Longines DolceVita Mens automatic - gold plated

I've been eying a DolceVita automatic large size for a while now and found a seller who has this model but chose to immediately pay to have it gold plated after purchase. I feel it's a good deal still as seller is providing the paperwork box and receipt from the AD. I'm tempted on getting it as the gold case would be a nice addition to my watch collection but would like thoughts on it. These retail for $1300 and seem to go for about $1100 on average from researching and I can pick this one up for $700.