Why did Longines make the bezel so thick on the new watches? Comparison pic for reference. Cant move past this. Odd move.

I had been a collector of Hamilton and other vintage; watches Many decades ago I purchased a Longines watch
because I had a attachment to Driver style vintage watches. Besides Gruen and Hamilton I located sn unusual Longines watch…it has matching …

Can anyone comment on originality of this watch? It comes from a Rolex WhatsApp group chat i am in.
Unfortunately I only have this one photo atm

I’ve just bought this 1968 Longines Water Ski Chronograph which is missing the inner bezel and the crystal and case are in pretty rough condition. It’s a watch I’ve wanted for some time and I would love to get it back in good shape. Would you send it t…

This thread is not intended to be a comprehensive account of the case numbers that appear on Longines watches. Instead, I hope that this abridged account will provide readers with a useful overview of the topic. Additionally, it should be noted that, t…

Interesting to see this nice snail dial just sold for USD 78.125 incl. fee. Link: click. I know specifics of 51 examples but have only 1 other snail dial on record, which sold for EUR 156k in 2019 (see: click). Cleaner dial but replaced minute hand and…

Hi, I have a Longines le Grande Classique quartz 37mm MOP with diamond marker, ref L47662877, which I have recently bought. It gives perfect time, but the minute hand strangely jumps every 24s. I expected it to be a more round number. Since this is a d…

Dear fellow collectors,

it is my pleasure to share with you my latest catch. It is not easy to dig down below the surface of the very little known and publicly accessibl facts and learn more about hard to get early "calatrava" Longines equip…

I have in the past managed to find some decent quality NOS vintage military/tool watch style straps, always been fixed bars style, but haven’t had much luck lately.

Lately, been picking up some old wallets and clutch bags for the ostrich and croc with…

This is considered one of the ultra rare Weems. I have an ugly watch, but it is all original , unpolished and comes from an executive at NAWCC. I had no idea what it was until a dealer kept trying to sell it to me saying as a friend you need to buy thi…