The Longines that got away.

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tudor66

·Apr 26, 2022

I have a lengthy list of "should have purchased" watches in my brain, but this Longines really stands out. I had the money, the interest for the brand, which had been worn by family for much of the last century- yet I failed to pull the trigger this day...Enjoy

 

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JohnSteed

·Apr 26, 2022

That’s a nice looking one…. and in this day and age …. Do you know your ‘why’ you didn’t pull your trigger ?

 

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tudor66

·Apr 27, 2022

It was priced nearly 50% higher than similar ones I had tracked previously. It eventually sold, so someone picked up a really nice example,

One thing i've learned, there is always another watch to find, so I keep looking....

 

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Dan S

·Apr 27, 2022

Great watch.

 

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divetime

·Apr 28, 2022

I have never seen this model before - not in a catalogue or advertising or somewhere else. I may be wrong but it looks somehow strange to me - is there somebody here (may be @DirtyDozen12) who could put some ligth on it? Which reference this is or should be for example?

 

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Zapatta

·Apr 28, 2022

It's ref. 7982 @divetime

 

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divetime

·Apr 28, 2022

Zapatta

It's ref. 7982 @divetime

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Apr 28, 2022

I have not studied this reference but I have seen other examples. Quite odd watches given that the dials do not have the winged-hourglass emblem.

 

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Ron_W

·Apr 28, 2022

Cool watch, and there is another version of it but without date, and slightly different hands. But 5 K on the bay ???

 

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Syrte

·Apr 28, 2022

I don’t know the first thing about it but the combination of old logo with 1960s/1970s style remînds me of that mysterious and controversial chronograph Longines used as its model for a recent heritage reedition.
May we ask out of which country the watch was being sold?

On a separate note, I cannot begin to count the Longines that got away as far as I’m concerned, as it would give me a headache. Many of them ended up in the hands of famous dealers, or other collectors.

Edited: Apr 28, 2022

 

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watch.galerie

·May 6, 2025

Hey! Apologies for revitalizing this old thread but I have an opportunity to purchase this reference and was wondering if you could give me some insight as to what it was priced at / what you would expect to pay for it! Thanks for the help in advance