Snail dial 5699 (or 23086) just sold

Mark020
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Interesting to see this nice snail dial just sold for USD 78.125 incl. fee. Link: click. I know specifics of 51 examples but have only 1 other snail dial on record, which sold for EUR 156k in 2019 (see: click). Cleaner dial but replaced minute hand and not matching (also perhaps relumed as well and what about the right index print...)! Of the 51 I know at least 6 are not matching (but 1 could potentially be rematched) and even the one in the Longines museum is not(!) so this is a bit of a known issue with 5699's ;)

Anyway: (very) well bought I think.

Pics of both:
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DirtyDozen12
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I agree, $78K USD seems a bit low when compared with the $62K USD that the example below sold for just 2 days earlier, on June 1. Maybe better photos would have helped the No. 266 (snail tachy). Or maybe the light patina put people off.

Souce: https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/longines-ref-5699-lot-369-106?page=1&q=longines
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Mark020
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I won’t be surprised if it will show up - after a service and with new plexi - at Menta or so for 100k
 
Larry S
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I keep forgetting on occasion that EU uses decimals for commas. Did a double take. $78 bucks?????? :eek: Just lovely.
 
Mark020
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The Monaco one was published in Goldberger (2nd print I assume which I don’t have) so that may explain part of the premium paid
 
Mark020
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I just like to collect numbers :D

Mark020 Mark020
I won’t be surprised if it will show up - after a service and with new plexi - at Menta or so for 100k
And indeed

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Larry S
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13zn, Nina, Clapton…… grails that sadly will never see my wrist.
 
SWmania
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Larry S Larry S
13zn, Nina, Clapton…… grails that sadly will never see my wrist.

Maybe one day... we can all dream!!
 
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