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In fact I am not sure if this plane would be nice. It seems to be some kind of "collector's item".
Longines-Lindberg Hour Angle Watch
Some time ago my nephew called me and said: "I found from Sweden an interesting Longines parcel. It is 25 years old and all these years it has been in the storage of a watch store. It contains everything and it's not expensive. What shall I do?"
I said: "Buy it, it is that cheap. And then show it to me, if I like it, I'll take it and pay that purchase price to you."
The parcel arrived. In a brown leather briefcase there are some interesting goodies. All papers were there; totally "open".
Hmm... The airplane might be a good reason to buy the watch packet. My next child will be born early next year and perhaps this plane could be the first toy.
In fact I am not sure if this plane would be nice. It seems to be some kind of "collector's item".
The watch is having an officer's case. From the inside of the back cover I can read that the watch is a "replica". Probably I am not interested...
Furthermore, the watch is very big and the dial is somehow messy.
I made up my mind: looking at the movement I noticed that it's not even an ETA but just a historical Londines movement. Probably old stock...
NO WAY! I am not totally crazy. The price my nephew paid is equal the price of one Patek Philippe cuff link. With the price of two such old watches, I can buy a new pair of Patek cuff links!
I will visit Finland tomorrow and take the watch back to him. I guess it's worth nothing because our friend Blomman did not buy it. The watch watch was for sale in Sweden for months and nobody was really interested. I can understand that; after staying for a quarter of a century in the storage, the movement must be in need of service.
Sunday is the day of wise decisions!
Best, Kari
Thanks Kari for the presentation of this superb watch.
By the way, I move your thread in HOME forum.
Fr.Xavier
Fr.Xavier
This is a fantastic watch
Congratulations!
I do not care for the leather case and air plane, but the watch and that mechanical movement is só nice,
compared to the automatic version that is now on the market.
Very good buy and I do not understand that the watches from this series are still on the market sometimes.
GEO
Congratulations
first and foremost on new baby that is arriving
and then of course on next best thing to Original
Hour Angle Watch
This is one replica many of us would like to have
Sincerely
Damjan
Good decision.
I am going to congratulate you on your wise decision. No doubt if you had kept the whole package, it would just take up closet space for years and years, and I doubt it would get any wrist time against your Pateks. New old stock can sometimes be invaluable, but in this case, too gimmicky for my taste, and the plane is not even that beautifully crafted. (Or someone like me would have bought the watch just for the plane). There are some stunningly beautiful vintage Longines, this however, is not.
Dean
This message has been edited by Spellbound on 2013-09-01 11:05:36 This message has been edited by Spellbound on 2013-09-01 11:08:32
Congrats, Kari...
To the new watch but more important to your new baby!
Please send my best to the mother to be!
As for the watch, yes I saw this one and I didn't go for it....
Best
Blomman
that is a lovely Longines re edition Kari
you may not care for it yourself, but there will be many people out there who would really want to own this.
it appears to be one of the first Lindberg re editions as the later ones used ETA movements(i could be wrong).
The Plane is a great office desk display piece, related to the watch hopefully by the ltd ed number so i congratuate you on your future offspring, but please keep him/her away from it.
if i were solvent i would take it off your hands
best
Graham
it appears to be one of the first Lindberg re editions as the later ones used ETA movements(i could be wrong).
The Plane is a great office desk display piece, related to the watch hopefully by the ltd ed number so i congratuate you on your future offspring, but please keep him/her away from it.
if i were solvent i would take it off your hands
best
Graham
congratulations
On the upcoming development in the family organization and headcount increases.
best,
Nephew
Have to buy two of them. Let's find another one...
This will be a father/son watch. Where can we find another one? So this way you and your son can have matching watches and matching toy airplanes.
Congrats Kari (not only on the watch, but on everything else).
Are you joking?
I will get my fourth daughter! I'm not anymore a watch collector but a chick farmer. My focus is now in a father-daughter combination.
Best, Kari
Wait... Charles Lindbergh wasn't Amelia Earhart's father?
Someone told me that Angelina Jolie was the daughter of Jon Voight... Yeah, right...
I've been joking.
If your daughter wants to become an astronaut, you'll know what watch to get her.
My wife is of the opinion
that because I will never get a son, I have to start buying watches just for her. She will take care of the same to the next generation...
Best, Kari