just reduced. Longines Flagship Chronometer (401) pink gold, exceptionally rare.

It's with sadness that I let this one go..

Purchased from a very well respected forum member and good friend several years ago.

re: pictures. I'm having difficulty with my DSLR, so color balance is off on a bunch of the pics which look too "yellow". The natural light pics are much more indicative of the colors (case, dial, etc.) on this watch.

Dial: A stunning and homogenous "parchment" patina. Pink gold markers in good shape. Hour and minute hands excellent. Seconds hand looks as if it were plated and looks like a combo of gold and ss. I can only see this under loupe.

Dial flaw: Cardinal marker at 3:00 appears to have been glued to dial. Difficult if not impossible to visualize with naked eye, easy to see under magnification. It really jumps out in the pics--as do most flaws.. the marker is well positioned in the vertical plane, and perhaps a hairs breadth closer to the case (in the horizontal plane) than it's partner at 9:00.

Movement: Simply lovely 30L. Don't know when it was last serviced so please have this done if you plan on wearing it regularly.

Case: 18K Pink gold. 34 mm but wears larger due to thin bezel and long lugs. Looks like it's seen a sympathetic polish. Chamfers and lug edges and tips are well preserved.

Case back: Too cool.

Crown: original

Buckle: Added at a later date. I think it's date appropriate for this mid 50's piece. It's also pink gold, and may be solid gold, but I am not sure of this.

Strap: Custom made black sueded alligator.

Please don't hesitate to ask for more pics.

just reduced to $3000

I take pp (friends or you pay fee) and bank transfer.

Fedex/Parcelpro shipping to lower 48 is on me. Overseas/International will split with buyer.

Thanks for the space, OF.



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Anyone at $3250?

This is an über rare example. The Flagship Chronometres were low production to begin with, but in gold? And pink gold, no less? I have been following these models for many years, and do not recall ever have seen another.

Oh, and I can attest to the dial being more attractive in person!

Great seller, as well.

GLWTS!

Now $3000

Folks, this one is seriously beautiful and the dial flaw is unnoticeable to the naked eye..the pics really exaggerate it.

And now sold!

Thank you V and OF!

I hope that no one is going to hold their breath waiting for another to appear! 😁

Really gonna miss this one..such a rare beauty..