Longines Calatrava manual wind, thoughts please?

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tiger97

·Oct 28, 2019

Hi everyone,

I'm looking at this watch on ebay at the moment, and I was wondering if I could have some feedback on it.

Asking price is $450
Thoughts?

Many thanks,
Scott.

 

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JimInOz

·Oct 28, 2019·Melbourne Australia

Calatrava?
Longines Calatrava?

 

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89-0

·Oct 28, 2019

What size is the case? Looks smallish.

 

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STANDY

·Oct 28, 2019·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

With a movement service it’s a $750+ watch.
Condition is key
If you like it buy it.

 

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Darlinboy

·Oct 28, 2019·Pratts! Will I B******S!!!

"Calatrava" as a descriptor for any watch other than specific Patek Philippe references is marketing fluff at best. Nothing wrong with the watch you've posted - case and dial condition are far from a top example, and others may comment on the dial itself as original - not my area of expertise. What I can tell you is that is most certainly not a "military dial" as described by the seller. It's a 30mm case, so very small by current standards. Given all of the above - Price is high IMO for an example in this condition, and especially factoring in the probable need for a service and the $30 shipping cost (from Argentina).

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 28, 2019

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With a movement service it’s a $750+ watch.

For a very small snap-back Longines with an iffy-looking dial?

 

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·Oct 28, 2019·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

Here is a $500 watch bought a few years ago

( Glycine Calatrava 😉 )

 

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DON

·Oct 28, 2019

Honestly. You would have to water board me to part with $100 for that.

Average case with lug repair (5th image, top left lug), poor dial in a 30 mm sized case.

Can't even give those away anymore due to size

Major pass

DON

 

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Spruce

·Oct 28, 2019·Sunburst dial fan

For that money you can buy just about any non-gold Longines on offer on eBay or elsewhere. Conquests, Admirals et al. And hand winds for significantly less.

As for gold, this 284 movement, 9ct was £300, with a warranty, on Portobello Road eight months ago, and I’m sure many OF members have done better for less.

So, see what else Longines has to offer.

 

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tiger97

·Oct 28, 2019

Thank you for all of the replies, I really do appreciate it.
Apologies if my questions are stupid, but I am learning here 😀

 

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Verdi

·Oct 28, 2019

Tiger

Just pass on it. Find a better one. Plenty of watches out there

 

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bubba48

·Oct 28, 2019

Strange...that logo has been used in the 20s, while the watch can be dated to the late 30s

 

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tiger97

·Oct 29, 2019

Verdi

Tiger

Just pass on it. Find a better one. Plenty of watches out there

Thanks Verdi, I'll take your advice, and everyone else, and keep looking. 😀