The brand is decided. These five Longines still do different jobs.
The ranking
5 picks
No. 01
Longines HydroConquest L3.782.4.76.6
A 43 millimetre ceramic-bezel dive in sunray grey, rated to 300 metres.
- 43 mm
- Ceramic bezel
- 300 m
Why it’s here
Sunray grey under a ceramic bezel is the HydroConquest L3.782.4.76.6, 43 millimetres of steel rated to 300 metres. Around 7,765, it is the least expensive of these watches. A ceramic dive bezel at this diameter is a serious object, and the grey dial is content to serve it.
No. 02
Longines Conquest L3.830.4.92.6
Forty-one millimetres of sunray blue, date at six, 100 metres, no chronograph.
- 41 mm
- Sunray blue
- 100 m
- Silicon balance-spring
Why it’s here
Forty-one millimetres of sunray blue is already a different Longines. The Conquest L3.830.4.92.6 costs around 12,803, more than the HydroConquest, and gives 100 metres. It is a smaller steel watch. The blue is the point, the date sits at six, and there is no chronograph. The automatic carries a silicon balance-spring and about 72 hours of reserve.
No. 03
Longines Spirit L3.810.4.53.0
COSC on brown leather, 40 millimetres of matt black; heat can refuse the strap.
- 40 mm
- Brown leather
- COSC
Why it’s here
The Spirit arrives on brown leather over a 40 millimetre case. The dial is black and matt, with a date. Heat can refuse the strap. The movement in L3.810.4.53.0 is COSC-certified. Forty millimetres of matt black is a quieter face than sunray.
No. 04
Longines Legend Diver L3.774.4.50.6
Two crowns and an internal dive scale, 42 millimetres on steel mesh.
- 42 mm
- Two crowns
- Steel mesh
Why it’s here
Two crowns. The Legend Diver L3.774.4.50.6 keeps the dive scale under the crystal and lets the second crown turn it. Forty-two millimetres on a steel mesh bracelet, a black dial. It is a more private timing ring on mesh.
No. 05
Longines Master Collection Moonphase Chronograph L2.773.4.92.6
A chronograph and a moonphase on 42 millimetres of sunray blue.
- 42 mm
- Chronograph
- Moonphase
Why it’s here
A chronograph and a moonphase on 42 millimetres of sunray blue. That is the Master Collection L2.773.4.92.6, and around 29,687 it sits well above the others. The moon sits on the blue with the chrono registers.