Vintage itch... scratched.

[Bradystraps]

After being bitten by the vintage bug a few weeks ago, I finally landed a piece to add to my collection. I was looking for something dressy I could wear for business and didn't have anything vintage. This beauty is in pristine condition and I landed it for less than $600 which I felt was a bargain.

[dukerules]

Gorgeous.

[Bradystraps]

Amazing.
Always wanted to try one of these.
Is this the modern re edition or the real old model?

Original version.

[substitute]

Niiiiiice. Don't think I've ever seen date at 12, but I like this a lot.

[rockmastermike]

love the medallion on the caseback

[Bradystraps]

love the medallion on the caseback

Me too! I wish more companies still did this.

[Joeprez]

Very nice Todd, congrats! Looks to be a good size, and its a non blingy two tone

[BBK357]

That looks really nice


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[blkgsl]

Looks great ! I love vintage longines - so much richer designs than the modern incarnation.

[blkgsl]

Looks great ! I love vintage longines - so much richer designs than the modern incarnation.

[rafy11]

Sublime

[hobbit712]

That's gorgeous! Congratulations.

[hoppes-no9]

That’s a good ‘un

[smellody]

Very, very nice! Beautiful watch.

[logan2z]

I love vintage longines - so much richer designs than the modern incarnation.

I think that statement holds true for many/most manufacturers, although I have to give props to Longines for their Heritage collection, which I think includes some really beautiful vintage-inspired watches at great prices. I've said this before, but I think one could build a really nice watch collection from their Heritage line alone, starting with the Flagship Heritage:

[River Rat]

Nice watch. Vintage watch collecting can get out of hand fast. My last vintage dress watch I picked up and it was my birth year with box and papers. And a lot of nice vintage watches can still be had for under a 1000 bucks on brand names cheaper than new ones if you go on the hunt took me a year to find a birth year watch at a fair price and in great shape. Once I got the vintage bug it never left.

[River Rat]

I love vintage longines - so much richer designs than the modern incarnation.

I think that statement holds true for many/most manufacturers, although I have to give props to Longines for their Heritage collection, which I think includes some really beautiful vintage-inspired watches at great prices. I've said this before, but I think one could build a really nice watch collection from their Heritage line alone, starting with the Flagship Heritage:

Flip it over and I bet that nice medallion that's on vintage is not there and a total shame.

[River Rat]

Here is a interesting read on the older Longines conquest it had a more different medallion back in the form of a fish. There both cool watches the slightly newer one with date and older one with out date not many years apart.
https://wornandwound.com/affordable-vin ... -conquest/

[ericf4]

i want a vintage watch like this so bad but fear that my inexperience in the vintage realm could lead me into a shit watch.....

[logan2z]

I love vintage longines - so much richer designs than the modern incarnation.

I think that statement holds true for many/most manufacturers, although I have to give props to Longines for their Heritage collection, which I think includes some really beautiful vintage-inspired watches at great prices. I've said this before, but I think one could build a really nice watch collection from their Heritage line alone, starting with the Flagship Heritage:

Flip it over and I bet that nice medallion that's on vintage is not there and a total shame.

I'll take that bet...

[logan2z]

Longines also has a reissue of the Conquest:

[River Rat]

i want a vintage watch like this so bad but fear that my inexperience in the vintage realm could lead me into a shit watch.....

Here is past sell on Ebay to check on prices. Also they show up for sell on the Omega forum once in a while. Just don't buy from south America. What some vintage collectors do is buy and never service them and newbie's first jump into vintage then they wonder why it's not working right. If your going to wear it on a regular bases service it with a reliable watchmaker who knows how to service a vintage watch and they will keep time just about as good as a new watch and do it after you buy it. It will be just as good as a new watch and be problem free for 4-5 years before the next service. I only have one new watch in the whole collection. And never trust a ebay seller who said it was serviced have it checked out to see if true and service it if he lied. Just a few pointers.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... Complete=1

[deepcdvr]

Nice watch. Vintage watch collecting can get out of hand fast. My last vintage dress watch I picked up and it was my birth year with box and papers. And a lot of nice vintage watches can still be had for under a 1000 bucks on brand names cheaper than new ones if you go on the hunt took me a year to find a birth year watch at a fair price and in great shape. Once I got the vintage bug it never left.

Mike - I thought that watches from your birth year had sun dials?

[unsub073]

i want a vintage watch like this so bad but fear that my inexperience in the vintage realm could lead me into a shit watch.....

I am with you on that one.

[Mr_Pacman]

are you sure that's the vintage one? I've had a re-issue and the movement was exactly the same as yours, and also had the L8xx number on the rotor, which I don't believe were on the vintage ones. Also, the vintage ones uses Tritium for lume whereas the re-issue was superluminova. Your's doesn't have any "T"'s on the dial.

Regardless, they are great watches and the hesalite crystal is a nice touch. I actually prefer the modern re-issue to the vintage as they are available in much nicer shape.

James