Community Stories

Longines Mecanique

Danger83
Posts
18
Likes
18
Hi, I would like to ask for help in estimating the value of this watch.

Longines Mecanique 18 k gold late 80.
Manual wind cal 396.2. Blu Soleil Dial, size 31x35 mm.

Thank you

20251230_112420.webp 20251230_112111.webp 20251230_112057.webp 20251230_112129.webp 20251230_112447.webp 20251230_112019.webp
 
gatorcpa
Posts
13,164
Likes
18,076
IMO, it's gold value plus $100 or so for the movement. I don't think these are considered collectible watches at the moment.

But it could change.
gatorcpa
 
Dan S
Posts
23,608
Likes
52,472
Judging by the ubiquitous threads popping up on OF, apparently there are a lot of unfashionable watches being scrapped at the moment.

This one is 14k and probably deserves to be melted down, TBH. What's the point of a gold Bulova? Maybe we should start a thread for the watches we are scrapping.
bulova_dial.webp
 
Danger83
Posts
18
Likes
18
I don't know...but I wan't scrapping this longines...I think the ellipse design of case and the design of watch is good.
 
ErichKeane
Posts
1,423
Likes
1,471
Dan S Dan S
Judging by the ubiquitous threads popping up on OF, apparently there are a lot of unfashionable watches being scrapped at the moment.

This one is 14k and probably deserves to be melted down, TBH. What's the point of a gold Bulova? Maybe we should start a thread for the watches we are scrapping.
bulova_dial.webp
Honestly, Bulova made some BEAUTIFUL movements. I realize their name is kinda mud these days, but I've been thrilled to work on the Bulovas that I've touched.
 
Dan S
Posts
23,608
Likes
52,472
ErichKeane ErichKeane
Honestly, Bulova made some BEAUTIFUL movements. I realize their name is kinda mud these days, but I've been thrilled to work on the Bulovas that I've touched.
This one has a one-piece case and I've never looked at the movement, TBH. 30 jewels does sound like a lot. 😁
 
ErichKeane
Posts
1,423
Likes
1,471
Dan S Dan S
This one has a one-piece case and I've never looked at the movement, TBH. 30 jewels does sound like a lot. 😁
See if you can track it down at https://mybulova.com/ ! There are quite a few 30 jewel movements IIRC (10BZAC is one of them!). I worked on 2 Bulovas so far, 1 was effectively "seiko" quality, one was a 10AC familythat was about ETA quality/manufacturing/etc. WHICH this is, I don't know, but honestly, Bulova is a bit slept on! They have pretty solid movements in nicely made watches/cases. PLUS, mybulova.com is really well put together, a fantastic group of folks keep it updated with basically every model ever discovered.
 
Syrte
Posts
7,642
Likes
21,924
Danger83 Danger83
I don't know...but I wan't scrapping this longines...I think the ellipse design of case and the design of watch is good.
Totally agree !!
When I saw your post that was my same reaction, it’s a pretty cool example of an iconic design, the dial and case look really great and I bet the movement is good quality.
Also, gold looks like a great investment to hold on to for a while, unfortunately there’s no end in sight to world instability, so you might as well wear it!
 
Sign up or log in to reply...

Similar threads

lucentcrow

Longines mkv11a

lucentcrow Longines Watches
lucentcrow
lucentcrow
Posts
6
Views
235
Titanium2000

Longines Master.

Titanium2000 Longines Watches
Titanium2000
Titanium2000
Posts
5
Views
1K
NewToWatchMaking

Need help finding a Longines case

NewToWatchMaking Longines Watches
NewToWatchMaking
NewToWatchMaking
Posts
4
Views
126
S

Longines 5982-5 with 13zn?

skowron Longines Watches
S
skowron
Posts
2
Views
285
budgewink

Need help with Longines handset

budgewink Longines Watches
Larry S
Larry S
Posts
2
Views
328
iamvr

Advice on replacement crystal for Longines Conquest 9000

iamvr Longines Watches
iamvr
iamvr
Posts
2
Views
302