It features 21 jewels, a silicon balance spring for its increased durability and antimagnetic properties, and a long weekend’s worth of power reserve at 72 hours. ![]() The engraved caseback is see-through as well, which brings us onto the movement… The movementįully visible through the display back, the Longines Calibre L888.5 movement, a nicely decorated automatic sourced from Longines parent company, the Swatch Group. All that visual interest is protected underneath a sapphire crystal, which gets an anti-reflective treatment on both sides. It’s a nice detail, if only to see that nod to history on a modern timepiece. The leaf-shaped handset is one of my favourite touches, as the hands are rendered in traditional blued steel. ![]() Subtle debossing of the chapter ring serves as the minute track, keeping things nice and understated. It’s a dial effect that simply could not be achieved with a typical printed or applied indices. The Arabic numerals of the indices are deeply engraved into the dial, which gives light and shade room to run wild as you move your wrist. It almost makes you wish you could run your fingertip over the dial to feel that delicate texture. Look closely, and you’ll see a super-fine texture on the silver, no-date dial, achieved from sandblasting the surface. There’s a vertical brushing on the yellow gold, a unique grained texture on the rose gold, but the stainless-steel model’s dial gets its own special treatment. Each of the three dials features a distinct finish. The dialīut now, let’s focus on what I think is the big story of the 190th Anniversary: the dial. Along with the full-polish finishing, there’s a certain softness that gives the watch a special kind of glow. The lines of the bezel, case sides, and lugs all flow together pretty seamlessly and the care that was taken in the finishing really shows. Another thing you’ll notice about the case is the fluidity of the contouring: you won’t find any ultra-sharp edges here. Unlike many contemporary watches, the 190th Anniversary’s case is fully polished, so it leans toward the dressier end of the spectrum. Those dimensions hit a real sweet spot for size, ensuring this watch will be a great fit for a lot of wrists. ![]() The circular case has a 40mm diameter and a thickness of under 10mm (9.35mm to be precise), which is impressive for a watch with a display caseback. This stainless reference, the L2.793.4.73.2, is right in the wheelhouse of what a lot of us look for in a classically handsome dress watch. All three share the same dimensions and movement as well as some absolutely stunning dials. The Longines Master Collection 190th Anniversary model actually includes three versions of this traditional-yet-contemporary dress watch, with limited editions in solid yellow or rose gold, and this one, in stainless steel with classic blued steel hands.
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