[Rosco53]

It's not rocket science.
.

100% Agreed, and I don't understand why you cant grasp a simple concept.

QUOTE=drunken monkey;44053263]
If any future event means that I have to immediately sell stuff to get money, I shouldn't buying a watch: any watch.
.[/QUOTE]

100% agreed. BUT some watches lose less than others, and gain more. Longines being an especially bad example. Rolex (the OPs alternative) lose FAR less.

QUOTE=drunken monkey;44053263]
And once again because understanding seems to be a weak point.
Why would anyone want to buy a watch they don't like?
.[/QUOTE]

Was that the question?

Let me look......

Nope, just looked and it isn't. Its about the depreciation of Longines watches. Will drawings help you to understand what I think is a pretty basic point.

QUOTE=drunken monkey;44053263]
Go buy a Longines Legend (new) and see if anyone would buy that off you for 50% of what you paid.[/QUOTE]

Oh sorry is that what the OP is buying?

NO IT ISNT. He is buying a Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary Edition.

I'm not interested in arguing with longines fan boys. OP - I have given you my experience and no one here seems to want my watch, which pretty well sums up the situation as far as I am concerned.

 

[drunken monkey]

Just so we're clear.

Your advice to a guy who can just about stretch to buy a £1500 watch and who will need to sell it if he needs money in the near future, is to buy a £4000 Rolex because it would be easier to sell later on.

Here is where I remind of the difference between reading something and understanding it.

 

[Rosco53]

Just so we're clear.

Your advice to a guy who can just about stretch to buy a £1500 watch and who will need to sell it if he needs money in the near future, is to buy a £4000 Rolex because it would be easier to sell later on.

Here is where I remind of the difference between reading something and understanding it.

No that isn't what I said. I said in terms of resale value a Rolex is a better investment.

look at the words:

Longines being an especially bad example. Rolex (the OPs alternative) lose FAR less.

That is EXACTLY what I just wrote. Where is that an advice to BUY A ROLEX?

I'm really not interested in arguing this. If you aren't buying my Longines its game set and match.

 

[drunken monkey]

I'm really not interested in arguing this. If you aren't buying my Longines its game sat and match.

Nope.
You just don't understand that people don't tend to buy things they don't like.
Conversely, people don't sell things they do like

Unless they have to, which is the real question in the situation, hence my first post in this thread.

But alas, you have Longines wedged so far up your jacksie, you're just intent on grinding that stick.

 

[Stoner1974]

Not being a watech dealer myself, I try to only buy watches I will keep forever. That said, we all sometimes buy one that doesn't meet our expectations. In that case you'll definitely lose 25-40% of your purchase price. The only exception I've seen recently are those watches that have a strong following but start out unbelievably cheap, like Steinhart, or those that are extremely rare and top of the range.

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[Rosco53]

Nope.
You just don't understand that people dont buy things they don't like.

Never had that problem with Rolex. Maybe a lot of people don't like Longines.

In that case DONT BUY LONGINES as a lot of people don't like them.

OP, I am about to drop out of this discussion and block the people I am arguing with. I simply have better things to do with my life than argue with Longines fan boys.

I can only restate my situation, which is all I ever wanted to do: I bought a Longines and NO ONE wants it.

As some posters argue, maybe my Longines was an undesirable model. If it was the AD didn't point that out, and how do you know that yours will be desirable?

I personally wouldn't touch another Longines with a 50 foot pole with a condom on the end.

EndEx.

 

[CellestinoHernendes]

It will absolutely decrease in price. It has no investment value whatsoever. Based upon your post you should not buy this watch.

I would direct you here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132312428686

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[cuthbert]

Ok, and how many of the watches sold by Longines are:
A column wheel chronograph
A reissue of the famous 30CH,
A Conquest pie pan dial,
A Longines Super Compressor
A reissue of a famous military watch like the WWW or the Czechoslovakian Air Force.

I would say 0.001% of total sales. one in a thousand.

And does the OPs watch of choice - a Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary Edition - fit into that category?

No?

And my Longine/Edsel has, like almost ALL Longines, got a cheap ETA stuck inside it.

And THATS why my recommendation to the OP is not to walk away from the Longines store, its to run as fast as his legs can carry him.

1) I doubt that. In particular the LLD sells quite well, for the Heritage series they introduce a new model every year, and usually lasts one year, they tend to produce some thousands of them.

2) Probably, but that's not sure. For instance the Silver Arrow when released in 2009 didn't attract much interest, it became popular later.

3) Cheap ETA? Longines grade ETA are not cheap, and let's not forget IWC uses these "cheap movements" in watches that cost three times this Longines.

Why don't you spread a little bit of IWC hate on these boards instead of targeting Longines?

It will absolutely decrease in price. It has no investment value whatsoever. Based upon your post you should not buy this watch.

I would direct you here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132312428686

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This post is misleading, this anniversary watch is a Flagship, not a generic gold watch Longines made back in the day (most of them weren't even named). The Flagship was like the name said the Flagship model of Longines. I will help you to find you a more representative comparison, namely the Flagship deluxe reference 25XX with in house 351 calibre:

Rare Vintage LONGINES FLAGSHIP 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WATCH Cal 351 Ref 2505 | eBay

LONGINES FLAGSHIP 2507 original 18K gold automatic watch. Fully restored | eBay

This is a standard Flagship in gold, not as fancy as the Deluxe model, but not exactly selling for nothing:

Rare Vintage LONGINES FLAGSHIP SOLID 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WATCH - MENS 35MM | eBay

And according to your post you shouldn't recommend ANY watch, as even Rolexes bought new and sold after six months lose value.

 

[rdoder]

OP: it's a matter of priorities. Do you prioritize financial security (to ensure there is enough money for necessities) above spending on a watch, or vice versa?

I wanted limited edition SBGA105 for the longest time, but never bought it, because I prioritize "seeing a watch in-person first" and "the safest way is to buy in-person from brick-and-mortar store" above my desire for SBGA105 based on online pictures and videos. Also, I prioritize saving for a home, retirement, and long-term possible medical expenses above my desire for SBGA105.

At this rate, I don't think I'll ever own SBGA105, and I'm fine with that, because I know if I own it, I will eventually get tired of it anyway (based on my experience with owning other watches, and based on my observation of other WUS members). Even without owning it, my desire for the watch decreased substantially over time. I know if I wait long enough, e.g. days, months, years, time will wash away desire.

 

[sleepyhead123]

Longines just don't have good resale value. Heck even my LE 180th anniversary Column-Wheel chrono I suspect is worth around 1/2 or less than MSRP now. Unless your LE is one of those that sells out the day it was announced in Basel, it's likely to lose value. And even if yours is one of those it may still depend on the brand.

 

[Watchbreath]

Probably just less than half and that's not bad.

Longines just don't have good resale value. Heck even my LE 180th anniversary Column-Wheel chrono I suspect is worth around 1/2 or less than MSRP now. Unless your LE is one of those that sells out the day it was announced in Basel, it's likely to lose value. And even if yours is one of those it may still depend on the brand.

 

[cuthbert]

https://www.watchuseek.com/f405/new-flagship-heritage-60th-anniversary-3955906-9.html

This thread needs more pics and less talk about resale value.