Part of the experience of being a watch enthusiast is witnessing how watch brands can recreate models or draw up inspiration from their very own classic timepieces. Many watch brands are putting a modern touch to most vintage-inspired watches, but Longines can bring out the best vintage-inspired collection, without even mixing modern style on their timepieces. The result -timepieces worthy to be in every serious watch enthusiast collection. If you are a vintage watch collector or would like to see what Longines has in store for the watch community below are the top 4 vintage-inspired wristwatches from Longines.
1.Longines Pulsometer Chronograph
This timepiece is a Monopusher physician’s chronograph that harkens back to the classic medical times. At first glance at the watch, most people would think that the dial is a bit busy, but the details are placed elegantly. This specific mono-pusher is inspired by one of the Longines 1920s chronographs and leaves its fine touch on the stylized Longine signage and the dual register chronograph. The watch has black indices, pulsation markings in red pulsometer, a date window at six o’clock, and has a lacquered dial. All the details are tastefully done and symmetrical. So if you are looking for a single push vintage-inspired chronograph then the Longines Pulsometer is on top of the list.
2.Tuxedo- Heritage Classic Chronograph
But if you think that the Pulsometer is vintage, you’ll find the Tuxedo heritage classic Chronograph incredibly even more old school. With all the chaptering material, indexes, central dial, and even the handset all drawn from the 1940 chronograph of Longine. With the attention to detail with the font, the all the elements of the watch, you could say that the company is drawing inspiration from the vaults and it’s doing an excellent job. The dial has a matte off-white color, while the black central dial, register hands, and markings around the chapter ring are in blackish navy blue, and slightly vibrant color. The Tuxedo is 13 millimeters thick and very substantial and inside is an 1895 caliber movement that has 54-hour power.
3.Longines Heritage 1945
This watch has a gorgeous, sleek, copper dial and has grain age texturing. It has a cute sub-dial located near the big blue handset and also uses the Longine vintage font. Some of the indexes are raised a bit off the dial with hours, minutes, and small seconds at 6 o’clock. Overall the thickness of the watch is 12-millimeters, has a 40-millimeter case diameter, and a sapphire crystal. The wristwatch has a beautiful leather strap with a buckle, powered by a self-winding mechanical Automatic L609 movement beating at 28’800 vibrations per hour, with a power reserve of approximately 50 hours.
4.Longines Flagship
The next wristwatch in the collection is the Longine Flagship, which has a very sharp handset and an off-white slightly cream dial. It has a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, several layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside, and is water-resistant to 3 bars. This watch is simple and classic, with its small second hand rotating on its spindle without any dial, and a date window located at six o’clock. The Longines Flagship has a 38.5-millimeter diameter case, and sapphire crystal, with several layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside, and is the thinnest watch on the heritage collection list. The timepiece has a 10.3-millimeter thickness and a lug to lug distance of 19 millimeters. With hour markers having applied indices, gilt hands in a rich blue tone and has Swiss Super-LumiNova®. Powering the watch is an Automatic L615 Self-winding mechanical movement, beating at 28’800 vibrations per hour, with a power reserve of approximately 50 hours. Matched with an elegant brown alligator strap with a buckle, the Longine Flagship also has a two-tone case back, with an inked ship flagship on the screw-down case back.
5.Marine National
Another very iconic watch in their Heritage collection is the Marine National. With dimensions of 38.50 millimeters, lug to lug distance of 19 millimeters, and a thickness of 12. 30 millimeters, this vintage-inspired watch is another stunning timepiece to wear. The dial has painted Arabic numerals, hour markers, and small minute track, blue steel hands with Swiss Super-LumiNova®.It has Self-winding mechanical movement beating at 25’200 vibrations per hour, with a power reserve of approximately 72 hours and Water-resistant to 3 bars. The watch has a stunning leather beige strap with buckle and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, with several layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside. And for an additional excellent timepiece outside the Vintage collection to end the list.
6.Ceramic Hydroconquest
There are many choices from the Longines collection, but what we think you should look at is the Ceramic Hydroconquest. The watch has a more modern appeal of course and brings out a unique sporty look with its olive green motif, which complements the applied silver Arabic numerals and indexes, Silvered polished hands, and stainless steel ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel. It has a diameter of 41.00 millimeters, a thickness of 11.90 millimeters, and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, with several layers of anti-reflective coating on both sides. The movement type of this timepiece is a caliber L888 Self-winding mechanical movement beating at 25’200 vibrations per hour, with a power reserve of approximately 72 hours, Water-resistant to 30 bar. The watch is completed with a green rubber strap with a double safety folding clasp and push-piece opening mechanism.
In Conclusion
Many have probably been thinking that Longines no longer have any compelling timepieces left to offer the public, but with the release of their Vintage Collection, they have proven many critics and naysayers wrong. If vintage inspired timepieces are your thing and like to look at some of the watches mentioned above you can check them out along with other Longines wristwatch models at a reliable authorized dealer of luxury watches – Watch Shopping, and find quality and affordable timepieces. Visit Watch Shopping today and find that vintage inspired watch that you long coveted to have!