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  1. RoryMaca Jan 15, 2022

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    Hi, i have this family heirloom and looking where i'm able to find some more information about it CC6BCD8D-07F9-4F83-A668-F15138FFACEB.jpeg IMG_1837.JPG IMG_1839.JPG IMG_1840.JPG
     
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  2. cineaste Jan 15, 2022

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    You should contact Longines directly and they will provide a free extract.
     
  3. Dan S Jan 15, 2022

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    Lovely heirloom piece. Probably from 1958. As noted, if you set up an account on the Longines website, you can submit a form requesting complimentary historical information about your watch. These bracelets with spring-loaded endlinks can damage soft gold lugs.
     
  4. michael e Still learning. Jan 15, 2022

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    Very, very rare watch!
    I have only seen one other.
    This was mine.
     
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  5. ahsposo Most fun screen name at ΩF Jan 15, 2022

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  6. RoryMaca Jan 15, 2022

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    Thank you all for the information
     
  7. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Jan 15, 2022

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    Definitely an uncommon reference (9101) and in great condition, too. With vintage watches, condition and originality are everything so make sure that nothing gets altered (e.g. case polished, dial or hands re-lumed, crown replaced) if taken to a watchmaker. Though not at the very top of Longines' lineup in the mid-late 1950s (that would be the Conquest), this Goldengines with an 18K screw-back case would have been an expensive watch when new. Congratulations on a special heirloom and thanks for sharing the photos.
     
  8. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Jan 16, 2022

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    Very nice. You can also search the forum and the web for the Longines « golden arrow » which if I’m not mistaken is the same model with a different name, there are cool adverts which can also be found on the web at least for the steel version called « silver arrow » and « silvergines ».
     
  9. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Jan 16, 2022

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    As mentioned by others, the bracelet pictured (which has practically no value in $$$) uses tension springs that can damage the watch lugs. You can already see damage to them in the photo of the backside. Unless you intend on wearing it exactly as is, I recommend carefully removing them and putting on a leather strap.