Longines Spirit Flyback Chronograph Hands-On In-Depth Review

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2023
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 76

  • @tvo6453
    @tvo6453 8 місяців тому +10

    Love what Longines has been putting out the last few years.

  • @stu632
    @stu632 8 місяців тому +2

    Hey Harrison, good review. Longines are a great brand, I have too many and put on the first big eye to watch the review 😂I agree that Nato's or bracelets are best on a sports watch, but nothing wrong with a leather on them every now and again 👍
    I love the indentations on the bezel and also the polished edges on the clasp, I won't notice any tiny scratches. Yes to more colour options.
    Longines give you a lot for your money🙏

  • @nedflanders3769
    @nedflanders3769 8 місяців тому +2

    Congratulations on 40k subs! I love Longines and have the spirit zulu time GMT with green and anthracite. This is a great looking watch but just too damn thick! I had a Tudor BB Chrono and sold it because it was too thick. And I have an 8.3 inch wrist!😮😊

  • @andywilliams4887
    @andywilliams4887 8 місяців тому +17

    It's an attractive dial, but the thickness and weight is a complete non-starter for me.

  • @erkanvural3621
    @erkanvural3621 8 місяців тому +2

    this is longines' best ever made watch

  • @ahha6304
    @ahha6304 8 місяців тому

    Harrison enjoy saying *THICC* is something I've never thought I'd seen

  • @EddieTheEagle01
    @EddieTheEagle01 3 місяці тому

    As i have a 7.5in wrist, this watch would be perfect for me. Loving pretty much everything Longines are doing.

  • @Ufo-li9vx
    @Ufo-li9vx 8 місяців тому +2

    Hello,today on my wrist is the Iceblue Tissot Powermatic 80.Great Vid

  • @MrMroliversmith
    @MrMroliversmith 5 місяців тому +1

    Wearing my Longines Hydroconquest Chrono. Also a Big Boy, these watches have serious presence

  • @AdityaKhorana
    @AdityaKhorana 8 місяців тому +2

    Really want to see the titanium model

  • @maxjensen
    @maxjensen 8 місяців тому +1

    Wearing the new Longines Conquest (2023) with the blue dial. Got it thanks to your review. So, thanks :)

    • @LTV249
      @LTV249 7 місяців тому

      Your welcome 😊

  • @johnnyg419
    @johnnyg419 8 місяців тому +5

    That is a beautiful watch, love Longines. Love my 43 black dial Hydro Conquest! 💪🏽❤️🤙🏽

  • @amcluesent
    @amcluesent 8 місяців тому +1

    17mm! I'll be keeping my Breguet Type XX 3800 Aeronaval fly-back!

  • @prestonlund2965
    @prestonlund2965 8 місяців тому +1

    I'm wearing a oris big crown pointer date- limited Holstein edition 403 calibre 😅

  • @antonior.8273
    @antonior.8273 5 місяців тому

    Can the stainless steel strap can be use on the Zulu?

  • @buddyp.8397
    @buddyp.8397 2 місяці тому

    What’s the lug to lug? How much of the height is due to the crystal?

  • @SohilNaik
    @SohilNaik 8 місяців тому +3

    I'm wearing the longines flyback titanium version today

    • @user-lz7on4os6w
      @user-lz7on4os6w 7 днів тому

      So how is your impression on this? Please share it with us here!

  • @TheDude9889
    @TheDude9889 8 місяців тому

    Today I have a polar Vantage m2 it is a sport watch and I am going to the gym soon

  • @marksuchomelsr6698
    @marksuchomelsr6698 8 місяців тому +1

    Watch check! Longines 42 mm Spirit Zulu Time Anthracite and green.

  • @markandlynneshapiro4027
    @markandlynneshapiro4027 8 місяців тому

    I’m wearing a Breguet Type XXI 3810ST Flyback

  • @davefox8948
    @davefox8948 2 місяці тому

    You missed some important aspects. Is the watch truly accurate? Is the bracelet screwed together or did they just use push pins? Is the display back sapphire as well?

  • @jamesblonde2271
    @jamesblonde2271 8 місяців тому +1

    I've got a Polimaster Combat watch/Gieger detector from the Soviet Union and its one ml thicker, and almost unwearable but for the tiny lug to lug, which this doesnt have......very cool movement but you'd have to be mad to buy this unless you already have a PRX Chrono.......

  • @LAM_AUT_ECU
    @LAM_AUT_ECU 8 місяців тому +1

    Hi Harrison, I'm wearing a Longines Master Collection Master Collection Moonphase Chornograph

  • @brejaimecastillo8851
    @brejaimecastillo8851 4 місяці тому

    My father always weighed profucts before he boaught them. He was always convinced that heavy priduct represented quality

  • @antonhallergren588
    @antonhallergren588 8 місяців тому +1

    Like the bp air command but not extremely overpriced and it actually has a reasonable water resistance.

    • @michaeljordan6008
      @michaeljordan6008 8 місяців тому

      Longines isn’t allowed in the same conversation as BP.

    • @antonhallergren588
      @antonhallergren588 8 місяців тому +1

      @@michaeljordan6008 dude Longines delivers more as a brand rn than bp. Sure bp is a lot nicer of a brand but you can't say spirit flyback isn't scarily close to the air command with more water resistance in what it is for 1/6th of the price.

  • @mickeynissan9887
    @mickeynissan9887 4 місяці тому +2

    Are you implying that buying through your website will get me 3 extra grams of watch?

  • @toms8517
    @toms8517 8 місяців тому +6

    For the price point Longines have been killing it movement wise. First the Ultea-Chron, next the GMT’s and now this flyback chronograph.
    I’m in a retro mood and on the wrist today I have a Casio Databank.

  • @johnnyg419
    @johnnyg419 8 місяців тому +1

    Today I’m wearing my STEELDIVE 1953. It’s a homage to the Sub Date Rolex. More like a really cheap ripoff of it, but it cost a $100 and works great. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤙🏽

  • @Chris-pn9yf
    @Chris-pn9yf 8 місяців тому +2

    I’ve recently purchased the latest hesilite omega speedmaster and that is a fantastic watch with a lug to lug at 47mm and a thickness of only 13.5mm

    • @unnamedhero5111
      @unnamedhero5111 8 місяців тому +1

      now imagine that Daytona thickness is only 12mm.

  • @brynroberts9880
    @brynroberts9880 8 місяців тому

    I'm wearing Yema Superman Heritage L/E black

  • @3076gds
    @3076gds 2 місяці тому

    Wearing a Fortis B-42 Cosmonaut

  • @googleuser7632
    @googleuser7632 8 місяців тому

    I'm wearing the red Simpsons swatch for Christmas Lol.

  • @mellow-jello
    @mellow-jello 8 місяців тому +1

    The watch script about watch thickness only applies pre-lock down, when men dressed more formal at the office, and donning a dress shirt daily. Now that we dress casual, no need to worry about under-the-cuff.

    • @cecaju9516
      @cecaju9516 8 місяців тому +1

      Thickness is a also a concern if you worry about bashing it into every doorknob you pass by.

  • @evgeniyvodenicharov1281
    @evgeniyvodenicharov1281 3 місяці тому

    How old are you pall?

  • @michaelbradley6488
    @michaelbradley6488 8 місяців тому +1

    Bezel looks great to me.

  • @pedromanuellopez142
    @pedromanuellopez142 8 місяців тому

    To substantiate the movement? Shouldn't it be the other way around, "the size of the movement substantiates the size of the case".

  • @nikc1313
    @nikc1313 8 місяців тому +2

    Can't imagine putting a 17mm thick watch on a NATO! You'd be over 20mm.

    • @arillos5939
      @arillos5939 5 місяців тому

      Put mine on a crown and buckle noir gilt and I love it.

  • @zachg9065
    @zachg9065 8 місяців тому

    Just FYI it is pronounced “Longine” without the S. I’m wearing my daily Omega Speedmaster racing 40mm

  • @Sirkelsag666
    @Sirkelsag666 8 місяців тому +2

    Not too many chronographs under 15 mm though

    • @jamied931
      @jamied931 8 місяців тому +1

      There are so many what are you talking about

    • @Sirkelsag666
      @Sirkelsag666 8 місяців тому

      @@jamied931 I have not seen many

    • @Horizontalvertigo
      @Horizontalvertigo 8 місяців тому

      @@Sirkelsag666 Modern, high end auto chronos tend to top out at 14mm I've found, lower end stuff can go above.

    • @pacisking
      @pacisking 8 місяців тому +1

      @@jamied931 not many automatic flyback chronographs tho.. one of the more famous one is the Glashütte Seaq which is also 17mm.. the A. Lange & Söhne triple split is 16mm. People don't realize how complicated a automaic flyback chronograph is. Sure it's not for everyone and for smaller wrists it looks probably a little bit weird but that's just a given with those complications.

  • @johnmonachelli5256
    @johnmonachelli5256 8 місяців тому +2

    Aesthetically it's the best looking chronograph on the market imo unfortunately it's simply to big in all directions

    •  2 місяці тому

      I own this watch and whilst I agree it's thick it's not as bad as it sounds on paper. 3mm at least is taken up in the beautiful domed bezel/crystal which isn't noticeable on the wrist. the base also sinks down into the wrist but a large wrist is also necessary TBH.

  • @seanhickling7340
    @seanhickling7340 8 місяців тому

    I really cannot understand why you'd put it on a nato!
    Bracelet or leather.

  • @Goose619
    @Goose619 8 місяців тому

    I wonder how many people stopped watching when you mentioned the thickness? lol I know I did

  • @manuzach
    @manuzach 3 місяці тому

    I say the hanhart fly back at half the price is more attractive

  • @ahmedhishamdr8485
    @ahmedhishamdr8485 8 місяців тому

    Not a big fan of Longines brand, I would prefer an Omega even at a higher price!

  • @Studat
    @Studat 8 місяців тому

    Love it but looks way too big on your wrist...

  • @johnt2694
    @johnt2694 3 місяці тому

    It’s a nice looking watch, but the thickness is a deal breaker.

  • @Horizontalvertigo
    @Horizontalvertigo 8 місяців тому

    For half the price you can get a Hanhart 417 ES Flyback Chrono in a more wearable 39mm, and sure it isn't automatic or a chronometer, but it's also only 13.3mm tall. If you want an automatic, then you can just get the non-flyback in the same dimensions. Maybe the truly retro looks aren't for you, but for me they absolutely slap. And yeah, Longines has history, but this particular model doesn't really, whereas the 417 ES is basically a recreation of a '54 watch issued to the West German airforce, and Steve McQueen wore a very similar Hanhart too, so I reckon it wins there as well.
    In short, Hanhart's are seriously undervalued, and I reckon the 417 ES Flyback is the better buy.
    (Wearing the gold 35mm PRX auto on my wrist.)

  • @thequintanashow5058
    @thequintanashow5058 21 день тому

    Beautiful watch but those lugs protrude out for days. Pass.

  • @affegorilla1299
    @affegorilla1299 8 місяців тому +3

    To thick

  • @googleuser7632
    @googleuser7632 8 місяців тому

    Damn. There's no way I'd pay £5K for this. That's GS money!! Nope nope nope.

    • @pacisking
      @pacisking 8 місяців тому +1

      Good luck finding a GS flyback Chronograph for 5k. You have no idea how great value that is.

  • @markotoole7937
    @markotoole7937 8 місяців тому +2

    17mm thickness is laughable. Who the heck wears a watch that thick.

    • @cheungtingfung5407
      @cheungtingfung5407 8 місяців тому +1

      I’ve tried it on in a couple of stores and ordered it on the bracelet in blue. The 17mm thickness isn’t an issue on my wrist and it sinks into the wrist bone and the domed crystal and bezel take it to the 17mm in the centre of the crystal not right across it. It wears like a 13mm on my 8″ wrist.

    • @taaaaaaaazzzzzz
      @taaaaaaaazzzzzz 4 місяці тому

      It’s not laughable. If you want a flyback chrono, you’ll have to live with thicker watches. That’s the downside to the complication in general.

    • @markotoole7937
      @markotoole7937 4 місяці тому

      @@taaaaaaaazzzzzz It's completely laughable. Zenith Pilot Flyback Chrono is 14mm.

    • @taaaaaaaazzzzzz
      @taaaaaaaazzzzzz 4 місяці тому

      @@markotoole7937 that’s a completely different price class with it costing about twice as much as the Longines. the glashütte sea q flyback is 17mm as well. The navitimer rattrapante is 15,8 I think. I personally don’t like watches that thick either, but it’s not that uncommon for flyback chronos. The iwc big pilot is also somewhere between 15,5 and 16 if I remember right and it doesn’t even have a chrono. I wouldn’t wear any of them, but there is definitely a market for it.

    • @markotoole7937
      @markotoole7937 3 місяці тому

      @@taaaaaaaazzzzzz Yes I agree with what you're saying, flybacks are certainly thicker, but any watch that is 17mm is just too thick to look ok on anyone's wrist, in my opinion.