Thoughts on this Longines Chronostop?

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LarryG

·Jan 1, 2020

Where ya gonna find that bezel?

 

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cchen

·Jan 1, 2020

No idea.... rare birds have been located with luck and perseverance. I remember a missing Longines skin diver bezel was found here a while ago

 

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JacksonPollock

·Jan 2, 2020

cchen

No idea.... rare birds have been located with luck and perseverance. I remember a missing Longines skin diver bezel was found here a while ago

The best path would be to find a donor watch with a bad dial which would tack another $8k to the total price tag. The latest price is $36.5k from Phillips so whoever won got a great deal. Looking at previous prices, it looks like this model has skyrocketed in value. I saw a listing in 2015 for $4k and now it's at $30k+? The price elasticity made me uncomfortable otherwise, I would have bid higher.

 

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Mark020

·Jan 2, 2020·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

I would not use Phillips as reference for values 🍿

 

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Radiumpassion

·Jan 2, 2020

Mark020

I would not use Phillips as reference for values 🍿

Agree. To many bidders with alot of «fxxk you» money😉

 

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Mark020

·Jan 2, 2020·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Exactly. If Phillips sells my entire collection I can retire 😎

 

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Syrte

·Jan 2, 2020

JacksonPollock

The best path would be to find a donor watch with a bad dial .

Given the rarity of the watch, no one can possibly plan on that.
Either by some miracle he/she already has a wreck which can serve as a donor - and which perhaps was bought cheaply many years ago. Or they have someone on hand who can make a whole new bezel.
But that's not given to everybody.

Or this is a newbie enthusiast with a lot of spare cash.