HydroConquest, Master Collection, Conquest, Elegant Collection, Heritage reissues, and pre-quartz vintage Longines. Every watch assessed by reference, calibre, condition, and secondary market demand — not by a fixed price list.
Most buyers undervalue Longines — treating it as mid-market when the finest pre-quartz examples are precision instruments by any standard. Free insured postage. Written valuation per watch. Paid in 72 hours.
Longines spans more than 175 years of watchmaking — from 19th-century pocket watches to contemporary sports references. We consider every category, assessed individually for reference, calibre, condition, and current secondary market demand.
Longines' flagship diver, well-made at an accessible price point. Secondary market is active for steel models and particularly for limited edition colourways. Condition and completeness are the primary value drivers.
Longines' dress-sport range, available in multiple complications — moonphase, annual calendar, retrograde. Moonphase models and those with ETA-based complications hold value better than simple date models.
Longines' sports and quartz precision range. Vintage Conquest from the 1970s and 1980s are collected; modern VHP quartz pieces are modestly valued. Vintage ultra-thin Conquest pieces are particularly sought by dress watch collectors.
Longines' Heritage range re-creates historic references. The Heritage Legend Diver, Heritage Military, and Spirit Zulu Time attract buyers who value the aesthetic at an accessible price. We assess these against current secondary demand.
Pre-quartz Longines are a serious collector category. Calatrava-style round dress watches with calibre 30L, 12.68Z, and 30Z movements. Thin cases and original dials with radium or tritium lume. Pilot's watches with military history. The Flagship and Elegant collections from this period are undervalued.
Longines ladies' pieces — particularly vintage gold-cased examples and the Dolce Vita range — trade actively. Bracelet condition and original clasp presence are key factors.
Longines has one of the richest horological histories of any brand, producing chronometer-grade movements from the 19th century. Pre-quartz Longines movements — the calibre 30L ultra-thin, the 12.68Z, the 19AS — are genuinely technically accomplished instruments. The 30L in particular, produced in the 1950s and 1960s, is among the thinnest manually-wound calibres ever produced at volume, achieving a level of finishing and precision that many more celebrated Swiss brands matched only at considerably higher prices.
Many generalist buyers undervalue vintage Longines, treating them as mid-market rather than as the precision instruments they are. This creates an interesting situation for sellers: a well-preserved vintage Longines Flagship with an original dial and a correct 30L movement may be worth considerably more than a generalised valuation would suggest. We assess vintage Longines against specialist market data — not a standard second-hand watch price guide.
Longines sits at an interesting point in the Swiss watch hierarchy: more accessible than Omega but representing similar movement heritage and build quality in many pre-quartz examples. A vintage Longines Flagship in original condition may trade for a fraction of an equivalent Omega Constellation — but the collector premium is growing as the watch community recognises the quality of these instruments.
This gap between what vintage Longines is worth to a knowledgeable collector and what a non-specialist might offer is precisely where we add value. We track specialist auction results, reference-specific demand, and the growing collector interest in pre-quartz Swiss movements — and that research informs every offer we make.
Clear shots of the dial, case back, crown, and any visible movement. Natural light on a neutral surface is ideal. You can email these before sending anything — we will advise on what you have.
We send a free prepaid, tracked and insured shipping label. Your watch is insured to £5,000 from the moment the courier scans it — no extra cost, no forms to complete.
Your parcel is opened publicly on YouTube before any specialist touches it. Every watch is recorded in the condition received — reference, dial, case, and bracelet or strap noted on camera.
Reference identified, calibre confirmed, condition noted. Written offer per watch. Accept what you want to sell; we return the rest free of charge. Payment in 72 hours or +3%.
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Get your free pack →Vintage dress watches with original dials and correct movements — particularly calibre 30L and 12.68Z pieces in Calatrava-style cases — hold value best. Among modern references, Heritage Legend Diver pieces and moonphase Master Collection examples retain the strongest secondary demand. Condition, dial originality, and set completeness are the primary value drivers across all categories.
Yes — generalist buyers frequently undervalue pre-quartz Longines, treating them as mid-market rather than as the precision instruments they are. Calibres such as the 30L ultra-thin and the 19AS are technically accomplished movements with genuine collector followings. We assess vintage Longines against specialist market data and our offers reflect actual demand.
Yes, significantly. 18ct gold-cased vintage Longines carries a metal premium on top of collector value — particularly for thin dress watches and Flagship models in original condition. 9ct gold cases carry a smaller metal premium. We assess gold content separately from collector value and disclose both components in our written offer.
Yes. Manufacture-era calibres — the 30L ultra-thin, the 19AS, the 12.68Z — are assessed individually as precision instruments with their own collector following. ETA-based modern Longines movements are assessed differently, primarily on reference, condition, and secondary market demand for that specific model. We identify the calibre as part of our assessment.
A full set achieves the best result, particularly for modern references where buyers expect completeness. That said, we also buy Longines watches without box and papers — especially vintage references where full sets are genuinely rare. We value what you have and explain exactly what, if anything, missing elements cost you.
Within 72 hours of your parcel going live on YouTube — guaranteed. If we miss that window, we add 3% to your total, written into the agreement before you send anything.
Request your free pack today. Every reference assessed individually — calibre identified, condition noted, secondary market demand checked. Open live on YouTube. Paid within 72 hours.