Next Purchase???

Deep Thought

Possible....like the old style look...Longines Spirit Automatic
Opinions ?

Wibbs

I like it, but then I would. Though I find the minute hand just a little short design wise.

Menas

This is a 'nearly there' watch IMO. I love the case and strap and hour/minute hands, but don't like the font of the 1-12 numbers, the second hand and prefer a smaller Longines logo.

Deep Thought

any others of similar style folks would recommend ?

peasant

Sturmanskie Gagarin, 38 mm diameter handcranker ?

Fatbiker

peasant wrote: »

Sturmanskie Gagarin, 38 mm diameter handcranker ?

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I want THAT one!;)

Deep Thought

This is the newer model. 41mm....love the Cathedral hands.

Am really struggling to find a white dial with sword or large hands for my dodgy peepers...

I love the vintage look..very clean and easy to read and a great price (2nd Hand)

Menas

A Brown strap on this watch would tick the boxes for me. Rubs chin....

Deep Thought

Trigger Happy wrote: »

A Brown strap on this watch would tick the boxes for me. Rubs chin....

Model ?

Menas

http://www.amazon.ca/Watches-LONGINES-Longines-Collection-L26484783/dp/B009LEU7KY

Ref: L26484783 .

I think it may be discontinued....but it is a damned nice watch.

Menas

It seems to be available on this site...but I don't know this site or how authentic they are.
http://www.forges-shop.co.uk/4573-longines-the-longines-master-collection.html#.Ui5EZGxONAg

Spec of watch from Longines
http://www.longines.com/watches/the-longines-master-collection/L2.648.4.78.3

CarltonBrowne

Glycine Eugene Meylan may also be worth a look. May be cheaper but the placement of the sub-dial, on second thoughts, does have a little bit of the small movement syndrome about it.

Deep Thought

CarltonBrowne wrote: »

Glycine Eugene Meylan may also be worth a look. May be cheaper but the placement of the sub-dial, on second thoughts, does have a little bit of the small movement syndrome about it.

Its nice, 42mm...any ideas who would sell the Glycine?

CarltonBrowne

The Gleeceen website has this

HARNEY & GLYCINE DISTR. LTD.
27 Eustace Street
IE- DUBLIN 2
Ireland

However to ensure that ripoff Ireland is dead and gone I'd contact a couple of UK retailers for a comparative price. I note that Neil from Chronomaster is on the list and is generally well thought of on TZ-UK - his site isn't showing the Eugene Meylan but I'd make contact as, apparently, he's a nice guy to deal with. When asking for UK quotes I wouldn't go out of your way to indicate that you're in Ireland just in case they decline to sell in somebody else's patch .

http://www.glycine.ch/e/distribution/distribution.e.jsp
http://www.glycine.ch/e/distribution/agent.e.jsp?ID_Country=10000D

Deep Thought

The Glycine is great and I can get it new, the Longines is used and about €300 cheaper....

CarltonBrowne

I'd be interested to know what you've been quoted. There seem to be some reputable German Ebay sellers knocking them out at €900 but inviting a best offer and I imagine that list is a bit higher.

Deep Thought

CarltonBrowne wrote: »

I'd be interested to know what you've been quoted. There seem to be some reputable German Ebay sellers knocking them out at €900 but inviting a best offer and I imagine that list is a bit higher.

Hi

Yeah, thats about it, am working on one for about 830ish

Bullseye1

Trigger Happy wrote: »

A Brown strap on this watch would tick the boxes for me. Rubs chin....

I much prefer this to the one in the OP. I've never been a fan of the cathedral hands.

Deep Thought

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I much prefer this to the one in the OP. I've never been a fan of the cathedral hands.

Still cant read the small hands...am airing on the Glycine side, the dial is far brighter and the seconds dial is great

Wibbs

I like the thin blued hands, but I'm with DT on this, I'd prefer the cathedral hands. They're very easy to acquire and read though they're a Marmite choice, you either love em or hate em.



*Aside* Over a year ago when Zenith brought out their homage to their 1930 pilot watch I mused why didn't they or others bring out a near copy of the original of the species like below.



while looking through Longines new lineup in Trigger Happy's link above what do I see but this, their big crown avigation, only a near clone of the 1930's pattern(though again like the Longines Spirit Automatic in DT original post I feel the minute hand is too short).


Joke is, over the years of digging through books and the interwebs researching this design(no one seems to know who originated it), I never saw nor heard of a Longines example of this type. Odd given damn near everyone else made one in this pattern.

Still hope these catch on. It'll make me look less like an old fashioned steampunk hipster.

fishguy

I would go with with a black dial white cathedral hand watch. It really improves the low light readability. Also I somehow feel that the Glycine might be better value for the money...

Deep Thought

Thanks for all the input...

I have decided to pull the Trigger on two watches

One is the Precista PR9



and the Second is the Glycine Eugene Meylan - White Dial




Both have the retro look and great history behind the watches themselves

I will post more info and pics..

PS..thanks to Carlton Browne for pointing me in the direction of the Glycine

Wibbs

That Precista is bloody gorgeous DT. Those watches were really well and cos of their size look "modern".

Just a thought though... I dunno how much the Precista goes for but here's a link to an original of the species with the earlier pre WW2 movement to boot for around 1500 euro*. They normally go for much higher.






*I'm like a vintage pimp here. :D

Deep Thought

Wibbs wrote: »

Just a thought though... I dunno how much the Precista goes for but an original of the species with the earlier pre WW2 movement to boot for around 1500 euro*.


*I'm like a vintage pimp here. :D

The Precista is £385 new, Was is not new but bought from a TZ-er

Would love an Original but...maybe next time,

Right now these 2 fit into my world and are an alternative to my PO (Which I love dearly and would never flip)

CarltonBrowne

Tell me you went for a Eugene Meylan with the aged lume and not one of the newer ones with silver numerals. Please tell me you went for the aged lume.

Deep Thought

CarltonBrowne wrote: »

Tell me you went for a Eugene Meylan with the aged lume and not one of the newer ones with silver numerals. Please tell me you went for the aged lume.

Not silver numerals...got the one pic above with aged lume..

I am not a fan on the big Onion Crown, a great idea when flying a 30,000 feet with gloves on, but not for me in my Avensis !

Wibbs

Deep Thought wrote: »

I am not a fan on the big Onion Crown, a great idea when flying a 30,000 feet with gloves on, but not for me in my Avensis !

Works fine for me in my Honda. :pac: