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argonbeam
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Having loved watches for some time, I have always been attracted to Nomos watches. I liked the idea of a non-ETA mechanical movement, clean lines, non-ginormous cases, etc. Then I realized I could get all of that in vintage Longines. Nothing against Nomos - I like their concept and watches, but I now own ~15 (approximate because it changes weekly) Longines of all shapes an sizes, many in 14K and 18K gold, mostly hand-wind with a 340 auto thrown in for good measure. All for the price of a any one of the Nomos models I was considering. I will blithely disregard what I have paid my watchmaker to make all these beauties actual beauties (at least the movements) in this calculation. One thing I don't have is a 99x auto, the last true Longines in-house auto. Have seen this one pop up recently and it reminded me of some of the Nomos models (circuitously making my way back to opening sentence) although I now realize the Nomos are all sub-seconds! I know the 99x series doesn't have the same collectible status as the 340 (although I still like the 350 sub-seconds more!), but I feel I need one in my Longines collection. Haven't paid this much for any of my watches unless they were solid gold though. Any thoughts?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-L...675965?hash=item1c68d1fabd:g:XvEAAOSwYmZXMNv~
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Not sure about the price (although seller may consider offers). but this 35mm 12.68z piece looks like a nice Nomos / calatrava style original to me. Roman numerals make it perhaps more interesting.
 
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argonbeam
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Thanks for link. I do like that one, but have a 12.68z (nice movement) in my collection. They made a 12.68zs (center seconds) that I find interesting, but haven't seen one lately. In the words of my watchmaker, if I do find one of these... "you like Longines, no?".
 
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argonbeam argonbeam
Having loved watches for some time, I have always been attracted to Nomos watches. I liked the idea of a non-ETA mechanical movement, clean lines, non-ginormous cases, etc. Then I realized I could get all of that in vintage Longines. Nothing against Nomos - I like their concept and watches, but I now own ~15 (approximate because it changes weekly) Longines of all shapes an sizes, many in 14K and 18K gold, mostly hand-wind with a 340 auto thrown in for good measure. All for the price of a any one of the Nomos models I was considering. I will blithely disregard what I have paid my watchmaker to make all these beauties actual beauties (at least the movements) in this calculation. One thing I don't have is a 99x auto, the last true Longines in-house auto. Have seen this one pop up recently and it reminded me of some of the Nomos models (circuitously making my way back to opening sentence) although I now realize the Nomos are all sub-seconds! I know the 99x series doesn't have the same collectible status as the 340 (although I still like the 350 sub-seconds more!), but I feel I need one in my Longines collection. Haven't paid this much for any of my watches unless they were solid gold though. Any thoughts?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-L...675965?hash=item1c68d1fabd:g:XvEAAOSwYmZXMNv~
H Argonbeam, if you're asking a question for people to opine, perhaps you might want to creat a separate thread? This thread is not for queries, it's for people recommending watches to other people.
Best regards,
S
 
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Syrte
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Gold filled but really nice lugs and dial design.
Not super cheap but not too bad either - perhaps seller would negotiate?
***Careful to inquire about size*** I can't find a mention of it. If 32mm definitely should negotiate price down.

Not sure about the crown but not sure it really matters.

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/201603297107?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
 
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Mr.Cairo
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I was gonna post another recommendation here, but then I said to myself, "self, hang on, you should snag this yourself!", and so I did. Sorry. Pictures when it arrives of course. Dem lugs!

35mm, allegedly first owner and untouched. We'll see!

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argonbeam
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H Argonbeam, if you're asking a question for people to opine, perhaps you might want to creat a separate thread? This thread is not for queries, it's for people recommending watches to other people.
Best regards,
S

My bad, sorry.
 
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Listing was already taken down. Did someone here buy it?

Maybe Michael will tell us...🍿

Hi.
I took the watch off of auction due to making a mistake with the size. It is 35mm not 36mm, to avoid confusion I will correct the listing and will start the auction again.
Thanks Michael
 
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Item cancelled, with me as the high bidder 😵‍💫

Anyone here got it thru making an off ebay bin offer?
I am always wary of private auctions where you can't tell who is bidding (or running up the bid). I'll keep an eye out for other 292 or 294's.
 
argonbeam
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http://www.ebay.ie/itm/1949s-LONGIN...611719?hash=item465038d1c7:g:PcQAAOSwGYVW-E0R

I'll stick my neck out argonbeam, outside my budget, but open to offers.
Way outside my budget too, but thanks for pointing it out 👍. I don't know enough about the chronos to feel comfortable bidding on any. I have seen or run across most of the American-cased manuals from the 50's and 60's to spot a bargain, but figure I'll be bidding against the true experts for the really collectible watches and would probably wind up on the losing end 🤦.
 
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