dials that is aesthetic for the same reasons as the old models that have similar spotting. I can't find anything on the Longines site though, if anyone figured out how to order one please let me know!
Agreed, for me the Longines dial treatment is creative and just as valid as "fauxtina" on hour markers and the brownish tones used on some vintage reissues to emulate tropical dials. The Railmaster 60th LE was a gorgeous reissue and I am sure that it looks nicer with the warm "fauxtina" tones than the original dial released in 57.
If vintage watch patina looked horrible (sickly yellow / green for example), the vintage watch market would not have taken off. All Longines and others are doing is emulating the aesthetic beauty of aged watches😀
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Modest_Proposal
·Agreed, for me the Longines dial treatment is creative and just as valid as "fauxtina" on hour markers and the brownish tones used on some vintage reissues to emulate tropical dials. The Railmaster 60th LE was a gorgeous reissue and I am sure that it looks nicer with the warm "fauxtina" tones than the original dial released in 57.
If vintage watch patina looked horrible (sickly yellow / green for example), the vintage watch market would not have taken off. All Longines and others are doing is emulating the aesthetic beauty of aged watches😀
The difference is that spotting is seen as an effect of poor storage.
To most collectors, spotting is often considered "damage" while lume patina is considered an inevitable part of the life cycle of a vintage watch.
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Pun
·The difference is that spotting is seen as an effect of poor storage.
To most collectors, spotting is often considered "damage" while lume patina is considered an inevitable part of the life cycle of a vintage watch.
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Modest_Proposal
·The spotting on dial is perhaps due to decay in the period paint rather “damage” as almost all images on the internet have similar dial spots.
"Damage" is subjective to collectors. Aged lume is almost never considered damage. Yet spotting is. Regardless of why.
It's just the current perception these days.
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Pun
·"Damage" is subjective to collectors. Aged lume is almost never considered damage. Yet spotting is. Regardless of why.
It's just the current perception these days.
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michael22
·It looks great. I'm shocked by the spotty dial, But I think one just has to accept a watch as it is. If it looks good, wear it.
I'm more on the fence about a crown that style & diameter on an auto, & not putting "automatic" on the dial.
I'm more on the fence about a crown that style & diameter on an auto, & not putting "automatic" on the dial.
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Riviera Paradise
·I am completely ignorant in the vintage watch area...was not aware of spotting being considered damage or poor conversation for a 1940s watch. It looks very pretty on this reissue😀
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Pun
·It looks great. I'm shocked by the spotty dial, But I think one just has to accept a watch as it is. If it looks good, wear it.
I'm more on the fence about a crown that style & diameter on an auto, & not putting "automatic" on the dial.
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michael22
·The beauty of the watch is the minimalist dial without date and only Longines written on it as in the original watch. I would have preferred a manual winding and drilled lugs to make it perfect. But perfection is quite elusive indeed.
So I suppose I am saying they should have put a MW in it. Or just accepted that an auto is different to a MW.
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rahilb
·So this has finally been properly announced: who’s on the waiting list?
Not sure if it’s a limited model or not so put my name down with the Oxford Street boutique. Hopefully I get one!
Not sure if it’s a limited model or not so put my name down with the Oxford Street boutique. Hopefully I get one!
