Smaller Watches Are Just BETTER... Especially This One!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- 37 sounds tiny doesn't it? But the Longines Spirit in 37 is in my opinion the gem of the range. There are 3 reasons why this watch just works better at 37, but one small detail they overlooked that keeps it from being perfect.
Further discuss this watch at WatchCrunch.com: www.watchcrunch.com/Max/posts/smaller-watches-are-better-14147
Brilliant review!
I love Longines because they’re gorgeous watches with understated elegance and great heritage. A company that doesn’t play marketing games like Rolex which I find appalling for a company that caliber.
Actually as im watching you on my phone Im looking at my watches clasp. Lol
what's the point of pulling the conversation off of youtube to watchcrunch?
My 37mm Grand Seiko quartz feels special. I’m still getting used to the smaller size of the dial, and the comfort and quality of the watch are amazing for the money. It is a watch that flies under the radar, which I like.
After 10 years in the watch hobby Ive gradually come around to thinking watches in The 35-38 mm range just look better.Also I love how unobtrusive they feel on the wrist.Thin and small watches were once a statement of refinement.
Yeah, let's hope the smaller trend holds 👌
Depends on your wrist size. Some people a 42-46 mm looks ridiculous. For me it looks perfect. Howevee i love the look of many 36mm watches that just dont work on my wrist
I agree with you 100% my largest diameter watch is 39mm of which I have 2. I have. 36mm and a 38mm as well. What I’ve learned however, is equally as important is the lug to lug measurement. I personally am happy with 47mm but prefer 43-46mm.
Now they make you look non-binary
I feel it depends on your wrist size and the look you want to go for. My Seamaster 300m Diver at 42mm was too big for my 6.5 inch wrist and after 3 yrs I sold it for the new Tissot PRX 36mm in gold. For me that size adjustment made me prefer the sligher profile in diameter and thickness. If you have thick wrists then a larger watch is sure better 👌
I went through the same "big watch guy" to "small watch guy"
37 mm is a great size for this Longines. Beautiful piece
Seems to be a common thread on the journey 😂
This channel, in my view, has the best combination of production quality and intelligent content in the UA-cam watch community. Regarding the watch, I've had my eye on it. I'm a bit of a Longines fanboy with five examples and a 6.5" wrist. This one checks a lot of boxes for me. The clasp seems fine to me too. I like the bold announcement of Longines on it. A comparable watch in terms of size, function, price, and quality might be the Sinn 556a.
Really appreciate that Charles! Yes Sinn was on my mind as well as a contender 👌
Max has a great grasp of the aesthetic and love his narratives.
Great review! I just bought this watch to celebrate my retirement. Everything you say about it is true. I have a 6.75 in. or 17mm wrist and u was worried it would look too small. But with the 45mm lug to lug, and large curved male end links, this watch wears like a 38mm case size. It is super light and, as you say, it just hugs my wrist and is extremely comfortable. The sunburst blue dial is stunning. I’m very happy with this watch!
I agree with you buddy about the clasp. They should have just put the logo instead of Longines. I am gonna purchase a new watch. It was between the Tudor 54, Longines Legend Diver 36, or the Longines Spirit 37. Because I live in London, I don't want anything to resemble a Rolex (Could get robbed, Shot, or Stabbed) So it's between the Diver or Spirit.
This is a brilliant watch! 37 mm, 6 o'clock date, gorgeous styling. What's not to love!? I do have to say that clasp is a let down of an otherwise near flawless design...
I wonder how this compares to say a Tudor Black Bay 36?
The TUDOR feels a bit more solid, but I like the longines design better 👍
@@WatchCrunchOfficial Couldn't agree more!
The Tudor is definitely a sturdier watch; 150mt of WR, screw down crown, better clasp. The Longines has a better movement and a dressier look. Both are very well finished.
A beautiful watch. And I have been moving back toward smaller watches.
Nice Charles! We need to move that way 🙌
Can't take up this challenge Max. You got me beat this time :) The best model release of 2022 thus far.
Yeah it's definitely up there! 🙌
Absolutely! Smaller watches are better. What is ideal is a small watch with a correspondingly small strap. I bought this model with the black matte dial and a leather strap. It is stunning. The finishing is superb especially the polished chamfer edge on the case. To my delight, I found the strap fits me perfectly. I have a 160mm wrist. I am always having to use the last or second to last hole on a strap. It fits, but I really cant stand the "overhang". In the case of this watch the strap fits perfectly with only a moderate amount of overhang: I barely see it when I check the time. Longines has really produces something special with this watch.
I have the Longines RAF watch and I was super impressed with the quality. Especially satisfying for me was how accurate it appeared to be right out of the box. I haven’t broken out the timegrapher in a while, but just by an eyeball test I would say it’s likely my most accurate piece. Longines is doing big things at a great price.
Wearing my bigass P01 while watching this hahah! Love what Longines is doing lately with the Spirit collection. For $2k GADA, I'd nominate anything by Monta (Skyquest, Noble, etc), or just a plain jane BB36 ETA.
Ariel Adams said it well a few years ago that whether you wear t-shirts or long sleeves makes a big difference in how the size fits on you-in addition to your own physical stature, too. I have ones 36mm to 44mm and am fine wearing all of them.
It’s about what each person is comfortable with rather that rules and trends.
This is a great watch! Would be nice if they made a Zulu Time using this 37mm case size.
On the basis of this and other reviews I bought, in November, One of the 37mm Longines Spirit with a steel bracelet & 1 kink removed. I have other high end watches and antique time-pieces but this is a truly superb watch and there is absolutely nothing that gives me reservations! It is exactly as the reviews have led one to believe!. I am a male man of a certain age, with male hobbies and interests. The Longine Spirit is certainly a "man's watch" both for the young and old alike. Timeless style and un emphasizad class for almost all occasions. Perhaps with evening dress I'd go for the Cartier tank or the little gold Benson but I await that invitation! In the meantime I adore looking at my wrist with it's gleaming gun barrel blued dial telling me that I'm a day older than I was yesterday!!!
Nice review, thank you.
Looking for a new everyday watch, after selling my OP36, I knew the Spirit 37 mm was the one, as soon as I saw it. Got the champagne colored one a few weeks ago and I love it. Quality wise, I don’t feel it’s a downgrade from the OP, it feels great. I prefer smaller watches and this one is just perfect for my ~17,5 cm wrist.
I didn’t get it on the bracelet though, I assume the Oyster bracelet feels better. Got a bunch of different straps for it instead. The accuracy is also great, mine’s about - 1 second pr. day.
Overall I’m very happy with it, it’s a awesome watch for the price. 😊
Congrats! It's a worthy replacement for the OP 👍
Youve got the best footage of this watch on UA-cam. Great angles and lighting.
The size of watches is definitely subjective and relegated to the wearer wrist size . This can never be a blanket statement where one size fits all
Just feel like the trend needs to go smaller in general
I need to stop watching your videos before I go broke. Just ordered this watch and it's only been a week since I bought the vintage King Seiko based on your video on that one. Great videos...maybe too good!
Very beautiful watch and presentation. I wish that Longines would make a 37 mm GMT, or add a GMT complication to this one.
Me too.
The size of the watch face matters most to me. Interestingly, my 43.5mm Omega PO, 43mm Longines HydroConquest and 38.5mm Sinn 556A all have 33mm faces. Good lume is a must.
Fingers crossed they release the Gilt setup from the 40mm in 37.
8 inch wrist here. Just bought this (for my wife). Silver/champagne dial. Loving it. Works fine on my wrist, but the leather strap was super short.
I bet she loves it 👍
@@WatchCrunchOfficial oh she loooooves it.
the 5-star hysteria is such a perfect summary of how terrible the watch community is and hobbyists are in general. it's a totally acceptable design accent and people cannot help themselves but get memed into a frenzy and render themselves totally unable to have their own thoughts or opinions on anything. in a vacuum it's a really elegant accent. if you're permanently online sweaty watch nerd with limp noodles for arms and literally no taste, it's the worst thing that has ever happened.
5 stars for the Amazon review: that line had me howling with laughter 😂
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The only thing separating Longines and Omega are the movements. The build quality and finishing of Longines watches in some cases surpasses some Omega's and to be quite frank, I prefer the highly modded ETA movements Longines uses. They are less finicky and just as accurate. I own a few modern Omega's but reach for my Longines watches most often. That being said, the 37mm Spirit is outstanding!
Omega finishing is much better than longines, and longines always seem to ruin their dials with stupid shit like 5 stars amazon review.
Have a feeling this will be the last piece of my 12 watch box by the end of the year. Torn between this and the Essence 39 though..
Nice...you picked the best dial color!
Thanks 🙌
A beautiful watch simple, refined. A great heritage that gets overlooked at times. I love these videos of that do everything watch. Not that collecting is bad but, the idea of "if I had to give up all my watches, name that one I had to keep".. this one a bit small for my taste (40mm for me) but, I love the look. Thanks again Max!
Many of us went through the Diesel/Fossil faze. Great video. Cheers
Beautiful watch. Ive never been more certain of spending money on a watch than this Longines, and I've had the 3 Speedmasters, 4 Seamasters, Rolex Sub, many microbrands and many Hamilton/Tissot/Seikos.
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I have a 35mm field watch that looks outstanding. One of my favourites.
Yesss! And I am over six feet tall with 8” wrists
Really nice review of a beautiful watch. Yes the clasp could look a little better or could even have some fine adjusting mechanism…but the watch looks really good especially on a 6.5“ wrist.
Beautiful watch. The "Longines" on the clasp is a little much, especially for the price you're paying. Nothing I wear has a huge logo on it and I'm not going to start with a luxury watch.
Yeah that was an oversight
I'm glad the clasp is plain actually. This way when it gets scratched up I won't have anxiety
😂 anxiety free clasps since 1832
I think I'm convinced Max. Now need to decide between silver and black
Longines is a absolutely killing it recently, such an awesome brand with rich history
I like the date window but the stars spoil it for me. Went with a Farer for my every day and haven't looked back! Take a look if this doesn't quite do it for you.
What farer did you go with and how do you like it?
@@davidadam1776 I went for the lander GMT with the sunburst silver dial, the blue ring, markers and hands. I really love the design, suits every strap and occasion and keeps me from spending money I don't have 😛. Feels really well made to me but I don't have a particularly big collection to compare against.
@@deadrabit71 Looks like money well spent to me, and I wish we would see more strap option reviews. It is amazing what a new strap or bracelet will do for a watch. I hope you wear your watch in good health!
Case size should be proportional to the wrist size of the wearer. Just like a 46mm watch would look silly on a 6 inch wrist, a 37mm watch would look silly on a 7.5 or 8 inch wrist.
Exactly!
I loved the 40 and 42mm variations but they were too big for me. When the 37mm version came out I knew I had to get it.
Yeah dude, this is the one to have!
What a absolutely beautiful watch.
Longines is my favourite brand
Good video cruncher! I also like how G shock now do much smaller watches.
Tremendous review! Me and my 6.75 inch wants one!
Really want to get the black and champagne dial versions in hand. Been thinking about trading my vintage datejust on for something more modern and this may fit the bill very nicely.
Totally Chris, you'd be left with a few bucks in the pocket too 😉
I was taken back by the lug to lug, but now I’m positive that this will be in my collection!
I agree. Smaller watches have a comfortability that is second to none!
I agree 100% that a 37MM is a truly graceful size. Yet, I suppose that the issue with this Longines is that IWC makes a similar watch, that has a push-button micro-adjustment on the clasp and equal, or better, specs. They run around $4500 USD. So what now recommends the Longines outside of some savings?
IWC is twice the price... you'd hope the would be offering something extra for that.
Hope it will get a titanium & no-date version
I have narrow wrists and anything over 43mm makes me look like Flava-Flav.....I just bought a 38mm for the first time and at first glance it isnt really noticeable. HOWEVER.....it really does look better to me and it has a domed crystal which makes it appear a bit larger.
THIS Longines is an awesome small watch, no doubt.
Wow... i actually like the clasp and think it suits the modern styling of this watch ;-)
Outstanding review. Thanks. Would you say this watch is safe to swim with? Swim, NOT dive?
Sinn 104 on a bracelet is an excellent choice in that price range.
- I’ve always liked this watch.
I really like Longines, great history and designs but every time there is one detail that stop me from buying one. I tried the Zulu GMT last weekend, really nice piece but I have something else in mind at that price point !
I found this Spirit to be too big at 40mm, so I’m curious to try the 37mm blue one.
Cool video and you’re almost there on the prononciation ;-)
What would make this version perfect imo - blue lume to go with the dial, and no colored seconds hand
Thank God ridiculous alarm clock watches are out. We are in the way - next we want titanium cases and solar/quartz movements.
That wrist showing the watch was not yours. That man needs a 40mm or bigger. Realize there are many men who have a small wrists. I do wear vintage Omegas. Men's wrists in the 1940s
the forties men's watches started at 26.5 mm, 30mm, and 34mm. I own an Invicta. It is a Pro Diver 37mm quartz blue two-tone. That watch is at my breaking point. A Rolex sub is 40mm
hence the Invicta. There are many men with small wrists wearing a watch that is too big. It looks so bad. I think a watch should look tailored to the wearer. I wear vintage Omega from
1934 to 1973. They fit me beautifully. They all keep an excellent time. The only exception is the quartz 37mm Invicta which cost me the princely of $49. So far it has kept excellent time.
it is as close as I will come to a blue sub-Rolex.
What a beauty! Which IWC do you have? looks stunning!
It's the Spitfire on the mark 18 bracelet
@@WatchCrunchOfficial awesome thanks!!
I prefer pilot watches to be on the larger side. Feels more authentic that way. Especially German Fliegers. 44mm or even 45 is solid. A dress watch, on the other hand could absolutely be a bit smaller.
Does the clever lug mechanism allow for the fitting of other straps? I couldn't see if it had the option to use conventional spring bars.
I have the watch and yes, I can confirm you can fit normal springbars. The watch case has no special modifications for the quick release bracelet, just standard holes
@@watchdiving400 ok, thanks.
Great production and content here. Just subbed.
Cheers Chris! Welcome 😁
Ah, you'll see the appeal of bigger watches as you get older and eyes deteriorate 👴🏼
Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
I love the dial but that lug to lug is too long in my opinion. Though I think Longines lug to lug lengths are too long for all their watches.
Yeah that's definitely their look
Lug to lug is a compact 45.5 different than many previous Longlines that actually did have long lugs
@@JimLecinski They're long relative to the dial diameter, in my opinion.
I have a 37mm Seiko SNK617 and would like to mod but can’t find parts or I’m looking for the wrong thing. Any idea on how to identify which parts would work and from where?
Its so weird how everyone just follows trends in the watch hobby... we see the same videos and the same forum posts... "I'm loving 'smaller' watches these days!" or "I'm really feeling yellow gold these days." ... there is no right or wrong watch, you like a Panerai? You wear a Panerai. You like a 30mm vintage Patek? You wear a 30mm vintage Patek. You like a quartz Seiko? Wear that. It's all good.
How does this piece compare to a bb36 on the wrist? I have small wrists myself of only 16,5cm but since I am 1.90 tall the bb36 seemed like a womens watch to me whereas the bb41 was slightly too bulky for my taste. If this is a bit in between it might just be my perfect watch.
Beautiful watch!
I'm close to buying Bulova A11. The one with blue dial. Any opinions on it?
Amazing this watch has no screw down crown!
I believe this watch is listed as a women watch. kinda of small. Great video.
*I believe the larger (40 & 42mm) case size versions have screwed crowns. Was the reduced manufacturing expense to only install a push-pull crown significant enough? For a wristwatch in this price range, it seems as if Longines cheaped out.*
Oh that is a tough loss!
The push down crown could save you expensive servicing because the threads do get damaged. For a diver screw down crown is a must, for a pilot watch not so much.
damn already 10k views max! whats the dial/crystal measurement?
Longines has beautiful pieces at fair prices.
I bought a Diesel at the start of my collection too - I am still ashamed lol
Interesting - I like smaller watches. Yes, that giant logo on the clasp is not very understated. I’m not a fan of these polished accents on the bracelet - very 90s Omega to me. Less is more. Probably worth trying this on a dark brown leather strap
Longines Spirit 37 for under 2k? or Omega Aqua Terra 38mm for around 5k? Bracelets included.
I've also read that the lug to lug is 47mm. You state it is 45mm. Is it 45 without the bracelet and 47 with the bracelet end
links?
I read that too, but I measured it carefully with my caliper and that's what I got
@@WatchCrunchOfficial thanks for the reply!
The brushing and polishing are great, the watch catches the light, the specs are great but the dial, my god it looks cheap to me and the lugs are not curved enough and the watch is too chunky. All in all could have been great but I would not even consider this watch
Hardest thing about this watch is choosing the colour!!
Noob question - are the blue stickers on the clasp seen at 4:37 supposed to be peeled off?
yes they are, most watches come with stickers you peel off.
Can you recommend a watch in 36 mm which is not Rolex and Tudor , don't have a date window ..any suggestions are welcome..
Anything from Sinn?
My friend, this is indeed a great watch, but can't compare it with the IWC.
Can't stand that trend of huge watches! I do understand there are people with big wrists, but how come are there no options less than 40 mm sometimes?
Alpina Startimer 40mm is the best pilot watch for the price/value/quality. If you cannot afford IWC get Alpina. :)
They should have done a female or negative end link. I think I’d go for the strap on this one
The watch fits you perfectly. The 5 stars are rather lame, though IMO.
They also have a titanium model but its 40 MM & not available with blue dial its a shame
Yeah, really hope they expand the 37 range 👍
I can't decide between the Longines Spirit or the 38mm Tudor Royal
I'd go with the Longines Spirit any day of the week... but the best thing to do is to make sure you can try before you buy. If you can get to an AD/retailer and try both on then even better as you'll have a side by side comparison.
i noticed the trend in smaller watches
This is all well and good for those chaps with thin wrists. Wear one on the wrist of a larger gentleman and it isn't a great look. Like a pimple on an elephant's bum. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but as in other aspects of life, size matters. Make your own minds up when choosing the right watch for you. Today I bought a gorgeous longines 42mm spirit.
I agree except my Seamaster 42mm,,,,,,hahaha
42mm Planet Ocean here. 🌎🌊♎
Really nice Watch, thanks for that review 😀 Greetz from a Watch Friend ⌚😁👍
Thanks Art 😉
Love it. I tried the 40mm on a blue leather strap but wasn’t sold on the 3 o clock date window or long lug to lug. (17.5 cm wrist).
Those lugs are serious 😆
@@WatchCrunchOfficial yeah it was borderline too big.
Easy to write when one’s wrists are under 8”. I agree that over-sized watches look absurd, but big watches look just find on big men.
Sinn 104 worth looking at .
Longines- ah, they know how todo irony, don't they?
Yes, we give you a nice bracelet ( apart from that branding) that's easy to remove as we know you have so many 19mm straps.
Haha, it's a heart breaker 😞
Small watches are fine if you've got girly wrists, but anything below 40mm imo, on a 7" wrist, just looks plain daft. With an 8" wrist, my smallest wear is 43mm ... a 35mm - 38mm would just look like a woman's bangle!