The polished oversized onion crown is a perfect facsimile of just about every pilot’s watch, and the squat, pump-style pushers have been judged to perfection – not too tall, not too big, they’re just right. The diminutive steel bezel scores the same dual polished and brushed finishing, which provides great continuity and added visual cohesion. Good thing then that the stainless steel case itself is very handsome, featuring concentrically brushed lugs with gleamingly polished chamfered edges, which run the length of the case and provide an arresting juxtaposition of opulence and utility. It may well have been designed with aviation in mind, but it never flies under the radar. Measuring in at an aforementioned 42mm across and no less than 15mm thick, this watch wears bulkily, and always feels like it’s sitting atop your wrist, rather than blending into it like smaller, thinner watches tend to do. The caseįor the last decade, most pilot’s watches have tended to err on the side of large … and thick. Why? That’s a great question, and to get to the bottom of it, we took a much closer look. Only the Longines Spirit Chronograph 42mm variants of the steely sports watch still appeared resolutely like something you’d see strapped to the wrist of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell or Nick “Goose” Bradshaw. In essence, what Longines has actually done with its revived moniker is create one of the most compelling all-rounder daily propositions we’ve seen in a long time. Sure, it possesses some stylistic traits characteristic of an aviation-themed timepiece, but to label it as such is almost too limiting. Oddly, though, most of the new collection doesn’t feel particularly like a pilot’s watch. Now, that may well have been what the watchmaker set out to accomplish with the Spirit. After all, although most won’t know it, airborne rebels like Amelia Earhart, Elinor Smith, Howard Hughes and Paul-Émile Victor all relied on Longines timekeeping devices when embarking upon their respective pioneering endeavours. Instead, Longines set its sights on the sky, creating a collection of timepieces that aimed to honour the mavericks of early 20 th century aviation.
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You see, as far as novelty unveilings go, the Saint-Imier watchmaker had already outdone themselves in 2020 (think Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946 or HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green), they could’ve just put their feet up, cracked themselves a crisp Swiss lager and called it a day.īut they didn’t. I/trending 23590 IN-DEPTH: The Longines Spirit Chronograph 42mm is the best Longines all-rounder in years James RobinsonĬollectively, a decent amount of people were shocked when Longines decided to revive the Spirit appellation earlier this year … and shocked in a good way.
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