Watches

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Absolutely love them

My daily driver is a Longines, it does what I want it to do, and what you get for what you pay is really good. My watch is a little thick but that’s expected at that price point. Also there are other Swiss brands priced higher still using base ETA movements so like, i don’t understand the hate.

Hugely positive. It was my first "real" watch after rocking a quartz Ripcurl for years (which was also an awesome watch). I got a hydroconquest for my 21st birthday, and it didn't leave my wrist for five years. Looked great, kept great time, I abused the shit out of it and it never gave me issues, etc. Only retired it due to sentimental value. Longines is also consistently considered one of the best values in Swiss watches, as they have excellent movements, tons of options, great finish quality, and a rich and innovative history. I would recommend them to anyone, new enthusiast or old collector alike.

Honestly, Longines and similar brands in the 1k-5k range are not here nor there. They are not value for money, there are so many sub 300 brands that do almost the same (e.g. San Martin, Sugess, Orient etc). But they aren't luxury either, the feeling you get from Rolex, Omega etc. is very different to a Longines / Hamilton.

For variety, budget bangers. For the feel of luxury Rolex. At least that's how I see it. With Longines you pay a LOT for the name and it being Swiss, same quality can be had much cheaper and the name doesn't actually mean much outside of a small watch world.

I mostly ignore them because they tend to use odd lugs widths.

I wish that photo had a properly sized watch.

I don't understand the hate they've gotten lately. The Zulu Time, new Conquest, and Hydroconquest are all.bangers . Longines have done well this year. Yet, you have fanboys of other brand talk down on Longines as if it's a "wannabe". I think it's a awesome brand that's a punching bag for "wannabe " watch snobs.

Agreed. Love the brand and styling. I have their Heritage Classic

Good brand. Lugs too long, Too many closed caseback watches. Therefore no buy.

I don't really like their designs, but there's no doubt that they seem to offer great value for money.

I love their history but none of their watches do it for me, personally. But I could see why people love them.

I’ll admit I’m a snob.

I’ve got Cartier Santos, Rolex DJ, Blancpain, IWC Pilot and a speedy in my collection. Yea, humble brag, but no - I still think Longines is a fantastic brand. The spirit series is awesome, I love the skin diver. The finishing is great.

If they’d settle in the 2-3k range (which they appear they are ‘doing) they will be fine.

The finishing is as good as the top brands and to be honest a watch shouldn’t cost more than a Longines.

On the upswing, in part because they are mining their back catalogue. ‘Old’ Longines could sit at the same table as any high-end brands back then. I have a 37mm Spirit in black that I really enjoy.

My Longines Heritage Diver is the only watch I know I'll never sell. My other watches are good watches but with the Longines it's like wearing a love letter to watchmaking, you can tell it was made/designed by someone who loves the craft and not just money. It doesn't look like anything else, it's an unmistakeable design. IMO you get the same quality as higher priced brands but because you aren't paying for a hyped name, you pay much less.

At the end of the day, the market placement doesn't matter, hype doesn't matter, all that matters is you enjoying the watch that sits on your wrist and nothing else. That feeling can cost you thousand more dollars than necessary just because of a different arrangement of 26 characters on the dial. If your Rolex didn't say Rolex on it, would you pay 10-20k for it? You would not. Most of your money goes to the logo and not to the watch. With Longines, it isn't a question, it's worth the money any way you look at it.

A Longines was my first “nice” watch, it was great. The movement was wildly loud though. I didn’t realize it until I got a breitling. Still have it and wear from time to time

Rich history, good quality, and great quality if youre budget is a tier below Omega.

I think their zulu time and entire master and heritage collections look great.

I’ve got the Longines Master Collection moon phase, white dial on leather. Barleycorn texture dial, deployant clasp, blued hands, exhibition case back.

Such a hitter for the price and very heavy hints of the JLC master ultra thin moon phase about it.

Is it my every day watch? No (that’s my Pelagos 39) but if I’m even halfway dressed up? On the wrist and getting comments.

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The Spirit collection is something of a masterpiece for them IMO. Really speaks volumes to their quality at the price point they offer it.

Id love to like them more, but every one of their models has a design detail that ruins it for me. They can get the watch 90% there, but never hit a home run design wise. IMO anyway.

It's hard to find a nice one. My wife decided on a Tissot (3rd Swiss watch) because none of the Longines had any wow factor.

I like them a lot. I own two: a Zulu Time GMT and a Dolce Vita. Wearing the Zulu Time now.

I really like Longines. I have a vintage model and considering the Zulu Time GMT. My only niggle is I believe they're priced a little high. Second-hand prices seem to illustrate this. For example, the 42mm Zulu Time GMT sells used for $1500 ($3050 retail) on a strap and there's one on a bracelet trying to sell for $2000 with no takers ($3150 retail). Both were purchased this year. So it seems the market is saying they're a bit overpriced. Not that other watches don't drop in value as soon as you buy them, but a 50% drop in a few months is steep.

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I’m a big fan and have a few, I like the history and their style. And their price point is better than some.

I got interested in watches back when Longines was still less known in the US. I remember being told they are a brand that's well liked in Asia, but not well known here. I took a quick look back then and saw that they had nice dress watches and that was about it.

Longines have come such a long way since then, and really stepped it up with their line up. I think a big move by them was to focus more on the tool watches that are popular with the watch people, and recent releases have been just banger after banger. The notable for me has been the Spirit Zulu in 39 and the new 2023 Conquest. These blow Tudors options out of the water, and I think they might even threaten Omega's options. I mean neither Tudor nor Omega could figure out how to make compact travel GMT?

I think Longines always had a good vintage inspired line up, but I think they also stepped it up here in the recent years as well. The obvious one to note is the sector dial, but that anniversary model is also stunning.

There's also many things to love from their more older line up too. They have built these great models that went under the radar until now and I think the recent glow up that Longines went through will highlight some of these older models to new audience. The notable for these older model for me is the Lengend Diver, the A-7 Slanted Monopusher Chronograph, and the Calendar Chronograph from the Master Collection.

It seems like Longines is being brought up to challenge Tudor, and in my opinion they are already winning this fight.

I'm a fan, and I own one (Longines Presence, 18 kt quartz dress watch). I've had it a while and it keeps great time and looks great to me. And, at 6mm thick it's half as thick as my TAG Aquaracer and more than half as thick as my Garmin fenix 7SS.

But I'm also a fan of their general designs and looks. Over the past 5 years, the gravity towards some of the market leaders (Rolex, Omega, Tudor) has just made their respective pricing absurd. They all tell time and date. It's TIME to look at other brands for inspiration. I'd propose it's an opportunity for brands like Longines to grab the segments that just can't spend what's asked for a Rolex or Omega.

The Spirit 40mm prestige edition is my everyday watch. It’s great.

looks dope

It's a good brand, but there are no specific models that I really really want.

I would love to see something like Longine's vintage style asthmometer-pulsometer available again. The Longines 2015 Pulsometer Chronograph is also quite nice looking, but at 40mm too big. I would be interested in a true vintage style chronograph pulsometer, in a vintage size around 36mm and reasonably thin.

I don't love the "wings" logo

Respect for Longines. I seriously considered one earlier this year. I ended up going for a Rado (another Swatch brand) but Longines has great history, feels high quality, and has something for everyone. If you like it go for it, you can’t go wrong!

Longines is classy. Its t shirt and jeans all the way to tuxedo. Something for every occasion. The Zulu and the conquest are my favorite.

Really like their HydroConquest GMTs

My Spirit 37 Champagne dial is a stunner and has made me a huge fan. Love everything about it. Also loved the AD I bought from (NYC), super chill and easy process having called a week ahead. I am not a movement snob but love the chronometer certified aspect (meaning it’s plenty accurate enough for anything but F1 races). Frankly I don’t want and will never buy a Rolex, they bore me visually even if the quality is worth the money.

They have some nice designs at a fair price point. Only downside to the few I’ve tried on is they are quite thick.

My Longines HC is the best watch I own build quality wise. And I also have a Datejust (from 1997) and an IWC pilot chrono (from 2017) in the collextion. It’s pretty much flawless (no dust on the dial etc.).