Category: LONGINES

Editorial: … and another timeline about watch companies

While reading a book about various watchmaking companies it appeared to me that, yes it was ages ago, that Audemars Piguet made this and also ages ago that Patek Philippe made that … but that made me wonder, what does «ages ago» even mean? Would placing these key events on a timeline illustrate this with…
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21/01/2025
Owner Review: Longines HydroConquest by @danghorology

My Dream Watch, My Forever Watch Sometimes, life gifts you a moment so perfect, it feels almost cinematic. Picture this: soaring above the breathtaking landscapes of Northam, Western Australia, in a hot air balloon on my first anniversary with my partner. Amidst the serenity of the skies, I was handed a gift that would change…
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14/01/2025
Owner Review: Longines Heritage Military – Connected to the Past

Piercing pain of singing cicadas, dry and dusty smells of a silver mining town and the scorching hot grass leading under the constantly cool corrugated iron water tank that supplied the house. All these memories are seared into my being. Various things remind me from time to time of my childhood but they are somewhat…
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11/05/2021
Owner Review: Longines Heritage Military – What is heritage with no story?

I like watches, but what I like more are the stories associated with them. That is why I ended up picking the Longines Heritage Military. WW2 is an important event in mankind’s history. It changed the world map forever. And the RAF played a crucial role in Great Britain’s contribution to the allied forces winning…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Longines Heritage Military L28114530

Despite managing to only find two Instagram posts from Longines around its release in late 2016 and a small handful of online reviews since this time, the vintage appeal of the Longines Heritage Military L28114530 was just too good for me to pass up. To this very day, this watch remains one of my favourite…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Longines Heritage Monopusher Chronograph

The current Longines brand is stuck between a rock and a hard place within the Swatch Group. Those that know within the vintage world are well aware that Longines should be higher up the swatch luxury pyramid due to their historic contribution to fine watchmaking. Their horological input far exceeds that of their adopted big…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Longines Legend Diver L37744506

I don’t pretend to know everything about watches. I do however think that learning in the world of horology doesn’t stop and more importantly, many lessons have been and will continue to be learned along the way. Many pieces have come and gone, many with a pleasant good riddance for a grander piece, a grander…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Longines 8229 Chronograph – The evasive Longines beauty

It can be boldly stated that this is a spectacular piece. It is for sure one of the watches getting the most wrist time and attention in my collection. Which says a lot since my primary collecting interest is focused on military chronos! The case of the Longines 8229-1 is a peculiar one. There are…
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23/09/2020
Editorial: Is the Longines 30ch the Best Chronograph Ever Produced?

I am a passionate collector of Longines chronographs and I would like to dedicate a “love poem” to Longines 30ch chronographs, which was designed in 1947 after having ceased production of the previous and fantastic caliber 13ZN. The 30ch was produced until the early years of 70s. I think that the 30ch is an authentic…
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16/01/2020
Owner Review: Longines 30CH Chronograph

Longines chronographs with the 13.33Z, 13ZN and 30CH calibers are (imho) the most beautiful in-house, hand-winding chronographs ever produced. Today I am talking about my mid 50s Longines 30CH Chronograph steel ref. 5982. I often use it in rotation with other Longines chronographs in my collection. I wear it on any occasion but not when…
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25/12/2019