WTH Is This...?

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Came across what seems a weird one, even weird for a knockoff or redial. The seller openly admits he has no idea if it is a Longines to begin with, and has no idea about the movement, only states that it winds properly and keeps time +-10S a day for the few days they tested it.

I've never encountered any Longines with a star design on the dial like this, but I'm no Longines expert and was curious if anyone here had any thoughts? If Longines didn't, was someone just desperate to pick a random "luxury" brand for an anonymous frankenwatch back in the day, perhaps? Or does someone know better regarding a design like this? (I know, not seeing the movement hinders any real analysis, but I'm very curious to see if anyone at least recognizes that dial design)

 
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I like "WATERRESISTANT" watches. So what's not to like here?
 
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Without seeing the movement, I think nothing on this watch is from Longines....

Make that two of us!
 
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Make that two of us!

I agree, Longines just seems like such a random choice to ripoff for such a weird little put-together.
 
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I like "WATERRESISTANT" watches. So what's not to like here?
This is from the Timex website:

Water-resistant vs. waterproof watch
“Waterproof” is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but the Federal Trade Commission banned its use in advertising in the watch industry in the late 1960s. This was because no watch - or most other items, for that matter - can truly claim to be unharmed by water in all cases. At some point, and at some degree of water pressure, water will leak through a watch’s intricate mechanics and cause damage.

However, water resistance is a very real concept. It measures how much water pressure a watch can handle before it breaks. This measurement is important to know for the proper care and keeping of your watch.

That's why you'll see 'Waterresistant' on vintage case backs.
 
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I think that the comment was Waterresistant vs water resistant. Though maybe this is like Red Bull, which now gives you wiiings vs wings
 
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I like "WATERRESISTANT" watches. So what's not to like here?

Reminds me of the Antmagnetic one several years ago, great if you wanted Ants