This will retail at 20x but looks are equally important, right? Of course I do understand there are many other factors and reasons why Big 3 is what they are today and the justification of their pricing strategy...I’m not that clueless at times 😬
It does looks nice, what do you think....as mentioned in the article, Longines has done quite a nice stretch of re-issues.
This will retail at 20x but looks are equally important, right? Of course I do understand there are many other factors and reasons why Big 3 is what they are today and the justification of their pricing strategy...I’m not that clueless at times 😬 It does ...
I would have preferred the bezel of the original, and the small second hand in a different color, to differentiate the small second and the minute chrono hand... Here a side by side picture to show both of them: ...
And that’s the problem with the Longines re-editions—they are pulling up the aesthetics, but not the great Longines movements of the past. With Zodiac or Heuer, it doesn’t matter—the historic movements were supplied (yes, including the Heuer Calibre 11/12...
The movements used in these reedition pieces somehow doesn’t feel right. I’m sure that’s the reason why it is reflected in the price, but to me it lacks soul.
If this reissue had a 30CH or 13ZN with shock protection, it would sell at least 100 pcs at $15,000 or $20,000 . There’s very little in the way of classic fine watchmaking (chronographs) at this price point today. Montblanc now starts at $30,000. Longines...
Happy tosee Longines doing some nice looking watches again and to honor their glorious past. they are really doing a nice job with their heritage watches imho! Matt
Their history is preferable to their present... But we would assume, even with this handsome re-issue, that the movement is 'generic'. I did take notice of this watch, but at the same time, it's such a COPY of the past, that it is somehow uninteresting......
And we can dream that Longines will reproduce their great movements in a modern way with modern improvements and PR... and give a bit of a twist to those extraordinary dials and cases... ! Giving the 3 Sisters and even The Great Independents a challenge, ...
Of course, if compared to the original, some things are different, but it looks great as is. I think that real collectors would hunt for original models, and that these re-issues are for people who look a nice watch with a vintage look. The whole "heritag...