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Today's bargain watch that I'm not buying
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OK Mr Ed, I'll fire a sleeper at ye and the kinda thing you find if you dig a bit. Here's a Longines Flagship Ultra Quartz, but a model I've never seen before(and as ye know I do be looking
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There was the original lovely but mad Ultra Quartz, then there followed a more sensible movement one that was still very 1970's in look and which rarely comes up. This model must have followed that one. It looks late 70's, but much more "modern" looking. This example is in fantastic condition, with its original tritium dial and with its original bracelet(which if you auctioned on its own would get you the 100 quid mark) and zero bids at 140 quid with a day and half to go. I reckon a snipe of 180, or 200 to be sure would get it. 200 quid for a Longines Flagship that's rarely seen? Bargain I say. Hell an OEM leather strap for a modern Longines will cost you that and more.
Caveat; if you're a more fleshed out muscly chap and have a wrist larger than 7.5 inch then avoid.
A cunning way to sell off your broken useless old Longines Flagship Wibbs...I am on to you:)0 -
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Maybe LM
but seriously guys and gals, that's a very nice piece of kit. If I wasn't financially embarrassed at the mo(and generally 
:D) and crossing fingers on another piece(St Jude don't fail me now), I'd be sniping this in a feckin heartbeat.
For other ones I'd put the beady on Longines wise, there's this 1962 Longines "tank". A little small if that's a worry(Eoin and Deep Thought need not apply), but a very nice example and would be a real beaut for a women's watch. Tres chic on male or female wrist IMH. 95 quid, no bids, ending on Monday.
If you're more flush with the cash and new watches from the big boys are aren't giving the feelz so much, then this Longines "Greenlander" in open auction might be snagged as a "bargain" for one of these(they're actually a little depressed a market for these at the mo for some reason. In past years 2 K + wouldn't be beyond the bounds). I reckon a snipe of 1300 quid could get it. Unless you have two bidders with deep pockets in competition of course. The seller has some other lovely WW2 mil watches, inc an Omega and an IWC, which has gone batshít in bidding* again for the deeper of pocket).
A chrono this time, a Longines Wittnauer example, again open auction and more for the deeper pockets, but I'd reckon 600 quid or thereabouts, unless again a couple of guys go mad. Not great pics on either this or the Greenlander, but in the flesh both are dead cool looking watches.
*I'm very "meh" on IWC I have to admit. Before the mid 80's almost nobody would know who they were and sales were very low volume. They were considered more a movement maker up until the 40's. Indeed the earliest edition of their internal history barely mentions wristwatches before the 1930/40's. Their famous "Portuguese"? How many originals are around? Feck all. That of course doesn't get mentioned by the marketing dept and their Nazi ordered link to the Big Pilot is weaseled away by some clever copy. I've a copy of one of their brochures from 99/2000 and you'd swear they invented the wristwatch, the military watch, the pilots watch, the divers watch, antimagnetic watches and quartz. Ehhhh... nope. Rolex get slated by too many for all sorts of reasons, yet IWC seem to get a pass, yet their fanbois are truly rabid and their marketing dept extract the piss like a medieval leather worker. /rant.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Love that last one Wibbs.Deep Thought wrote: »So you mean Me an Eoin !! :eek:
Started back at the Gym last nite , so should be down to all you scrawny, girly wrists sizes of the rest of ye very soon.....:);)A little small if that's a worry(Eoin and Deep Thought need not apply),
Great, what people here now think I look like:
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Your wish is my command good sir;
I see what you mean about the 3 bad feedbacks, though the seller did respond to each. It's where you see bad or even so so feedback and no response from the seller, that worries me much more.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Here's another one if you dig on cool 1960's divers. Yema "Skin Diver". Nice bit of kit these and very collectable. 38mm in size, so slap an undersized nato on it and play at a discount Jimmy Bond. I've seen ones in this condition sell for 4-500 euro and more. I have a suspish this won't go near that high. I'd reckon 250-300. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Well that 1960's Yema "skin diver" went for 250 euro in the end. That's at the low end for one of them. Here's a couple more:
A 1970's Longines Conquest. I think that model has the very cool mechanical complication that when you pull the crown to set it, it keeps ticking until the seconds hand hits zero and then stops. 120 sterling, 170 euro(damn the exchange rate :mad:). Unless you're in the UK in which case quids in.
This Omega might be worth keeping an eye on. I'd reckon around 250 odd would snag it.
Now for those with strong constitutions and no issue with stares or snorts of derision from other watch nutters, or hipstersThis oddball mechanical jumping hour LIP from the 70's might be up your street. These don't come up very often and I've seen them actually sell in auction for 3/400 plus when they do. Especially the bracelet ones. Part of LIP's drive to bring in outside designers to revitalise their range back in the 70's and it really couldn't be more disco if it tried. In this case a chap by the handle of Prince Francois De Baschmakof. Oh yes, none of your muck. 100 euro, no bidders, under two days to go. Might be worth a snipe. I'd reckon around 150 would get it.
For the ladies out there(though it was originally a man's watch it's teeny at 29mm), this is a very nice Longines Weems from the 1940's Nearly a week to go and up to 88 quid at time of posting, but it may go for a low enough price in the end. 2-300 maybe? Good for one of these. PLus the seller is called Mad Albert's emporium. He had me with that name. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Now for those with strong constitutions and no issue with stares or snorts of derision from other watch nutters, or hipstersThis oddball mechanical jumping hour LIP from the 70's might be up your street. These don't come up very often and I've seen them actually sell in auction for 3/400 plus when they do. Especially the bracelet ones. Part of LIP's drive to bring in outside designers to revitalise their range back in the 70's and it really couldn't be more disco if it tried. In this case a chap by the handle of Prince Francois De Baschmakof. Oh yes, none of your muck. 100 euro, no bidders, under two days to go. Might be worth a snipe. I'd reckon around 150 would get it.
How does that watch work Wibbs?0 -
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T'is a jump hour TH. Basically a mechanical digital display. Quite the number came out in the 1970's as the Swiss(and French) response to quartz digitals. Though they have been around since the days of the pocket watch. EG a 19th century IWC jump hour PW
Rolex and others tried it again in the 1930's but they were a rare item. Much more common in the 70's but that LIP example is a rare oul bugger.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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