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Can anyone help me identify this Longines quartz watch?

Pinion92
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Hello all,

Just wanted to see if anyone can help me identify this watch. I was looking up the ref. number that I was given and it seems from what i can find online that it is from 1908 which seemed to be a bit early for me although I could be wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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JimInOz
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More like 1978, but with one photo taken from the moon it's hard to tell anything.

Read here for advice. It applies to Longines as well as any other vintage watch.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-omega-posting-guide.383/ dsio
Thread 'Vintage Omega Posting Guide' ·
When you have a vintage Omega that you would like to get some information about, whether you've found something you like on eBay or for sale locally, have had it for 50 years, or recently...
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Pinion92
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JimInOz JimInOz
More like 1978, but with one photo taken from the moon it's hard to tell anything.

Read here for advice. It applies to Longines as well as any other vintage watch.

Sorry its the only picture I have of it at the moment I have asked for more pictures but I am waiting for them to come through. I have tried to upscale the picture so hopefully this might show it a little bit better.

The information that has been given to me is that it is gold plated ref.2180616, cal. 950, case width 33mm

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asrnj77
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What exactly are you trying to find out? It’s a Longines quartz from the 70s. They have similar ones on eBay that seem to go for $200 on the high end. If you like the look or it has sentimental value then you should enjoy it but if you just looking to get into collecting vintage watches, it wouldn’t be the one for me.

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lejaune
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Quartz watches first came to market in the 2nd half of 1970s, so 1908 is impossible. Even transistor was not invented yet. The watch looks a bit beaten up, and I wouldn't pay more than $100 for it.
 
Canuck
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The very first quartz watch I ever saw was shown to me in 1969. It was a fugly Gruen LCD. Very thick awkward looking, and it had a price of $1,295.00 on it. Battery watches (non quartz, electro-mechanical) first appeared in the mid 1940s, but were primarily just prototypes (such as the LIP battery watch, which (AFAIK), never reached the market. The subject Longines might be from the mid 1970s, or thereabouts. Not very collectible, I might add.
 
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