My local jeweler/watchmaker sent out a postcard about his upcoming pre-owned sales event. I've been wanting to sell/trade my Longines Avigation I'd bought new from him when I moved to NC 3 years ago. I love the watch but it just wasn't getting worn; maybe a half dozen times in the last year or two. The watch was really clean. It was a monopusher chrono, which was also really appealing.


So, I walked in with the complete set and discussed my options. Then the manager, Kevin, said Well, we could offer a trade on one of our pre-owned watches.

Boom! Off to the races. There were four in contention: A PO which I thought was too bulky and, in vivid blue, a bit bling. The Tudor BB was nice, but for some reason it left me cold. We tried a Speedy Racing, thanks, but I'm taking off my Moon watch to try these on. Then Aha, That 300m is the one!

For little out of pocket I traded for this:


It is a deep navy with those sharp red accents. It has the wave dial which I always thought was a bit of a novelty, but being so dark the waves really aren't noticeable. My soon-to-be wife loved it, and she thought the hands were particularly cool (before my first marriage I bought a nice Beretta 12 ga. side-by-side shotgun because, well, just because. Maybe this is my wedding gift to myself?)

Today was supposed to be a selling day, not a buying day! Move a watch or two along not buy new ones! Hence, the lack of self control. For some reason I lose my bearings when a pretty face comes along. I suppose there are worse traits, right?

 

Always been a fan of those. They are heavy but once used to it they are super cool.

 

It could be worse, if you really had no self control you would have walked out of there with five watches...the 4 you tried on, and the one you came in with.

 

Congrats on the beautiful watch! Looks awesome. I like it a lot more than the one you traded. The red hands are cool