Horological Meandering

Longines at Baselworld 2013 presented by Marcus Hanke This year Certina and Tissot are celebrating their anniversaries, while last year it was Longines’ turn. To celebrate its 180th anniversary, Longines released a large array of great new watches in the ...  

The miltiary is a nice looking piece, but with a date??? If only Longines could go for a nice movement for their chronograph... Yes, yes, I know, I sound like a broken record, but when you know the glorious past of this brand, it is a pity to see the pres... 

At least, one watch without... but no, the whole collection was with this date. So I asked them why because I would never buy such kind of watch with a date. Answer: people prefer with the date, some don't but at the end, there are more people in the firs... 

... who forget the date within a few hours. Looking on the phone is no alternative: open protective cover, push button to activate smartphone, wipe over screensaver/star screen, and - in my case - start calendar app, vs. looking on the wrist. I have only ... 

I got a watch without the date. Esthetic wise is cool but I learned that I'm a "date depended" and the watch entered the long list of ex-watches. Of close, since we all have our psiquic issues, I cannot resist a watch with the date at 4:30. Irresistible! ... 

AT LEAST make the date disc match the dial so that it's more subtle! -Dean

That Swatch is doing across their entire line. Longines is targeting the upper entry level watches and they should be successful with this approach. Of course, they are far from their glorious past but Swatch needs to fill all market spaces. Cheers, Nilo

Tissot did a great collection and I was very disappointed by Longines. Thanks a lot for for your detailed report. Fx

exciting range of watches ..........but the military 24 hours with 2nd time zone is certainly appealing----my pick of the lot!

My pick too. The rest just seems very mundane...maybe the divers with the red bezel would be a close 2nd for me. Richard

i dont think that had a date :) G.

this was launched in 2011, and - as is apparent - it had a date window. Regards, Marcus ...  

nt

yep i think your right Nico. Longines have a long hook up with swissair as no one else has bought their watches for several years :) G On 2 Jun 2013 21:26, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* amanico (registered) on June 2nd, ... 

ah Marcus you have ruined my dreams by showing it to me. its got a date and too busy so i dont want it anymore. woe is me :) best G *Alert from:* www:watchprosite *Posted By:* Marcus Hanke (registered) on June 2nd, 2013 - 12:20 *Title: You mean this 24 ho... 

nt

yes. On 3 Jun 2013 10:53, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* amanico (registered) on June 3rd, 2013 - 02:53 > > *Title: Honestly, isn't it better without date? [nt] > * > > *

nt

if timeless in the sense that boredom never ages. However I do appreciate the Military 1938. That was the year before all hell broke loose, and I don't think this one would stand a chance in a combat situation. What is remarkable is that I actually like t... 

When you see the price point of these watches and the me-too design, Swatch Group really seems to use Longines as a mass destruction weapon against brands like Tag Heuer, B&M, etc. The "sad" thing about the actual products is the "neutral" design and ... 

If you look at last year's presentations, the watches are really interesting, and I think there are some collectibles among them. At my local Longines dealer, I checked out the weird-looking slanted big monopusher chronograph with the hunter case. This is... 

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