As a Longines Spirit 37mm (champagne dial) owner, I couldn’t agree more about the remarkable quality of the construction! I’m curious as I expand my collection: What other watches have you found that are as well built?
Hi Auric! Thanks for your comment and congrats to your Longines Spirit! What kind of watch are you after and in which price category? From the top of my head, I would say Rolex watches have a build that you often can feel, not always with their vintage ones but even with them it takes a long time for a used Rolex to show signs of damage to the build of the watch. The watches I´ve handled from Bremont have the same level of quality feel to them, for sure! Habring2 has it, but it´s overall not the same rugged built as a Spirit with screw-down crowns, etc. because Habring2 exclusively makes dress watches. Some new Audemars Piguet models I´ve handled also have it. My personal experience owning ORIS has also been positive and I rarely hear about complaints regarding the quality of their watches. Two things with ORIS though, the Sellita-based ones are not COSC certified, what I know. My example from the collection 'Big Crown' is really accurate but I think I was lucky and you can´t expect it. Another issue I´ve heard about is with the first generation of their in-house caliber which had some issues which I don´t know if they have fixed.
@@FredmansWatches Thanks so much for the thoughtful reply! I'll have to take a closer look at Bremont. Habring2 has been on my radar for a while. I do have an Oris Rectangular, but I don't think that's their pinnacle of construction compared to the new caliber models.
Yes ORIS is doing a lot of things right and with time their in-house movements will probably only get better. Tudor is another company in the Longines price range that by no means creates perfect watches, but they are up there with Longines premier models. I would personally want to buy a Habring2 or some Bremont in the future, although I prefer around 38 mm (sport)models and those sizes can be hard to find in their catalogs. Good luck in your watch journey!
Hi! Thanks for your comment! Not in the size of 37 mm, and some of the 42 mm models have 200 meters. If you are looking at a Rado Captain Cook watch we advise that you keep an eye on the water resistance specifications because they can differ.
Hi Mario! I apologize for that mistake, I don´t know why I was so sure about that detail. I´m in the process of cutting that part out so the information is correct! Thanks for your comment!
@@SaldoEras it just doesn’t make sense to have the 42 and 40 with a screw down crown but exclude the 37 and for me it kills it because that’s one of the criteria I have for my everyday watch. Sad, because if it had that I could forgo the on-the-fly micro adjust but having neither is too much compromise.
As a Longines Spirit 37mm (champagne dial) owner, I couldn’t agree more about the remarkable quality of the construction! I’m curious as I expand my collection: What other watches have you found that are as well built?
Hi Auric!
Thanks for your comment and congrats to your Longines Spirit!
What kind of watch are you after and in which price category? From the top of my head, I would say Rolex watches have a build that you often can feel, not always with their vintage ones but even with them it takes a long time for a used Rolex to show signs of damage to the build of the watch.
The watches I´ve handled from Bremont have the same level of quality feel to them, for sure! Habring2 has it, but it´s overall not the same rugged built as a Spirit with screw-down crowns, etc. because Habring2 exclusively makes dress watches. Some new Audemars Piguet models I´ve handled also have it. My personal experience owning ORIS has also been positive and I rarely hear about complaints regarding the quality of their watches. Two things with ORIS though, the Sellita-based ones are not COSC certified, what I know. My example from the collection 'Big Crown' is really accurate but I think I was lucky and you can´t expect it. Another issue I´ve heard about is with the first generation of their in-house caliber which had some issues which I don´t know if they have fixed.
@@FredmansWatches Thanks so much for the thoughtful reply! I'll have to take a closer look at Bremont. Habring2 has been on my radar for a while. I do have an Oris Rectangular, but I don't think that's their pinnacle of construction compared to the new caliber models.
Yes ORIS is doing a lot of things right and with time their in-house movements will probably only get better. Tudor is another company in the Longines price range that by no means creates perfect watches, but they are up there with Longines premier models. I would personally want to buy a Habring2 or some Bremont in the future, although I prefer around 38 mm (sport)models and those sizes can be hard to find in their catalogs. Good luck in your watch journey!
I love the Spirit and the Captain Cook
Having weedy 16cm wrists I really enjoyed this. Thank You.
The Rado Captain Cook has 300m of water resistance, not 100m (at least, I would hope so!)
Hi! Thanks for your comment!
Not in the size of 37 mm, and some of the 42 mm models have 200 meters. If you are looking at a Rado Captain Cook watch we advise that you keep an eye on the water resistance specifications because they can differ.
I thought the spirit 37 didn’t have a screw down crown
It doesn’t, I have the blue dial myself. I don’t even swim though, so personally it didn’t make any difference, it’s a gorgeous watch.
Hi Mario! I apologize for that mistake, I don´t know why I was so sure about that detail. I´m in the process of cutting that part out so the information is correct! Thanks for your comment!
Hi @SaldoEras! Thanks for your comment and help in this matter! Nice that you are content with your Longines Spirit :) It´s a great watch!
@@SaldoEras it just doesn’t make sense to have the 42 and 40 with a screw down crown but exclude the 37 and for me it kills it because that’s one of the criteria I have for my everyday watch. Sad, because if it had that I could forgo the on-the-fly micro adjust but having neither is too much compromise.