The Longines Watches Robina Replica Legend Diver was reintroduced by Longines in 2007 as part of their Heritage series and then in 2009 with a date version. Both of these watches were reissues of the original 1960s compressor style dive watch that had been updated and modernized for a contemporary wearer. This year, at Baselworld…
A bit over three years ago, our David Bredan published the Top 10 Affordable Watches That Get a Nod From Snobs article. This roundup of affordable watches ranged from a $150 Swatch Sistem51 and we tried to keep the upper limit at $1,000, though we did make an exception for the Dietrich OTC. I felt now…
Swiss watch maker Longines has been among the many brands in recent years to dive deeply into the “heritage reissue” well. This time, they have released a vintage-inspired pilot’s watch which pays tribute to their longstanding history with aviation. The Longines Avigation BigEye features aesthetics borrowed from several of their vintage aviation and military pieces…
Chronometric performance is a subject we often don’t talk about when it comes to new watches. For the most part, we are only focused on the aesthetics and we tell ourselves that if we really want to know the precise time, we should stick to quartz watches or our phones (or smartwatches). That may be…
The Swiss watchmaking brand has presented its new Longines Expeditions Polaires Francaises watch replica— Missions Paul-Emile Victor (Ref. L2.732.4.76.X) vintage watch just for the fun of it. Unlike the aforementioned gargantuan Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage, the Longines Expeditions Polaires Francaises — Missions Paul-Emile Victor has been re-issued in a relatively small case, almost matching in size the original…
It looks like the guy who designed this elegatn replica Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph 180th Anniversary Limited Edition automatic timekeeper was so impressed with the original 1913 Longines model (it was the world’s first chronograph that was from the ground up designed as a wrist watch) that the final product looks more like a faithful…