Category: Longines

  • BASELWORLD: Longines Heritage Diver 1967

    BASELWORLD: Longines Heritage Diver 1967

    In Longines’ continued campaign to launch new vintage-inspired timepieces every year at Baselworld, for 2015, they debuted a very cool diving chronograph inspired by a piece from 1967. As usual, it’s powered by an ETA based caliber made for Longines. Caliber L688.2 (ETA A08.231) features a 4Hz frequency, 27 jewels, a column-wheel with horizontal clutch…

  • Longines introduces a new single pusher chronograph

    Longines introduces a new single pusher chronograph

    Introducing the Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph available in a 41 mm diameter stainless steel case with either a black matte or white lacquer dial. This new single push-piece chronograph, re-issued from the brand’s Heritage line, like this watch and this watch, is powered by automatic caliber L788.2 (ETA A08.L11) which runs at 4Hz, has…

  • The Longines Heritage Military COSD

    The Longines Heritage Military COSD

    Longines has unveiled a new timepiece called the Heritage Military COSD which is inspired by a 1940s timepiece from their archives. According to Longines, the original timepiece was created for British Special Forces. It was designated for use by the Combined Operations Command (COSD) created by the British War Office during the Second World War.…

  • Introducing the Longines Heritage Military

    Introducing the Longines Heritage Military

    Saint-Iimer, Switzerland-based watchmaker Longines introduces the Heritage Military, inspired by the design of a 1918 timepiece from the company’s museum. As you can see, the dial has the same large Arabic numeral hour markers, a similar small seconds display at 6 o’clock; and railroad tracks for minutes and seconds, respectively. The new watch differs in…

  • Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary Limited Edition

    Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary Limited Edition

    This week, Longines announced a vintage-inspired timepiece called the Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary Limited Edition that is based on the 1957s model called the “Flagship.” The case measures 38.5 mm, which is larger than the original 1957 model, but this is a perfect size for 2017, unlike the 2014 re-release of the Conquest, that is…

  • The Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph Hands-On

    The Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph Hands-On

    Originally released in 2009, the Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph has been updated for 2011. It still features the same Longines exclusive (ETA built column-wheel chronograph movement) calibre L688.2. The design is even almost identical, however, there are a few key differences between the 2009 and 2011 models. Previously the hands were gold-plated, and now they are…

  • The Longines Heritage 1942 Chronograph

    At Baselworld 2012, Longines revealed the vintage inspired Heritage 1942 chronograph collection. The 40 mm diameter circular steel case houses a self-winding column-wheel chronograph movement. Vintage style round pushers are consistent with timepieces from the 1940s. The lacquered dial, available in white or black, features 9 Arabic numerals, a railway-track minute ring and a tachometric…

  • The Longines Tachymeter Chronograph

    The Longines Tachymeter Chronograph

    Introducing the new Longines Tachymeter Chronograph. Presented in a 41 mm fully polished stainless steel case with a classically styled printed white dial with tachymeter scale. Hours, minutes, small seconds, date and chronograph displays are animated by caliber L688, a self-winding mechanical movement with a column-wheel developed exclusively for Longines. Although the movement has been…

  • REVIEW: Longines Heritage 1942 Chronograph

    REVIEW: Longines Heritage 1942 Chronograph

    Originally unveiled at Baselworld in March, the Heritage 1942 Chronograph pays homage to archival Longines wristwatches from the 1940s. The Heritage 1942 has a classic look, but with a modern case size of 40 mm by 12.5 mm. Fully polished (mirror finish) case, with flat sapphire glass which protrudes slightly above the fixed bezel and…

  • 1960s Longines Ref. 7165 with Enamel Dial

    1960s Longines Ref. 7165 with Enamel Dial

    At the Antiquorum Import Modern & Vintage Timepieces auction tomorrow in New York, there will be a rare 1960s large thin stainless steel watch from Longines for sale. The Longines Ref. 7165 comes with an ivory colored enamel dial with applied pink gold dart indexes, a printed outer minute track, a crosshair small second display…

  • Introducing the military inspired Longines Avigation

    Introducing the military inspired Longines Avigation

    The past few years Longines has introduced a number of cool “Heritage” throwback timepieces, including three we previously covered here, here and here. Differentiation is typically the key to any business, and so by making these unique retro timepieces, Longines has positioned themselves well. However, if they really want to “blow-up” the brand, so to…

  • Longines Twenty-Four Hours Single Push-Piece Chronograph

    Longines Twenty-Four Hours Single Push-Piece Chronograph

    Today, Longines announced yet another Heritage timepiece, this one inspired by one of its pilot watches dating from the 1950s. They have introduced a number of pieces to the Heritage collection this year, which we talked about here, here and here. The Longines Twenty-Four Hours Single Push-Piece Chronograph has the same diameter as the original,…