Longines fm 1915 - is it original and worth the money?

gatorcpa

Agree with the above.

I would also ask for pictures of the inside of the case to see the 18K hallmarks.

This dial originally had radium figures and hands. The hands were discarded and radium removed from the dial.

My guess is that this is a re-cased pocket watch. Very common in 1920’s and 1930’s. That will make it almost impossible to determine if all original or not.

I think for $2,100, you can do better, gold or not.
gatorcpa

TheBosston

I have found a similar watch in the book "Longines Watches" by John Goldberger, 2006, where the numerals haven't been filled with radium just like your example. It features a calibre 15.94 and dates back to 1917. (see picture below, full credit to John Goldberger, page 22/23)
I agree with @DirtyDozen12 about the hour and minute hands, I think originally there must have been "breguet antique" hands or maybe "cathedral" hands.

DirtyDozen12

@TheBosston The example above is simply missing its radium, from both hands and dial.