This men’s Longines Presence is cosmetically very good and has had a new movement at some point. Model reference 6233-1.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
We don’t have a serial number for this watch due to a previous movement swap. The ’81 deeply engraved on the case back is pretty obvious, but it could be for the founding of the logo above it that we don’t recognise. We have researched the watches out in 1981, and the ultra thin quartz movement was prominent as was the cursive script reading Quartz on the dial. We have come to the conclusion that the watch could have been made circa 1981.
CONDITION
The Presence has always been a good dress watch for those who want quality, but do not necessarily want to pay the premium for a solid gold case. This one has an inscription on the case back in Chinese that translates to (we think) ‘Donates to Yiliang Music and English Society’. This watch should have an ETA based Longines 953 movement, but this has been replaced in the past with a similar ETA 255.111 movement which is all working well – they are identical sizes. We will install a brand new battery before sending the watch out to the new owner. The lumed hands are unusual for a Presence and may have been added when the movement swap was done, or may be original – we just don’t know in this case. The leather strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 34.7 mm
Width without crown 33.0 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 37.5 mm
Case Thickness 6.3 mm
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.
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From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.