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Longines Legend Diver Hands-On Watch
You can’t really say that modern versions of these watches are re-editions, because their production has (mostly) never been halted. A good example of a well-executed re-edition is — in my opinion — the OMEGA Seamaster Ploprof 1200M. Another example is the watch that I review here, the Longines Legend Diver. Approximately 50 years ago,…
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Reviewing Perfect Longines HydroConquest
With its 300 meter water resistance rating, the HydroConquest is no poseur. To our eyes, the red dial accents give this dive chronograph a strong sporting character. The case measures 41 mm x 15.7 mm, and it houses the mechanical, automatic winding caliber L688 column-wheel chronograph movement, developed exclusively for Longines by ETA. The subdials…
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New Longines Avigation Oversize Crown
The Longines Avigation Oversize Crown, launched in 2013, is modeled on a Longines pilots’ watch from the 1920s. Its most salient feature is, as its name suggests, its crown, which is prominent not just because it’s huge but because it protrudes very far from the case. In the chronograph version of the watch, the one…
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New Longines Heritage Watches
Longines has gone to its archives for inspiration this year, launching three new timepieces that pay homage to vintage designs: the Longines Equestrian Pocket Watch Jockey 1878; the Longines RailRoad; and the Longines Heritage 1918. All three, introduced this week at Baselworld, are faithful recreations of the originals. The Heritage 1918 is inspired by the…
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Reviewing Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph
Longines once again draws from its rich watchmaking history to produce the latest vintage-inspired timepiece in its collection — and this week’s Watch to Watch — the Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph, which is available in two distinctive versions. Like other Longines Single-Push Piece Chronographs that preceded it — including the Avigation Oversize Crown model…
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Reviewing Longines Master Automatic Chronograph
For many collectors, when you ask them to think Longines, this is the look that comes to mind. The Master collection includes only mechanical watches offering classic looks. The stainless steel case is classically sized at 38.5 mm, and the dial has a richly textured silver barleycorn finish – another nod to tradition. The dial…
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Affordable Longines Conquest 24 Hours Watch
The Longines Conquest line exemplifies the brand’s spirit for adventure. The Conquest 24 Hour combines the purposeful look of an explorer’s tool watch with an air of elegance that makes it appropriate for all occasions. The dial displays are crystal clear, and the 41-mm case strikes an excellent balance between oversize sports models and undersize…
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Watch Review: Longines Legend Diver Hands-On
About 50 years ago, Longines has a very similar diving watch with automatic movement 290 Longines movement. This 42 mm Diver Longines watches have dimensions similar to the current Longines Legend Diver Watch. Longines renovation work from its own history of doing well in this icon. A quick search on eBay tells me that these…
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Watch Review: Longines Admiral Steel Automatic 1968
From 1968, this gentleman’s antique Longines Admiral Stainless steel is a very high quality of the model, which is very wearable, while at the same time as a revaluation of assets. Longines has one of the most spectacular history of any grand Swiss Pavilion, but the strange thing is that the price of the old…
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Watch Review: 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.…
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An Review:CLE DE CARTIER Cartier watch hands mysterious Hour
A few weeks ago, at Watches & Wonders 2015 in Hong Kong, we went hands-on with the Cartier Clé de Cartier Mysterious Hour watch – Cartier’s way of bringing the Clé to its next, probably ultimate level, both in terms of design, as well as sheer mechanical complexity. It happens with cars all the time.…
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A Mechanical Watches Under $1,000: Longines Watch
Called “budget” timepiece or “entry-level luxury” affordable watch: For many, affordable watches is the first step to become a lifelong passion. Fortunately, there are many middle and low mechanical watches on the market price is less than $ 1,000.And the one of affordable watches is Longines HydroConquest . Longines HydroConquest Longines is an important brand…