Back in 2019 Longines released the Heritage Classic. Featuring a central silvered opaline disc surrounded by a satin finished disc and small seconds in striated silvered opaline, it was a very handsome modern version of a 1934 sector dial reference… Read More ›
The green-hued watches of various types that we’ve covered over the last twelve months have generally tended towards being at higher price points part of the spectrum, so today is about a new model from a brand which is accessibly… Read More ›
From Tuesday 27 October until Sunday 13 December 2020 the History of Science Museum, Oxford, is hosting an exhibition on time and time-keeping called “The Heartbeat of the City: 500 Years of Personal Time”. It is presented by the History… Read More ›
The recent history of Longines’ Avigation watches is not unknown here, nor in fact is the model name of Avigation Type-A 1935 an unfamiliar one. Like the Avigation Type-A 1935 that we covered in 2016, the 2020 variant is in… Read More ›
I just got an invitation through the mail: “Your presence requested this evening, it’s formal A top hat, a white tie and tails” Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails Because I’m invited to step out this… Read More ›
There may be fewer releases this year, with many brands deciding to hold back new models until the situation is more stable, but it is by no means a totally quiet period. The Swatch Group has announced changes to its… Read More ›
The last half year or so has seen a couple of attractive new Heritage Collection releases from Longines in the form of the Military 1938 and the Heritage Classic. Now, the brand has launched the Classic Chronograph 1946, not only… Read More ›
Today we are bundling two new Heritage Collection releases from Longines together. The first of these is the most recent, that of the limited edition Military 1938. You may recall our post last year about the Longines Heritage Military, which… Read More ›
Following last weekend’s announcement by the Swatch Group of their withdrawal from the Baselworld watch and jewellery fair, organising company MCH Group has announced the resignation of CEO René Kamm, who has spent almost two decades with the Group. Mr Kamm… Read More ›
The SIHH may be expanding in terms of exhibitors (although reduced in days), but Baselworld has been shrinking both in terms of participants and length, with the 2019 edition to be even more noticeably smaller than this year’s due to… Read More ›
