The Sports Legends line includes contemporary versions or updated models of exceptional watches that Longines has produced over the years. The link between the brand and the world of aviation, then in the first flush of development, led to the creation of watches that have since become legendary, such as the famous Lindbergh Hour Angle watch, based on a design by the American aviator Charles Lindbergh, who was the first man to fly non-stop across the North Atlantic, namely in his aircraft the Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage watch, created specially for the long trip Lindbergh made with his wife around the coast of the North Atlantic (47,000 km in the same aircraft) is one of the legendary models that Longines is celebrating with this line. The Longines Weems Second-Setting watch, adapted from a design by Captain Philip van Horn Weems, an officer in the US navy and the inventor of an ingenious navigation system, is also among the timepieces that have marked the history of aviation. The Longines WWW (watch, wrist, waterproof) watch – a historical timepiece used by the British army and designed to meet precise, technical specifications – is another of these legendary models. And the final model in the Sports Legends line is a reproduction of a diving watch that was manufactured in the 1960s. This model – the Longines Legend Diver Watch – pays tribute to the brand’s commitment to marine exploration.
Case: Round, in stainless steel with scratch-resistant mineral crystal ; back stamped that opens to reveal a transparent case back with mineral crystal.
Diameter: 38.00 mm. Water-resistant to 30 metres (~ 100 feet).
Movement: L614 self-winding mechanical movement beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and providing 42 hours of power reserve.
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, internal rotating silvered dial for synchronization of the seconds hand with a radio time signal and rotating bezel to adjust to daily variations of the equation of time.
Dial: External white lacquered dial featuring 12 stamped black Roman numerals and internal silvered opaline dial with black printed minutes indications and black "Breguet" hands.
Bracelet: Black genuine leather strap with extension and buckle
Longines Weems
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