Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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The retrospective Conquest is one of my favorites . . .
Apr 12, 2014,11:28 AM
. . . this year, and for an unusual reason. I have a '56 Conquest, passed down from Dad. Curiously enough, his four brothers all owned similar vintage Longines, three of which were also Conquests. Two have disappeared (same reason: burglary), and the survivor has been botched. Improbable as it sounds, Uncle Steve let an amateur watchmaker 'service' his Conquest, which was fitted with a quartz movement! He wasn't aware of the quackery until I informed him after seeing the watch. Fortunately, he was able to retrieve the original movement.
I have a feeling Uncle Steve will get the new one, and then replace the ETA movement with an original Longines 19AS.
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PuristSPro report: Longines at Baselworld 2014
By: Marcus Hanke : April 12th, 2014-05:30
Longines at Basel 2014 reported by Marcus Hanke This year, Longines launches an entirely new line of watches, the Elegant Collection. Concentrating on clean, sober circular cases with mostly plain dials and Roman numerals or polished hourmarkers, this c...
The retrospective Conquest is one of my favorites . . .
By: Dr No : April 12th, 2014-11:28
. . . this year, and for an unusual reason. I have a '56 Conquest, passed down from Dad. Curiously enough, his four brothers all owned similar vintage Longines, three of which were also Conquests. Two have disappeared (same reason: burglary), and the surv...
I always tell them the same every year at Basel...
By: foversta : April 13th, 2014-02:43
They have the feeling that I'm a parrot now... but commercially speaking for a brand like Longines which sells high volumes, the date is always mandatory since it is a strong demand from the market. At least, we can appreciate that the Conquest Heritage e...
Thanks a lot Marcus for the report!
By: foversta : April 13th, 2014-02:40
And as you already know, my fav of this Longines collection is the Conquest Heritage. I appreciated a lot that Longines preserved its size and its dial. Thanks a lot for the report! Fx
Favorite Longines
By: nitediver : April 13th, 2014-04:55
thanks Markus for the excellent report. I have to say that I am very pleased with what Longines presented this year, especially when taking the Monopusher Chrono into account, which I guess is not strictly a novelty however was new to me. On the 1954 reed...
Fabulous report
By: Spellbound : April 13th, 2014-05:54
Thanks for a wonderful and comprehensive report here. I am glad to see Longines pooling from their extensive portfolio of classic designs. The Heritage 1935 is definitely on my shopping list although I agree with you, it would have been a much nicer tribu...