Dream Watch! Longines Spirit Titanium // Watch of the Week. Review #84
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2021
- Dream Watch! Longines Spirit Titanium // Watch of the Week. Review #84
The watch will be available end of September 2021.
Watch of the Week.
This is a series of brief videos about recently introduced wrist watches. Every Monday I give you in about 4 minutes an overview about style, specs, price and availability of a new timepiece. From 100 Euros or US-Dollar up to 10,000
It's not a commercial, so you will hear my independent and unbiased opinion.
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Longines has some kind of bizarre commitment to ridiculously long lugs. Fifty mm lug to lug with male end links is NOT going to fit a small wrist. I don't care how beautiful the dial is, if the dimensions are this preposterous.
Agreed. Tried on a blue one as it seemed an ideal watch. The face - perfect. The lugs - bad. I've a 6.25inch wrist and it's too big for that
Not just Lawnjeans, but Hamilton, too. Something is up with Swatch. They seem to hate their customers.
Yup. I have a 17.5cm (~6.89") wrist and found that their 40mm Spirit (SS) looked and felt too big.
@@Mister_Phafanapolis "Lawnjeans" 😂😂😂
@@Mister_Phafanapolis I'm afraid their customers enjoy over hanging watches.
And the big wrists who want to buy a smaller watch still wants it to feel as close as possible to a Hublot.
It's a sales thing. A cross sales, actually.
Hamilton and Longines are in every boutique on Earth selling a piece a jewelry and a watch.
Their typical customer is the rather wealthy, in his 30s and 40s, who wants to buy his first automatic watch like dad and '' big boys '' do.
He's familiar with those boutiques, he probably already bought jewelry there, and lets the salesman guides him to that safe choice Swatch has built for him. The amount of people who knows the brand names Hamilton and Longines is enormous, by their parents and grand parents.
Little bit of nostalgia, common knowledge that '' Swiss make good watches '', wears as the magazines say it should yet more classy than that smart watch he has.
Boom, it's a deal.
Same process if it's a gift. They're intended to be sold to people who are not much into watches but kind of want to be.
Longines is a bit more refined thanks to some models that save them from a total failure, albeit the fact that those models are from 5 to 7 decades ago.
I really am a fan of many longines offerings but I wish the lug to lug measurement was smaller as sometimes it can be the reason to look elsewhere 😕
As many have already said, a gorgeous watch that is just not sized right. If I was at the helm of Longines, I'd make it a 38mm diameter with 20mm lug width and 46mm lug to lug.
38 мм is too small for most men.
@@tongotongo3143 You're entitled to your opinion, but I couldn't disagree more. There's also the fact that Longines released their spirit line in 37mm. Longines sees a market for that size.
Another excellent review. I might also add, that while your english has always been quite good, I detect that your sentence flow has become smoother over the years.
A very beautiful vintage style watch whose dial design is most obviously an enhanced version of the classic WW2 military watch dials, looks better on a strap. But all the above mentioned is just IMHO!)
Longines do this so well.
Wrist comfort of titanium is indispensable... Very dominant & masculine & extremely handsome watch with this thick, high quality black nato strap...
Very nice watch. Thanks Tim for another video! I hope all is well in Germany.
Everything's fine now, thank you.
Longines are stepping up their game! In the past few years with the way they have revisited their past. I wish Omega would do the same. The fit and finish on these watches rival Omega, and with the smaller case sizes they offer they are hard to beat.
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Omega ze Best
My favourite watch channel now by far and really appreciate the 4 minute reviews. This is a beauty but way out of my price range. Citizen promaster tough for me....
Thank you very much!
Longines is on a roll, I think this is a beautiful watch. It is quite pricey which may make educated buyers think twice before buying it as a used IWC petit prince on a leather strap is a bit more expensive but not out of the way. Would love to get to see this watch in the metal on the bracelet!
This is a truly lovely looking watch
This watch looks amazing.
Looks great without the date window. Did they adjust the movement or is there a ghost setting?
I really like the the Longines Spirit. Now, adore the titanium version. Great contrast on the dial !
Black, gilt, and a tiny touch of red. Yum!
One of my Longines favorites is this one:
The Longines Heritage 1945
L2.813.4.66.0
Beautiful simple, yet elegant dial, contrasted nicely by the blue hands, wonderful....
Thanks for another great video, Tim! You continue to amaze with your intelligent, precise, entertaining script and enunciation. I feel as if you could be a pitch man for luxury goods and people would fall over themselves to buy. You should be discovered! 😊
Thank you very much!
Always enjoy your videos. The no-date is wonderful. You put "2,950 euros on Steel", but it is a Titanium bracelet. The "screwed" male end links are actually a pusher for a quick disconnect feature that is ALSO on the nylon strap.... Probably in preparation for a a titanium "Prestige" edition forthcoming in titanium, nylon and leather NATO all with quick release spring bars. I'm loving the Titanium, but the the DLC Bucherer version.........
I was about to buy the Steel 40mm version a little more than a week ago, then heard about the green dial, DLC coated and now this ! I went from having made my decision, to now being quite confused again, lol. I cannot wait to see these other versions reviewed closely, or even in hand personally. Longines is getting my money, I just have to decide how much of it.
I'm torn between the titanium bracelet and the black strap.
Green dial is awesome. But this is gorgeous
Lovely watch, cost £1,500 too much, would you buy this? Or a Tudor? Or a pre owned Omega?
Hello,
Good video, thanks.
I would like to know if this Spirit Titanium is a real no-date watch or just the same as the others without the window date (and a ghost position on the crown) ?
Thanks you for the answer.
Love titanium watches and have several; but I think an extra 1K is too much for it.
My reservations with modern Longines watches come from having seen the fabulous watches they made in the 50's and 60's. They were serious competitors of Omega back then and had beautiful in-house movements. A tough act to follow.
Now they're part of the Swatch group and contain ETA movements.
All something of a letdown from those 'glorydays'.
Nevertheless, this is a fine watch. The 'explorer' type case will make it a BIG 40mm (personally I'd prefer a 38mm with this case); whatever.
The dial is excellent, together with the WR and screwdown crown.
If you've got 3k it's a worthy contender.
Sure, it's an ETA, but it's a modded 2892 (like the omega cal. 1120), not your avarage 2824 copy. And: it's ETA, not Sellita (like TAG Heuer, Oris, Squale etc.), at a great price. This movement is even upgraded in some ways (like the longer power reserve). I would consider Longines watches with this movement the best value proposition in their price range, simply because their movements are better.
@@IDKline
Glory days?
@@IDKline
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I actually see ETA as an asset. Very reliable and serviceable so no issue.
@@Treveljan Does the Longines movement in this watch use a coaxial escapement? Thanks.
Expensive? Yes. But one gets a lot of applied goodies on that superbly gilt dial. Then it runs into the brick wall known as “The Swatch Group Conundrum.” Omega? Completely unaffected and thriving. Breguet? What the hell is Breguet doing in the Swatch Group? Longines? Perception that there is absolutely minimal distinction between Longines / Hamilton / Tissot /Mido / Certina. Solution - Be patient and buy the Longines from other-than-AD sources, and pocket that 28 to 35%.
I cannot understand buying from an AD and paying more for nothing. The WIS conundrum is that these watches are an iNvEsTmEnT and will last for a thousand lifetimes and will be passed down to the alien invaders millennia from now BUT ALSO you need a two year manufacturer's warranty to cover this product. An asinine inconsistency.
Very nice piece 👌. It reminds me in some ways of the Hamilton Murph.
Very nice watch a bit of an Explorer feel at about half the price. I know which I would buy.
Niice, there is no 36mm version right? Otherwise Id have to consider it...
Good review
Thank you.
I really like the look of that watch, but I’m not comfortable buying online as I prefer the hands on approach before investing tbh.
Beautiful. I have considered buying for the steel model in the past, but after realising that it belongs to the Swatch Group and knowing how "aggressive" they are with the watch maintenance (yearly waterproof checks and also a periodical inspection every 5 years at an average cost of 500 € approximately), made me change my mind. I love beautiful watches, I don't like liabilities...
Some other brands aren't as aggressive as the Swatch Group
To be realistic watches dont need to be serviced at the suggested interval. I found an old timex whilst clearing a house recently no jewels and very cheap in the 1960s when it was made. Wound up and it goes ok. And my dads old Rotary from the 70s definitely never serviced gains about 4s a day.
@@philspencelayh5464 and if you check their prices, it's 250€ for a full service. Not 500. And it comes with a 5 year warranty. What are you taking about?
@@mommi1979 I just checked on the Longines website, and you are right, the full service for a chronograph (I confused it with chronometer) is 410€, while the price for a three hand watch is 250€. The price for a partial service (i.e. waterproofness) is 80€, to be done yearly (Longines' recommendation)
@@danielmulero2816 actually, you no need to go to maintain your watch every year.......it is just a optional
No one forces you to get the service done. I had an Omega for 11 years before it needed service.
I am partial to steel too, but all the Longines Spirit watches look great, be it steel or titanium. They really struck gold with this series.
Longines really listened to the reviewers and clients. No date is the perfect upgrade for 40mm as previous version 3 is missing and it was a huge missing point. Fantastic piece of horology and history.
It has some tudor black bay vibes with that gold on matt black and this second hand.
Besides the gold on matte black the watch is entirely different. Case, dial, dimensions and bracelet are completely different.
Looks like they've copied the colours of the Tudor BB58 with the faded black, gilt and touch of red. In other words beautiful looking watch.
Looking for an alternative to the petit prince. The lugs are killing it for me. Beautiful watch though.
The price is mad, I have to get the Tudor BB 36 instead… ?
It looks like as if the 3 is not the same size as the 2 and the 4. Maybe it’s just a optical effect. What’s your take on this?
Correct. There is one reference with 42 mm diameter.
What about the steel with light green dial? ;)
Very handsome watch, can't fault it apart from the price. Would be tempted at half the cost, but as it is it's competing with more prestigious marques. Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
1500€ for a cosc, 72 hours and movement, titanium case and bracelet, 100m wr, spectacular AR coating, 5 years warranty, and a finishing level on par with tudor? In the current prices market? I bet you would also appreciate if they gave you the watch as a gift...
And of course you can get it easily with a 15-20% discount from an AD. So surely you can get it for ~2500€.
@@mommi1979 indeed, but at RRP look at the competition..
At £1500 look at Chris Ward....
Thank you for your comment 👍🏻
@@stevefox8605 indeed I own the Spirit and a C65. No competition there.
@@mommi1979 ah, fair enough. Thank you for sharing your experience, appreciated mate 👍🏻
Titanium as the new bronze is an apt comparison: substances that are not as good (for watch cases) as stainless steel, but which we can sell as better than stainless steel.
This piece has a lot of bare metal showing. Those aren't so much lugs as they are a top deck.
@@IDKline 'You'll get the Order of Lenin for this!'
2800$??🙄🙄
Ok where is Tim????
we want to see Tim 😘😘😋
LONGLUGS
Star quality.
I really nice piece, however one meanwhile can "shoot" the steel version @ 1560,- , lets wait a bit to get a better price for this nice titanium ticker.
i'd get this over the black steel version because of that sexy dial and no-date.
hopefully one day i'll be in a position to justify a Longines three-hander for 3k € ('cause for that price i'd rather get the titanium big eye chrono with that gorgeous blue dial)
The five stars on the dial remind me of a hotel entrance.
Brilliant! :-D
I think it's 21mm
For grade 5 titanium, I’ll pay a bit more, yes.
$2,840 is a wrong price range for Longines to be in, Longines is very competitive at $1000 to $2000 range
Of course not. If I wanted an ETA movement I'd just get a Tissot or Hamilton for a fraction of the price.
I have a watch that is a true fraction of the price:
Fossil Wylie BQ2513
for only $59.99 USD. It looks similar but the face is blue and the hands and numbers are all white metal. Its a Quarts watch so it will be way more accurate than any mechanical chronometer. I only paid $59.99 for it and I love the watch and have so much money lefter over and have all the watch accuracy I need. Also for the price of the Longines I want a date on it. The Fossil I have has a date and its only a fraction of the price.
@@amberhiggins6327 That's a good price. Nice color options too.
If Longines is to the Swatch group what Tudor is to the Rolex Group, then this has the potential to be the Swatch groups Black Bay:
Discuss...
I have both bb58 and the Longines spirit 40mm, I actually prefer the Longines, looks and feels better imo, both great watches though.
A bit basic, for the price they are asking!
If these had female endlinks, i wouldve jumped on the blue dial.
I don't like titanium for watches.
Not a Longines fan. Until now.
Amazing watch but theres a lot to nitpick
Another handsome watch.
Is it just me or can some titanium watches pass as plastic really easily? The Zodiac Seawolf titanium is one that just looks like a plastic copy in tj epics I have seen.
Haven't handled a Zodiac but none of my titanum watches or titanium bobbles feel like plastic.
@@Mister_Phafanapolis I'm pleased to hear it!
I quite like the metal, but opted for stainless. I did give it fair consideration. Ti straps look really hard to get and even harder to match.
Titanium is >>> steel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brass, bronze, copper, pot metal
Glad that Lawnjeans went with an even lug width. Swatch must hate their customers by insisting on 21mm lugs on watches like the Tissot Gentleman and original Spirit. Long lugs plus male end links make this an easy NO for me, even thou I love titanium.
it would have been perfect if it was 2mm less in diameter and lug to lug. 50mm lug to lug must be too long for most of men.
Love the watch but who wants / needs 50mm lug to lug. This kills it for me. Gutted
Yes …and i pay more for the no date😂
Once again a caseback held down with screws (3:01) - means multiple failure points, instead of a screw down back. I say NO!
Honestly I would go for a Hamilton instead... Way too many 🌟
The five stars represent meeting the COCS standard for excellence
If you don’t have it in your hands, it’s not a review.
Says who? :-) "The League Of International Watch Reviewers"? No, this is a review. But if you prefer in depth reviews with watches in the studio then tune in on Fridays.
No gold color is more better.........
Agreed.. Steel is more striking
What are you reviewing???? You don’t even have the watch to try it on. Are you just reviewing some pics from the internet??
Brief information with images every Monday, long video with watch every Friday. Most people watch both 😉