Longines Heritage Collection

Longines Heritage Review

The history of The Longines Heritage collection is a history of 187 years of watchmaking mastery. Each watch pulls inspiration from classic designs in trying to pay homage to a rich history of timepieces. What makes the Heritage collection special is in how Longines takes modern watchmaking techniques to classic aviation timepieces. Heritage models are a tribute to the pioneering spirit, meant to go with the pioneers on their travels by air, sea or land. The Longines Heritage collection not only creates incredible pieces that look and feel like owning a piece of history but brings elegance and high function as well to the table. What do we mean by owning a piece of history? Well, watches, for example, The Lindbergh Hour Angle, take inspiration from a timepiece developed for the American pilot Charles Lindbergh created in 1931, the Longines Twenty-Four Hour pulls from designs made for Swissair pilots in the 1950s, and the Weems is a tribute to the navigation system by Captain Philip Van Horn Weems. How could one not feel like they are walking with history strapped to their wrists? 

The Longines Heritage collection has 46 watches in its collection so there are plenty of beautiful designs to find the perfect fit for every lifestyle. The Heritage collection is in the top five favorite collections of the brand in its entirety. There are six watches that really seem to stand out as the most popular watches from the collection, and they are: 

• The Longines Heritage 1945 priced at around $2000
• The Longines Legend Diver priced at around $2500
• The Longines Avigation Big Eye priced at around $2700
• The Longines Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch priced at around $5000
• The Longines Flagship priced at around $1500
• The Longines Heritage Military COSD priced at around $2200

These watches truly showcase the brilliance in what Longines strives for in the Heritage collection, and that’s only six of the fantastic timepieces to choose from! Need more proof that The Longines Heritage collection may be the best fit? Here is a breakdown of some of the different watches in the Heritage collections 

The Longines Column-Wheel Single Push Chronograph priced at $3150 is a round stainless steel watch with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass and water resistance up to 3 bar (30 meters/100 feet). The case has a bezel with a tachymeter scale and the chronograph mechanism is central to the 60 seconds hand with 30 minutes’ counter at 3 o’clock. This model comes in two Executions: The first is black matt with silvered polished hands, painted Arabic numerals, and a black alligator leather strap with buckle. The second is white lacquered polished with blue steel hands, painted Arabic numerals, and a brown alligator leather strap with buckle.

The Longines Flagship Heritage priced at $1675 is a round stainless steel watch with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass and water resistance up to 3 bar (30 meters/100 feet). The dial is silver with gilt hands and applied indexes for hour markers, Swiss Super-Luminova, a power reserve of 42 hours, along with a brown alligator leather strap and buckle. One main reason this watch falls into the favorites group from its classic and clean design good for everyday use. This watch calls to those who really like simplicity to their watch styles that never sacrifice on quality. 

The Longines Legend Diver Watch priced at $2400 is a round stainless steel watch with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass, an internal turning diving flange, a screw-in crown and water resistance up to 30 bar (300 meters). These popular divers watch has many variations, but here are some of them to get an idea: The first has a black lacquered polished dial with silvered polished hands, painted Arabic numerals and indexes, 64 hours power reserve, and a stainless steel strap with a triple safety folding clasp and a push-piece opening mechanism. The second cost a little more at $2700, has black PVD coating, black lacquered polished dial with silvered polished hands, painted Arabic numerals and indexes, 64 hours’ power reserve, and a rubber strap with a double safety folding clasp as well as an integrated diving extension. The Third cost a little less with its price sitting around $2300, black lacquered polished dial with silvered polished hands, painted Arabic numerals and indexes, 64 hours’ power reserve, and a black leather strap with buckle. The fourth priced at $ 2400 has a black lacquered polished dial with silvered polished hands, painted Arabic numerals and indexes, 64 hours’ power reserve as well and finishes with a black rubber strap with a buckle. The fifth priced at $2150 is unique in how it is a crisp all-white watch with the scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass and stainless steel material. It has the standard water resistance of 30 bars, 40 hours’ power reserve, White mother of pearl dial with silvered polished hands, and a white leather strap with buckle.

The Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch priced at $5000 is a round stainless steel watch with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass, water-resistance up to 3 bar (30 meters/100 feet) and has a bi-directional rotating bezel. The dial is white lacquered polish with blue steel hands, painted roman numerals, 46 hours of power reserve, an internal rotating silvered dial for synchronization of the second’s hand with radio time signal along with rotating bezel to adjust daily variations, and an alligator leather brown strap with buckle. This captivating design truly demonstrates the perfect mix of classic history and new-age technology. 

The Longines Heritage Classic priced at $2150 truly embodies classic style. The Heritage Classic is a round stainless steel design with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass and the standard water resistance of up to 3 bar (30 meters/100 feet). Its dial is a sleek silver with blue steeled hands and painted Arabic numerals/ indexes. This watch is automatic with a caliber of L893, self-winding mechanical movement, and 64 hours of power reserve. The heritage classic comes into variations: one with a blue leather strap with a buckle or one with a black leather strap with a buckle.

The Longines Twenty-Four Hours watch priced at $3325 is a round stainless steel watch with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass, water-resistance up to 3 bar (30 meters/100 feet), and 48 hours of power reserve. This watch stands out in the way that it has a twenty-four-hour scale on its dial along with its normal functions. The dial itself is a black matt with silvered polish hands, Swiss Super-Luminova and painted Arabic numerals. The strap that comes with it is black leather with alligator patterning that comes with a buckle. 

The Longines Weems Second Setting Watch priced at $16,500. As mentioned previously the Weems watches draw inspiration from the Captain Philip Van Horn Weems navigation system. This exquisite design is round with 18k pink gold material used, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass and water resistance up to 3 bars or 30 meters. This watch also has a dial that is white lacquered polish with blue steel hands, painted roman numerals, 46 hours of power reserve, and an internal rotating silvered dial for synchronization of the second’s hand with radio time signal along with rotating bezel to adjust daily variations. The strap that comes with it is brown leather with an alligator pattern and it comes with a buckle. This watch by far is the highest value but carries the most stylistic design that draws the eye. It does come in other executions like the $4450 Weems which has stainless steel instead of pink gold and painted Arabic numerals. 

The Longines Heritage 1946 priced at $1800 is a classic and staple must-have of the heritage collection. It’s round stainless steel design showcases that simplicity truly is the key to a successful watch. With its scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass and water resistance up to 3 bars or 30 meters, it doesn’t slack off on quality in any way. The Heritage 1945 has a copper color to the dial with blue steel hands, painted Arabic numerals and indexes, 42 hours of power reserve and your basic everyday watch functions, maintaining a simple yet classy air but having a beige leather strap that comes with a buckle. 

The Longines Heritage collections shine in so many ways, and it’s not hard to see why. With so many choices, so many styles, small detail differences giving each watch its own unique feel, and all of the heritage watches carrying such a massive history behind them it’s no wonder it ranks so high on people's list for must-have watches. Celebrities like Kate Winslet, Andre Agassi, Giulia Steingruber, and Simon Baker all love and endorse Longines bringing history to a wide range of audiences. If you live the life of an adventurer, a laid back classic style lover, or a business, as well as play type of person the Longines Heritage collection, is for you. There simply is no beating the detailing of history in every watch available in this iconic collection.