Longines Heritage Sector Dial 2019

reintitan · 2019-10-09T22:53:55Z

Discover the 2019 Longines Heritage Sector Dial, praised for its vintage accuracy and no-date design. Community discusses dial proportions and historical context.

Reintitan introduces the 2019 Longines Heritage Sector Dial, praising its design and the brand's commitment to historical accuracy, particularly the absence of a date complication. The post initiates a discussion on the watch's proportions and design elements, inviting community feedback on this new release.

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The watch could benefit from a slightly shorter hour hand, a gap between the hour hand tip and the inner chapter ring, and a clearer Longines logo not obscured by the dial's lines.
The contributor questions the originality of the sector dial design, suggesting some brands might be "lazy" in their design department by taking cues from others, while acknowledging uncertainty about who originated the design.
The author clarifies that for sector dials, the hour hand is traditionally meant to reach the edge of the inner ring without extending over it, aiding legibility, and views the Longines as a faithful reissue.
If a full '6' cannot be placed, a half marker should be used instead. The watch is otherwise nice but considered somewhat overpriced.
The dial and handset are beautiful, and the size is excellent.
Many different companies, including Patek, Omega, Movado, Tissot, and Rolex, produced sector dial watches in the 1930s and 40s.

The Discussion

COUNT DE MONET

Oct 9, 2019

The size is also very good for this watch

Good looking piece. Thank you for the news.

reintitan

Oct 9, 2019

You're welcome Count [nt]

ronhan

Oct 9, 2019

Very nice and clean look!

Size of the watch is perfect - eventually the hour hand could be a tad bit shorter?! Greets, Ron

reintitan

Oct 10, 2019

Here's the Longines original inspiration from 1938

If I recall correctly from the discussion about the sector dial on my Habring² Erwin TZ21, for sector dials the hour hand is supposed to reach the edge of the inner ring without going over (to aid in at-a-glance reading). Pretty faithful reissue. Image credit: Lorologiese

amanico

Oct 10, 2019

A good idea to post a picture of the original. [nt]

amanico

Oct 9, 2019

If only it had a manual winding movement... But let' not be too picky, this is a very nice looking piece, with a correct size, and no date. I like that! [nt]

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