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If you can say one thing about the Longines releases from 2020, it is that they certainly aren’t boring. With interesting new references being released…
This year has been a big one for Longines — for a couple of reasons. They have continued down the purist pathway of vintage reissues through…
Collectively, a decent amount of people were shocked when Longines decided to revive the Spirit appellation earlier this year … and shocked in a good…
The Longines Spirit release is a totally new collection this year, something that is already very exciting in and of itself, but also because it’s…
When we first caught wind that Longines was going to be releasing a totally new collection in 2020, we were very excited. They are a…
The Longines Record Collection is an important pillar of the brand today, representing the clean classicism that is embodied by the brand. The Heritage Collection…
While much of the Longines Heritage collection released this year has been brand new pieces, we have also been treated to an update to an…
As a person who writes about and reviews timepieces all day every day, and as an avid enthusiast of horology since my mid-teens, there really…
If you’re a regular reader of Time+Tide, it should come as no surprise that the Longines Heritage Collection has gone from strength to strength over…
The 2020 Longines Heritage Collection is pure class, from the tuxedo to the skies and the trenches If you’re a regular reader of Time+Tide, it…
Longines has had quite the 2020. First came the excellent Khaki Green addition to the HydroConquest collection, and then we scored an entirely new and…
The 1940s were a golden period for chronograph innovation at Longines, an era that included the now highly collectible 13ZN movement, as well as timelessly…
The Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946 is a perfectly executed vintage chrono with NOS feels The depth of Longines’ archives is truly staggering, and serves…
We want to start this post with a shoutout to some YouTube commenters by the name of Nicolas, Hani and Lee. This trio recently commented…
Any Seinfeld fans will know what I’m talking about when I say that the Home Delivery Watch Fair, where we re-created both SIHH (or Watches…
The Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green possesses two of the most popular characteristics found on any timepiece today – it’s a dive watch, and…
Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green – a Ceramic Bezel, 300m Swiss Diver for $1500USD, What?? An in-depth breakdown of why the Longines HydroConquest 41mm…
For some time now, I think we can all agree, Longines has been on a hot streak like few other brands. All of their additions to…
Never been to Baselworld? We can fix that. Just give us half an hour. In our first of three episodes re-creating the Baselworld experience –…
There is a lot to be said for a simple chronograph. Something clear, easy to read and a pleasure to look at. You don’t always…
Right now, the dive watch market is more saturated than a saturation diver’s wetsuit. If you want a fit-for-purpose timepiece made to withstand the pressures…
When it comes to big days, they don’t come much more memorable or special than your wedding day, especially now, when it seems like every…
Does the name James Robinson look familiar? That might be because James is part of the team here at Time+Tide Watches and he writes quite…
What a difference two years makes. In 2018, I introduced this until now unpublished video by saying that — shock, horror — we were reviewing…
LONGINES – VHP Collection Review at the Longines Boutique, QVB Sydney We’re not quite sure how this happened. Because looking at it now, it’s a…
Need to know Well, I bet nobody saw this coming … another day, another dive watch with a green dial. But is this new Longines…
Editor’s note: Oftentimes, it seems as though the annual calendar complication is all too easily overlooked in the horological hierarchy of complications. GMTs, Chronographs –…
The Heritage Diver 1967 was released at the first Basel we attended as Time+Tide, so it holds special significance. It was also one of our…
Editor’s note: Hot off the heels of their latest release with the Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, we thought we’d take a look at another smash…
Every year there’s a couple of timepieces that, for one reason or another, slip under the collective radar of us watch enthusiasts. There were more…
2020 has barely begun and Longines has already come out swinging with this — the Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946. Representing the latest addition to…
Editor’s note: Almost all reissues of vintage timepieces have an exciting story to tell – that’s just the way it is, otherwise watchmakers wouldn’t bother…
Few watches released in 2019 have had the ability to garner nothing but praise. There are, of course, certain timepieces that are highly revered — think…
Owning a watch that has been given to you as a gift has a sentimental element that can get even more meaningful over time. Anyone who…
One of the greatest things about Longines is their history — the Swiss marque was established almost two centuries ago, way back in 1832. This heritage gives…
Believe it or not, somehow there are just 23 short days left until Christmas, and if you haven’t bought your presents yet … you’re in…
Longines is on an absolute roll in 2019, and it seems like only yesterday that we were treated to one of their hottest watches of…
Longines offer a great many different styles of timepieces across five unique collections in their portfolio of wristwatches. And while each of the five collections…
Paying homage to an affiliation that has spanned more than century, Longines has created a limited edition pocket watch honouring equestrian racing — the Longines…
Editor’s note: From a purely real estate perspective, the dial is the most important part of the watch. It’s what you look at most of…
Amidst the morass of vintage reissues that almost all brands seem to have tried their hand at recently, Longines has been successfully combing their archives…
Back at the beginning of 2013, as a result of kissing goodbye to a couple of watches (mistakes) from my collection, I found myself in…
For Longines, elegance is an attitude — and that’s something they’ve embodied very nicely indeed with the new Conquest Classic, a watch made with exceptional…
Editor’s note: The Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary is an oldie but a goodie. And not an oldie in the 1950-something sense, but rather in…
We’ve been having a bit of a lunar week with Longines this week — checking out their new Master Moonphase in the boutique and in our…
The Master collection has been a staple in Longines’ catalogue for some time, epitomising the sort of casual elegance for which the bramd is so…
Editor’s note: Last night, Longines went live with their online shopping facility, and I’ve spent a bit of time browsing what’s on offer. And it…
Longines has had a big few months in Australia. They opened their first Melbourne boutique a little while back, on Collins Street in the heart…
Our 3 Favourite Longines Models Available in Australia, In Store … and Online Longines has had a big few months in Australia. They opened their…
Editor’s note: In the run-up to the horse racing season in Australia, we thought we’d have a look at a brand with a long history…
We’re on record as being fans of the Longines Legend Diver Black — in fact, we like it so much we’re selling it in our…
Editor’s note: As evidenced by the release of the popular Heritage Military watch, Longines have a long history in manufacturing reliable tool watches for the…
Just the other day, Sandra was opining about the changing face of two-tone, and today this fine example of modern bi-colour watches hits the proverbial desk.…
Editor’s note: It’s not too often you see something genuinely ‘new’ in the watch space — with all the ‘novelties’ on offer. The Longines Conquest…
At long, long last we were able to host the Australian launch of the Longines Legend Diver Black at our headquarters in Cremorne, Melbourne this…
The Longines Legend Diver Black is available for pre-sale in our shop now! As Australians, and as AC/DC fans, it gives us great pleasure to…
Editor’s note: For whatever reason, I’m on a bit of a back-to-basics kick at the moment. I mean, high complications and high price tags are…
Last year, Longines’ core modern dive watch, the HydroConquest, received a significant stylistic upgrade, with a sleeker design and a ceramic bezel. This year, we…
The story in a second: A rare case of quartz having legit enthusiast appeal, albeit in a clever, and very novel, fashion. Say “it’s quartz”…
The Australian watch retail landscape has been booming recently, with plenty of new boutique openings. The latest is Longines, which has just opened a 174-square…
Watches inspired by military designs are a perennial favourite. Largely, that’s down to the fact that these watches generally possess an overarching purpose. These watches…
Longines heritage reissues are — much like the designs they’re inspired by — the stuff of legend. And speaking of legends, you might notice that…
There are few brands that take as much pride in their heritage as Longines. Not surprising, really, when you consider that the winged hourglass brand…
A few weeks ago I travelled to Rome to check out the Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting, a GMT not like any other. And…
If we’re completely honest, it’s hard to make quartz technology sexy. Which makes the achievement of Longines’ V.H.P. technology even more remarkable. Not only do…
Right now in the world of watchmaking, there’s a distinctly warm and fuzzy feeling of nostalgia in the air. A sentiment that is owed in…
When someone’s watch story starts in the backstreets of Havana, you know it’s going to be good. In fact, it would be a good story,…
There are few things I love more than a watch that surprises me. It’s something that doesn’t happen near enough for my liking, but it…
Editor’s note: The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) is the industry’s premier awards ceremony. One of the most exciting (and accessible) categories is the Petite…
If we’re guilty of one thing when it comes to Longines watches here at Time+Tide, it’s that we maybe focus a little too hard on…
Editors note: While I’m not sure that Barney Stinson (the chap from How I Met Your Mother, paraphrased above) would be familiar with the Longines…
A little while ago we got mildly excited about the fact that Longines were auctioning off a watch (and an awesome experience package) in aid…
Oh what a difference a strap makes. Last year, when Longines chose to pair their mighty Legend Diver — a watch the Vice President calls the most…
Which Longines Legend Diver won us over? Oh what a difference a strap makes. Last year, when Longines chose to officially pair their mighty Legend…
Last year, Longines doubled down with the release of the Record collection. Illustrating just how serious they are about creating classically handsome and highly accurate…
Longines and Time+Tide bring you an exclusive opportunity Longines is the official Watch and Timekeeper of the XXI Commonwealth Games to be held on the…
LONGINES – Top 4 New Models from Baselworld | Time & Tide Longines have a well-earned reputation for exceptionally strong heritage releases, and while their…
Longines have a well-earned reputation for exceptionally strong heritage releases, and while their Baselworld 2018 collection featured a particularly hot blacked-out Legend Diver, it was…
It was only a matter of time. And if you were a betting man, you’d have safely bet that it would be right on a…
The Longines Legend Diver Watch, a reimagined version of a diving watch from the 1960s, had a dramatic reintroduction in 2017, care of the Milanese…
The Conquest is considered by Longines to be “the ultimate sports line”, and with the V.H.P. chronograph, the brand is combining sportiness with next-level precision,…
Longines are expanding their HydroConquest collection for 2018 with new models featuring a bezel with a coloured ceramic insert matched to the colour of the…
The all-mechanical Longines Master Collection, the best-selling in the brand’s portfolio, expands to offer Longines’ first ever annual calendar. For those who are wondering, an…
When it comes to Longines’ yearly new releases we are like heatseeking missiles for the vintage fire the brand has at its disposal – few archives…
LONGINES – Master Collection Review at the Longines Boutique, QVB Sydney Andrew notices the Longines Master collection for the first time, and the do-anything charms…
Editor’s note: It’s just 37 days until the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to be held on Australia’s glorious high-rise holiday haven, the Gold Coast. This alarming reminder brings…
Wherever Aishwarya Rai Bachchan goes in India there is a monumental crowd surge, and it was no different in Sydney at the weekend when Longines…
Editor’s note: Even though the dust of SIHH has barely settled, things are heating up for Baselworld. And one of our burning questions is ……
The 5 Best Watches Between $1000 and $5000, including Longines, Oris and More… Yesterday we talked about the best watches of 2017 under $1K. Next…
Andrew McUtchen’s Top 10 Watches of 2017, inc. Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Longines and JLC They’re always problematic, best-of lists. Best? On what grounds? When it…
Accuracy used to be a big deal in watchmaking. There were competitions to test the accuracy of wristwatches. There were complications — additional functions — and…
LONGINES – Exploring the Under $3000 COSC-Certified Record Collection COSC-certified watches have just become a whole lot more accessible, thanks to the new Longines Record…
It’s the kind of story you could easily gloss over, or embellish, as the president of a large watch company. A collector contacts you with…
Longines President responds to “surprise” 2017 GPHG Avigation BigEye win When Time+Tide Watches recently met with the President of Longines, Walter Von Känel in Beijing…
Many brands and many people have taken a chance on Time+Tide since we launched, way back in 2014. One of the greater leaps of faith…
LONGINES TIME MACHINE: Episode 5, 2017 – 185th Anniversary celebration in Beijing The last in Time+Tide’s ‘Longines Time Machine’ Series of 5 episodes, covering the…
