Just bought a vintage 1975 Timex Sprite and couldn't be happier! Your video inspired me to get one and I'm over the moon I came across this channel, keep up the great work! ✌️
FANTASTIC!!!! Enjoy my friend and thank you for sharing that. When somebody is happy with a good vintage pick up, I'm happy and it inspires me greatly. Best regards, TGV
I have the one with date and I really love it.. actually it made a friend of mine who wears a Patek Philippe aquanaut ask me about it :D he also recommended it to another friend!! Now, about the lugs, we all know that this watch was designed in the 60s and at that time divers needed little space between the strap and the case to suit different & thicker diving straps. The great thing is that Longines kept it in the reproduced pieces .. So in my humble opinion it's an up side point of the watch to make me feel the need of the divers in the 60's. in all situations the watch is unbelievably comfortable and elegant in a reasonable price and huge remarkable watch box 😄
People complain about the size of the watch but they stayed true to the original. Basically, in an era where larger watches are acceptable, you people are complaining about something that is historically accurate and innovative.
the only divers in my collection are compressor style divers. i had a legend diver with date from 2016-2019 and now i have a ball engineer master ii gmt diver in my collection. i love the inner rotating bezel style so much. it just feels so satisfying seeing every functionality of the wathc housed under the crystal, rather than outside of it.
What an intro...WOW! The music, the pictures, simply amazing! You love what you are doing TGV, can recognize this in every single video. Keep up the great work. Best Regards from germany Dennis
Tristano's channel is like an oasis. It has a person that is pleasant and happy, sharing something he really loves. As opposed to so much of the internet which is filled with upset and unhappy people talking about what they hate. Wish we could have more people like Tristano. Thanks for a great channel! (Great review BTW, keep it up!)
I have bought 3 Orients, a Seiko SKX, a Stowa, a Squale 1545, and a Sinn 104 after watching your videos. Thank you so much for your watch expertise. Bravo!!!
Great review. I happen to have this very watch in my collection. I agree, the lugs are a little long, but the plus' far outweigh them. Kind Regards Ricardo
Hello TGV, I'm really loving the new Longines offerings. Longines seems to be 3 companies; 1. the well respected 20th century brand , 2. the easy to overlook 1990s-mid 2000s watches, and 3. the renaissance of a great watch brand of today. My question is, where is Longines positioned?
Unfortunately in a really crowded place! Below Omega but well above Tissot/Mido/Certina/Union Glashütte in the Swatch hierarchy. Oris and Baume & Mercier and probably Mühle Glashütte would be their most direct competition. Longines offers the most bang for buck in that sector, the the case finishing of B&M is better. The negative side is as great value their Master Collection and Heritage pieces are, they have a lot of pedestrian quartz watches. I don't have anything against quartz but the watches themselves look uninspired and generic. I'm debating right now between this and the Oris 65. I have a great sporty dress watch with my Omega but want something that works better in the woods, on my surfboard and on the slopes.
I owned this watch, loved it, but it didn't fit my wrist, so I flipped it for an Oris 65 Diver. The Legend Diver is a 42mm but because of those gigantic lugs, it wears more like a 44-45mm. I have a 42mm Planet Ocean, and the Legend Diver looks absolutely huge next to it. If Longines knocked the case down to 40mm and shortened those lugs, they'd have a blockbuster product. TGV, you're right, it's an Elabore grade ETA 2824-2. Longines unfortunately doesn't get Top or Chrono grade calibers for their watches. :(
I really hate the term "influencer" but you definitely are some kind of horological influencer 😂 I didn't care for this watch until I saw this review. You are doing the lord's work, TGV. 🙌🏼😂
I did care about the watch before, but his careful, thoughtful overview, really cemented that. I adore this channel. It’s the anti-watch-bro destination, where really insightful, and intelligent commentary makes 20-30 mins fly by.
Imagine, in the sixties and Longines built a diver with two crowns. It was definitely a challange to guarantee high water resistance with two holes in the watch case. Amazing! I wish they would try adding color to the inner bezel - in that case, the watch would easy jump on my "watch list".
I’m sure you already know, but they now offer this in a 36mm. I flirted with getting one previously, but the smaller size turns that flicker to a flame!
Great review and insight to Longines history. Just purchased this only yesterday, on the their mesh strap version and I love it! Love your channel, best thing on telly. Jas.
I have the date version of this watch and while I really ‘like’ it, I’ll never love it - the date window annoys me when I see the no date version. There was no need to make this addition to a watch that in all other ways is so faithful to the original. The dial on the no date is gorgeous.
thanks to You I got it, I was looking for a vintage Diver, there were the Oris 65 and the Longines LHD which catched my eye, but when I saw it "in the flesh" at the dealership I couldn't resist 1 second. I have an 8 inch wrist so the lug size is perfect for me, thanks again for all your awesome reviews.
Maybe it's because I have an 8" wrist, but my No Date fits like it was made for me...And I love the long lugs...A very unique and elegant look. A true vintage feel without all the vintage hassles...
Just picked up a Legend Diver in Rome and I love it. I do have a larger wrist so the lugs are no issue. And I agree that the date is well done and proportional to the other numbers. Appreciate your videos… I know I am a late commenter on this video. Ciao!
Longines, is my favorite watch brand. I own seven different Longines watches in my collection. As an avid Scuba Diver, I own a Longines HydroConquest Dive Watch which I love. I do not own a Longines Legend Diver watch at this time. I do love the design, however as an environmental Scuba Diver, ocean explorer, and as a scientist concerned about the environment and overfishing of our oceans, I would like to see Longines make a redesign change on the elegant Diver image on the caseback of the watch. I would like to see the harpoon removed from the diver’s hands and/or a new design of a more environmentally friendly diver on the caseback. So the diver does not appear to enter the ocean as a hunter, ready to hunt and kill aquatic life, but to appear as a diver entering the underwater world to explore the beauty of the natural environment and be respectful of all the fish living in their natural habitat. I have previously written Longines’s management and product development leader with this suggestion , even provided sketches as examples of a potential redesign of an environmentally-friendly looking diver. But, have never heard back. I love Longines, and as a Scuba Diver and ocean environmentalist, I hope one day Longines would consider my suggestion. I believe it would give the Longines Legend Diver watch a new and attractive look, and at the same time position Longines as a Dive Watch company concerned about the preservation of natural aquatic life in our oceans and waters of our planet.
alpinestarsssss It breaks my heart, tries several times on the shop but it's just too big. This watch has soured every other super compressor watch for me, but I just can't get over the size.
Exactly what I said, I wanted this to be my Grail watch but.. I've already made size mistakes that cost me so no more. I must stay within my size 45 lug to lug. 42max across.
Your videos made me fell in love with horology world and I decided to take a plunge. While most people jump into the SKX bandwagon I fell in love with the green Orient Bambino (I love green so much) and decided to take a plunge by getting one pretty recently. I already thinking about getting an Alpinist or Ray Raven next. Keep up with the great videos TGV!
Thank you TGV, came across this chanel and you inspired me to appreciate the "Gentleman" side of my upbringing. I have a modest watch collection but its been reinvigorated with the watch straps you suggested, brilliant thank you.
Nice to see another Longines. Here in the UK, wherever you see a jewellers selling Longines they tend to also have Tag Heur with a big flashy display meaning the Longines tends to get overlooked. Much rather have a Longines.
Great video as usual! Had the opportunity to pick up the no date version brand new years ago at a local AD for a discount and I did not bite at the time. Kicking myself since!
Excellent review! Proud owner, years ago traded my omega planet ocean for this marvel and never looked back. Of course the true grail remains, a blancpain fifty fathoms or the original vintage longines legend diver back from the 60's. And the last dilema, to red black bay or not to, that is the question. Keep up the greatness...
Great review once again TGV. This has to be one of the truest of the recent crop of re-issues. Love the super-compressor style double crowns with the cross hatch markings. Tried on the date version a few weeks ago, and it's nice. However, if a good vintage super-compressor comes along at the right time, I'd prefer to go for one of those. Brady straps, make great leather sailcloth straps like the one on this watch and I have one on a SNZH55 Fifty five fathoms mod i did a while back.
I just got my no-date and love it. Thanks a lot for this video. Found mine near mint with the huge box and all documents for... LESS than a new date version! Got very lucky there.
after watching your review and seeing the Legend diver in the top 20 under $2000 I went out an bought the date version today. keep up the good work. Cheers
Another great intro, high quality review with lot of good information about actual watch, but also about history of the model and reflection on one great company. Great job Tristano and as always one BIG LIKE
What a beauty. I'm a little bit biased here cos i actually own one. What's the deal with the presentation box? In the case of Longines size really does matter.
Got the bronze and also the black face steel bracelet. Lovely watch. Amazing value for the quality. If it said Omega etc. - would be double at least … if not triple 💰
After a look for an older heritage diver i couldnt find one that would post to bermuda. So i had to give up & get a new one. I went with a mesh braclet wich i must say goes well with the retro look & feel.
I think you put it very well when you used the word "restrained" what a wonderful, simple and crisp design. A shame about the price premium for the no date..
Alpina Seastrong Heritage Diver is a worthy alternative in my view, with lugs that are not as long. There's also a Maurice Lacroix (Pontos?) compressor, which is more modern in style (and one of the rare ML's models I find appealing).
That is a nice looking watch for a diver. Faux patina is a blaah, if you think it that way, but you can just think it is beige color chosen for the numbers, which looks really good. It's not like the lume is artificially aged, it's just an ink color. In 60 years the lume blips will be the same color.
How do you think the Longines stacks up against the alpina seastrong diver heritage? Would like to hear your take on it. This is one of your best reviews. Great work.
Hi TGV Very fine achievement from Longines there, slightly updating a classic dive watch. This seems to become a new trend - I assume it was started by Omega. Like the inner rotating bezel and the check pattern design. Unfortunately the watch would be a bit too big for me too because of prolonged horns. I own a Seamaster 300, and that's the absolute maximum size for me. The Omega is 4 mm shorter - a few mm can make a very significant difference... Keep up the good work.
I'd enjoy your review and comments on the Longines "Skin Diver" re-release, and whether it's worth the money considering the other more affordable offerings by some of the micro or established brands.
Hi! Thank you for the great review. I love the Look of the Heritage, but it‘s a bit too pricey for me at the moment. Do you have any idea for an similiar looking alternative for under 500 euros? Greeting from Germany
I haven't even watched the video yet, saw the intro and had to pause and comment, ditch the review parts of your videos, just do intros :) THEY ARE SPECTACULAR!!! Just make the Urban Gentry Intro channel :)
I have long admired this watch. The bidirectional bezel put me off for a long time, but I didn't realise it was lockable. The no date version is always going to be the winner here. I do wonder how easy the bezel crown is to manipulate using thick diving gloves? Almost impossible I should think. That makes it a bit of a deal breaker for an actual diving watch here in blighty.
The rotating bezel font doesn't go well with the dial font for me, but at least it's a faithful reissue. Really intriguing piece, though, for sure. Another great review TGV!
well I got to watch the video as well and the watch is stunning EXCEPT the lug to lug!! it has the length of watches up to 47mm hence too big for me, but it is still very beautiful
The LLD!! Love it -- kudos for yet another outstanding review! That glossy dial really adds a sense of depth imo, and indeed, this one is a true strap monster. Btw, your intro game is on point sir -- impressive!!
Wonderful review! I don't think Longines as a brand gets enough love. I was really enamored with the look of this watch. Usually I'm not fond of shiny watches. This one is really gorgeous I must say!
wow love that face, and the cool lume, so nice. looks mint on the wrist to. what a sweet Sunday treat, nice review. also my seiko solar chronograph arrived yesterday, after falling in love with it from your review (must've watched it 10x) immediately put a classic divers rubber strap on it, and I just can't get over how much I love it. Will be ordering a nato for it next. Cheers for all your hard work, very grateful.
I'm a big fan of "Dead Man". Great soundtrack! I just received a NATO strap from Wrist Candy.... so so so much more comfortable than the stock strap that was on my Laco DC-3. Thanks for the recommendation! Keep up the great work! V/r, Rob
Regarding the long lugs its an easy fix. I hated the original strap when worn exposed the lugs. The key is finding a strap that's 3.5mm in thickness and I found it with watch geckos vintage italian leather strap in the light brown and it changed the look and feel of the watch completely, and it removed the gap seen 10:54. It also gave it a more vintage look and feel compared to the oem strap, and the light brown has aged nicely over the year. Plan on getting worn and wounds vintage peanut down the line either for the speedy or the ld.
Thanks for the review. Great! Can you tell me of the Longines Acciaio bracelet, that also is available with this watch, has srews or pushpins to lengthen or shorten it? Thanks.
I agree. The lug to lug distance is too big. I tried the watch at the Longines shop in Paris today and it is uneasy to wear despite the bezel itself not being that big. Is that a diving requirement to have such long lugs???
Killer music from The Legendary Niel Young featured on an Old Unkniwn Johnny Deep movie with a ton of Big Hollywood swaggarts. Robert Mitchem, what a badass movie. One of my Favs. Forget the watch.
Hi TGV, Very nice example of a vintage inspired watch that give you the look of the old one but with a modern movement and other components. If there would a be version with a 6 o'clock date, I would consider the watch for myself. Best regards, Claus
This the next one on my list. Got a few tissot one very old Hamilton g10 that has been to a few war zones possibly one of the best watches I've got ( army issue 1973 )
Great intro music, William Blake! :) I think it's a real shame Longines insists on making only the Date model of this watch. How many people of the "no date" subspecies of watch geek would buy this if they made BOTH options available? Not like it would cost Longines a fortune to offer the option. :(
i don't understand why Longines has discontinued the no date legend diver. I think they realise most of them like the no date version more than the date version, so why they have stopped the production?
Eventhough longines has more snobbery and higher brand image IMO, I still prefer the Alpina seastrong heritage diver. It also has a super compressor style case. The white dial one looks stunning!
man that intro is so incredible! are those single coil pickups with reverb, a little grit for overdrive and some delay? badassery in sound!!!....never thought that would work so well with the amazing visuals.
Have the date version and I love just how it screams mid century, and it looks just as good next to my eames lounge chair. Between my speedmaster pro I tend to wear this watch more often during the week. Don't let this watch fool you, its of extreme quality when held and worn especially against other watches it gets compared to. The oris 65 doesn't look, feel or wear like the legends diver, the one that comes the closest in feel not so much in look is the black bay. Also just saw the new heuer autavia 42mm chrono yesterday and I was surprised based on the size and height that my LD was heavier. The face and registers was beautiful on the heuer autavia but everything else felt a little cheap from the bezel, pushers, strap, and didn't befit a $5k watch. The LD that I wore that was half the price felt more like a $5k watch in my hands and on the wrist. Regarding the long lugs it was an easy fix. I hated the original strap when worn exposed the lugs. The key is finding a strap that's 3.5mm in thickness and I found it with watch geckos vintage italian leather strap in the light brown and it changed the look and feel of the watch completely. It gave it a more vintage look and feel, and the light brown has aged nicely over the year. Plan on getting worn and wounds vintage peanut down the line either for the speedy or the ld.
I must say the Oris feels positively cheap when handling but the rubber strap does at least offer amazing comfort levels. Of the two the Legend Diver is the more versatile piece. Any Nato or canvas, suit , jeans or beachwear, it looks cool with anything.
Great video as always but not a big fan of this watch - the dial is much too busy - always thought the dial (with some changes) would suit a pilots watch more.
Just bought a vintage 1975 Timex Sprite and couldn't be happier! Your video inspired me to get one and I'm over the moon I came across this channel, keep up the great work! ✌️
FANTASTIC!!!! Enjoy my friend and thank you for sharing that.
When somebody is happy with a good vintage pick up, I'm happy and it inspires me greatly.
Best regards,
TGV
iTheMightyMase wear it in good health!
I have the one with date and I really love it.. actually it made a friend of mine who wears a Patek Philippe aquanaut ask me about it :D he also recommended it to another friend!! Now, about the lugs, we all know that this watch was designed in the 60s and at that time divers needed little space between the strap and the case to suit different & thicker diving straps. The great thing is that Longines kept it in the reproduced pieces .. So in my humble opinion it's an up side point of the watch to make me feel the need of the divers in the 60's. in all situations the watch is unbelievably comfortable and elegant in a reasonable price and huge remarkable watch box 😄
Regardless of the price, this is one of my very favourite pieces in my collection. So lovely to wear.
i love it when watches have those decorated casebacks
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People complain about the size of the watch but they stayed true to the original. Basically, in an era where larger watches are acceptable, you people are complaining about something that is historically accurate and innovative.
i like it its a diver without the massive case
Thank you Darryl, I agree with you, real shame but be then again, better for our wallets right ;-)
Best regards,
TGV
The Urban Gentry yes lol i was actually browsing online and found a site that offers vintage longines officers watches from as far back as 1915
@@wingwangtingtang its fake
the only divers in my collection are compressor style divers. i had a legend diver with date from 2016-2019 and now i have a ball engineer master ii gmt diver in my collection. i love the inner rotating bezel style so much. it just feels so satisfying seeing every functionality of the wathc housed under the crystal, rather than outside of it.
What an intro...WOW! The music, the pictures, simply amazing!
You love what you are doing TGV, can recognize this in every single video. Keep up the great work.
Best Regards from germany
Dennis
Great Neil Young
Longines really hit a home run with this piece. Very classy and timeless. Excellent review 👍🏼
Totally agree, thank you John.
Best regards,
TGV
Tristano's channel is like an oasis. It has a person that is pleasant and happy, sharing something he really loves. As opposed to so much of the internet which is filled with upset and unhappy people talking about what they hate. Wish we could have more people like Tristano. Thanks for a great channel! (Great review BTW, keep it up!)
I have bought 3 Orients, a Seiko SKX, a Stowa, a Squale 1545, and a Sinn 104 after watching your videos. Thank you so much for your watch expertise. Bravo!!!
Hope you’ll get to review the new 36mm version someday, perfect size for the smaller wristed guys like us!
Great review.
I happen to have this very watch in my collection. I agree, the lugs are a little long, but the plus' far outweigh them.
Kind Regards
Ricardo
Your intros are absolutely amazing!
Hello TGV,
I'm really loving the new Longines offerings. Longines seems to be 3 companies; 1. the well respected 20th century brand , 2. the easy to overlook 1990s-mid 2000s watches, and 3. the renaissance of a great watch brand of today.
My question is, where is Longines positioned?
Unfortunately in a really crowded place! Below Omega but well above Tissot/Mido/Certina/Union Glashütte in the Swatch hierarchy. Oris and Baume & Mercier and probably Mühle Glashütte would be their most direct competition. Longines offers the most bang for buck in that sector, the the case finishing of B&M is better. The negative side is as great value their Master Collection and Heritage pieces are, they have a lot of pedestrian quartz watches. I don't have anything against quartz but the watches themselves look uninspired and generic.
I'm debating right now between this and the Oris 65. I have a great sporty dress watch with my Omega but want something that works better in the woods, on my surfboard and on the slopes.
I owned this watch, loved it, but it didn't fit my wrist, so I flipped it for an Oris 65 Diver. The Legend Diver is a 42mm but because of those gigantic lugs, it wears more like a 44-45mm. I have a 42mm Planet Ocean, and the Legend Diver looks absolutely huge next to it.
If Longines knocked the case down to 40mm and shortened those lugs, they'd have a blockbuster product.
TGV, you're right, it's an Elabore grade ETA 2824-2. Longines unfortunately doesn't get Top or Chrono grade calibers for their watches. :(
I really hate the term "influencer" but you definitely are some kind of horological influencer 😂 I didn't care for this watch until I saw this review. You are doing the lord's work, TGV. 🙌🏼😂
I did care about the watch before, but his careful, thoughtful overview, really cemented that. I adore this channel. It’s the anti-watch-bro destination, where really insightful, and intelligent commentary makes 20-30 mins fly by.
Imagine, in the sixties and Longines built a diver with two crowns. It was definitely a challange to guarantee high water resistance with two holes in the watch case. Amazing! I wish they would try adding color to the inner bezel - in that case, the watch would easy jump on my "watch list".
I’m sure you already know, but they now offer this in a 36mm. I flirted with getting one previously, but the smaller size turns that flicker to a flame!
Great review and insight to Longines history.
Just purchased this only yesterday, on the their mesh strap version and I love it!
Love your channel, best thing on telly.
Jas.
I just bought the black PVD version of this watch and I can’t wait for it to arrive. I’m planning to pair it with a tan leather strap
I have the date version of this watch and while I really ‘like’ it, I’ll never love it - the date window annoys me when I see the no date version. There was no need to make this addition to a watch that in all other ways is so faithful to the original. The dial on the no date is gorgeous.
thanks to You I got it, I was looking for a vintage Diver, there were the Oris 65 and the Longines LHD which catched my eye, but when I saw it "in the flesh" at the dealership I couldn't resist 1 second. I have an 8 inch wrist so the lug size is perfect for me, thanks again for all your awesome reviews.
Awesome intro!
This Longines diver had a subtle charm and grace about it.
Yesterday I looked up a review for the Legend Diver, and guess what! There it is! What amazing timing
So glad to hear,
Thank you,
Best regards,
TGV
Maybe it's because I have an 8" wrist, but my No Date fits like it was made for me...And I love the long lugs...A very unique and elegant look. A true vintage feel without all the vintage hassles...
Just picked up a Legend Diver in Rome and I love it. I do have a larger wrist so the lugs are no issue. And I agree that the date is well done and proportional to the other numbers. Appreciate your videos… I know I am a late commenter on this video. Ciao!
Longines, is my favorite watch brand. I own seven different Longines watches in my collection. As an avid Scuba Diver, I own a Longines HydroConquest Dive Watch which I love. I do not own a Longines Legend Diver watch at this time. I do love the design, however as an environmental Scuba Diver, ocean explorer, and as a scientist concerned about the environment and overfishing of our oceans, I would like to see Longines make a redesign change on the elegant Diver image on the caseback of the watch. I would like to see the harpoon removed from the diver’s hands and/or a new design of a more environmentally friendly diver on the caseback. So the diver does not appear to enter the ocean as a hunter, ready to hunt and kill aquatic life, but to appear as a diver entering the underwater world to explore the beauty of the natural environment and be respectful of all the fish living in their natural habitat. I have previously written Longines’s management and product development leader with this suggestion , even provided sketches as examples of a potential redesign of an environmentally-friendly looking diver. But, have never heard back. I love Longines, and as a Scuba Diver and ocean environmentalist, I hope one day Longines would consider my suggestion. I believe it would give the Longines Legend Diver watch a new and attractive look, and at the same time position Longines as a Dive Watch company concerned about the preservation of natural aquatic life in our oceans and waters of our planet.
Fantastic watch, but the lugs are too long. I will never get it because of that..
Thank you, I totally agree.
Best regards,
TGV
The lugs *look* beautiful, but are a pain in the a*se for smaller wrists.
alpinestarsssss It breaks my heart, tries several times on the shop but it's just too big. This watch has soured every other super compressor watch for me, but I just can't get over the size.
Exactly what I said, I wanted this to be my Grail watch but.. I've already made size mistakes that cost me so no more. I must stay within my size 45 lug to lug. 42max across.
@@surfside75 just buy the 36mm version?
Your videos made me fell in love with horology world and I decided to take a plunge. While most people jump into the SKX bandwagon I fell in love with the green Orient Bambino (I love green so much) and decided to take a plunge by getting one pretty recently. I already thinking about getting an Alpinist or Ray Raven next. Keep up with the great videos TGV!
The solution is to buy the date version, then find a replacement no date face. Although that might be harder to find. It's a very nice watch though.
George by doing that, you're creating a frankenwatch. No one likes frankenwatches. They also don't hold their value if you wanna sell it.
I just love how your intros capture the spirit and essence of each watch. Keep up the good work!
What a stunner. Thank you tgv for the amount of work you put into your channel. Can't get enough to feed my hunger for all things watch..
Thank you TGV, came across this chanel and you inspired me to appreciate the "Gentleman" side of my upbringing. I have a modest watch collection but its been reinvigorated with the watch straps you suggested, brilliant thank you.
Nice to see another Longines. Here in the UK, wherever you see a jewellers selling Longines they tend to also have Tag Heur with a big flashy display meaning the Longines tends to get overlooked. Much rather have a Longines.
Quite!
Great video as usual! Had the opportunity to pick up the no date version brand new years ago at a local AD for a discount and I did not bite at the time. Kicking myself since!
What a BEAUTIFUL piece. One will be on my wrist this year! Thanks for another great review video TGV!
love the no date but for double when you can get the date new and added bonus of a date complication for less date makes sense
Very good point Egan, thank you
Best regards,
TGV
Excellent review! Proud owner, years ago traded my omega planet ocean for this marvel and never looked back. Of course the true grail remains, a blancpain fifty fathoms or the original vintage longines legend diver back from the 60's. And the last dilema, to red black bay or not to, that is the question. Keep up the greatness...
Oooh man. I knew when I heard Neil Young's Dead Man score, I was in for a treat. Great video
Tudor Heritage Ranger 41!! I am falling in love with this watch and hoping for a review from my man TGV!
Great review once again TGV.
This has to be one of the truest of the recent crop of re-issues.
Love the super-compressor style double crowns with the cross hatch markings. Tried on the date version a few weeks ago, and it's nice. However, if a good vintage super-compressor comes along at the right time, I'd prefer to go for one of those.
Brady straps, make great leather sailcloth straps like the one on this watch and I have one on a SNZH55 Fifty five fathoms mod i did a while back.
I just got my no-date and love it. Thanks a lot for this video. Found mine near mint with the huge box and all documents for... LESS than a new date version! Got very lucky there.
Got the one with the date for 2 years now ... absolutely love it !!!
after watching your review and seeing the Legend diver in the top 20 under $2000 I went out an bought the date version today. keep up the good work. Cheers
Another great intro, high quality review with lot of good information about actual watch, but also about history of the model and reflection on one great company. Great job Tristano and as always one BIG LIKE
What a beauty. I'm a little bit biased here cos i actually own one.
What's the deal with the presentation box? In the case of Longines size really does matter.
As much as I appreciate complications, there's just something perfectly elegant of a time only watch. Great piece.
Very well said and excellent point.
Thank you,
Best regards,
TGV
Got the bronze and also the black face steel bracelet. Lovely watch. Amazing value for the quality. If it said Omega etc. - would be double at least … if not triple 💰
After a look for an older heritage diver i couldnt find one that would post to bermuda. So i had to give up & get a new one. I went with a mesh braclet wich i must say goes well with the retro look & feel.
Realy satisfied to see longines "back on the track"! I love their prestigious, gentle look!
Thank you Ernest, well said and I totally agree.
Best regards,
TGV
I think you put it very well when you used the word "restrained" what a wonderful, simple and crisp design. A shame about the price premium for the no date..
Alpina Seastrong Heritage Diver is a worthy alternative in my view, with lugs that are not as long.
There's also a Maurice Lacroix (Pontos?) compressor, which is more modern in style (and one of the rare ML's models I find appealing).
That is a nice looking watch for a diver. Faux patina is a blaah, if you think it that way, but you can just think it is beige color chosen for the numbers, which looks really good. It's not like the lume is artificially aged, it's just an ink color. In 60 years the lume blips will be the same color.
How do you think the Longines stacks up against the alpina seastrong diver heritage? Would like to hear your take on it. This is one of your best reviews. Great work.
Hi TGV
Very fine achievement from Longines there, slightly updating a classic dive watch. This seems to become a new trend - I assume it was started by Omega.
Like the inner rotating bezel and the check pattern design. Unfortunately the watch would be a bit too big for me too because of prolonged horns. I own a Seamaster 300, and that's the absolute maximum size for me. The Omega is 4 mm shorter - a few mm can make a very significant difference...
Keep up the good work.
Thank you Kjeld,
You make an excellent point, I wonder who started this trend off.
It would be interesting to find out.
Best regards,
TGV
I'd enjoy your review and comments on the Longines "Skin Diver" re-release, and whether it's worth the money considering the other more affordable offerings by some of the micro or established brands.
Longines is certainly making a comeback!
So popular in the 60s
Beautiful watch,great review. Thank You TGV!
Thank you Rick :D
Best regards,
TGV
Great intro and great channel. Been watching your videos for the last 6 months and enjoying every bit of it.
Hi! Thank you for the great review.
I love the Look of the Heritage, but it‘s a bit too pricey for me at the moment. Do you have any idea for an similiar looking alternative for under 500 euros?
Greeting from Germany
The only negative for me is I wish they did the minute hand like the original with the angled lume! Great watch. Great review
Longines on derby day! Pure class!
Haha, indeed :D
Thank you Jack,
Best regards,
TGV
I haven't even watched the video yet, saw the intro and had to pause and comment, ditch the review parts of your videos, just do intros :) THEY ARE SPECTACULAR!!!
Just make the Urban Gentry Intro channel :)
I am looking to buying the date version, no date is $500 more. Thanks for the review.
Nice use of the Deadman soundtrack in the intro. I always loved that movie.
Very well spotted, you know your cinema!
Thank you POE,
Best regards,
TGV
If the lug-to-lug was 50mm or less it would be perfect but 53mm is just too much...
a 36mm version is coming out!
I thought so to, have skinny wrists. But tried it i a store today and the tallness makes it ware a bit smaller imo.
I have long admired this watch. The bidirectional bezel put me off for a long time, but I didn't realise it was lockable. The no date version is always going to be the winner here. I do wonder how easy the bezel crown is to manipulate using thick diving gloves? Almost impossible I should think. That makes it a bit of a deal breaker for an actual diving watch here in blighty.
The rotating bezel font doesn't go well with the dial font for me, but at least it's a faithful reissue. Really intriguing piece, though, for sure. Another great review TGV!
well I got to watch the video as well and the watch is stunning EXCEPT the lug to lug!! it has the length of watches up to 47mm hence too big for me, but it is still very beautiful
What an intro congratulations Tristano.
The LLD!! Love it -- kudos for yet another outstanding review! That glossy dial really adds a sense of depth imo, and indeed, this one is a true strap monster. Btw, your intro game is on point sir -- impressive!!
Great review. I'd love you to do a comparison with this and the Oris Divers Sixty-Five 40mm
Wonderful review! I don't think Longines as a brand gets enough love. I was really enamored with the look of this watch. Usually I'm not fond of shiny watches. This one is really gorgeous I must say!
With a rubber white strap that watch look stuning.
A great re-issue as well : Alpina Seastrong, beautiful case and 48 mm lug to lug. A great alternative.
TGV, I recently bought a men's Seiko 61-8019. I'm so excited for it to come in the mail! Ive been longing for a manual-wind men's Seiko.
wow love that face, and the cool lume, so nice. looks mint on the wrist to. what a sweet Sunday treat, nice review.
also my seiko solar chronograph arrived yesterday, after falling in love with it from your review (must've watched it 10x) immediately put a classic divers rubber strap on it, and I just can't get over how much I love it. Will be ordering a nato for it next. Cheers for all your hard work, very grateful.
Thank you Shae especially for the support and kind words
So glad to hear about your seiko, enjoy it and wear it with pride.
Best regards,
TGV
Mate, you are definitely the best at what you do. #pureclass.
Great choice for the intro music. Dead man, Neil Young.
You're collecting good points in my book 🍺
I bought one two days ago and I'm loving it. Great review TGV!
I'm a big fan of "Dead Man". Great soundtrack!
I just received a NATO strap from Wrist Candy.... so so so much more comfortable than the stock strap that was on my Laco DC-3. Thanks for the recommendation!
Keep up the great work!
V/r,
Rob
Regarding the long lugs its an easy fix. I hated the original strap when worn exposed the lugs. The key is finding a strap that's 3.5mm in thickness and I found it with watch geckos vintage italian leather strap in the light brown and it changed the look and feel of the watch completely, and it removed the gap seen 10:54. It also gave it a more vintage look and feel compared to the oem strap, and the light brown has aged nicely over the year. Plan on getting worn and wounds vintage peanut down the line either for the speedy or the ld.
Thanks for the review. Great!
Can you tell me of the Longines Acciaio bracelet, that also is available with this watch, has srews or pushpins to lengthen or shorten it?
Thanks.
I wonder if this watch is actually cased with the Super Compressor technologies, or it is just made to resemble the look of the iconic design.
The symmetry in that dial speaks to me. Great video T!
As an added bonus with this watch you get a box big enough to use as a garden shed!
the lug width is 23mm the strap should have a mm spacing unless u don't ever want to remove it
I agree. The lug to lug distance is too big. I tried the watch at the Longines shop in Paris today and it is uneasy to wear despite the bezel itself not being that big. Is that a diving requirement to have such long lugs???
great watch, but still prefer the Oris Divers 65 in blue. You should get a copy to try out, sure you would love it.
Killer music from The Legendary Niel Young featured on an Old Unkniwn Johnny Deep movie with a ton of Big Hollywood swaggarts. Robert Mitchem, what a badass movie. One of my Favs. Forget the watch.
Hi TGV,
Very nice example of a vintage inspired watch that give you the look of the old one but with a modern movement and other components. If there would a be version with a 6 o'clock date, I would consider the watch for myself.
Best regards,
Claus
This the next one on my list. Got a few tissot one very old Hamilton g10 that has been to a few war zones possibly one of the best watches I've got ( army issue 1973 )
Really well shot! Enjoyed the video! Good work Tristan!
TGV, great video. I must say, your video work is probably some of the best on CZcams. Also I have to say I have learned so much from your videos.
Thank you Steve, very kind of you to say.
That really inspires me to do more.
Best regards,
TGV
Great intro music, William Blake! :) I think it's a real shame Longines insists on making only the Date model of this watch. How many people of the "no date" subspecies of watch geek would buy this if they made BOTH options available? Not like it would cost Longines a fortune to offer the option. :(
i don't understand why Longines has discontinued the no date legend diver. I think they realise most of them like the no date version more than the date version, so why they have stopped the production?
Eventhough longines has more snobbery and higher brand image IMO, I still prefer the Alpina seastrong heritage diver. It also has a super compressor style case. The white dial one looks stunning!
man that intro is so incredible! are those single coil pickups with reverb, a little grit for overdrive and some delay? badassery in sound!!!....never thought that would work so well with the amazing visuals.
Have the date version and I love just how it screams mid century, and it looks just as good next to my eames lounge chair. Between my speedmaster pro I tend to wear this watch more often during the week. Don't let this watch fool you, its of extreme quality when held and worn especially against other watches it gets compared to. The oris 65 doesn't look, feel or wear like the legends diver, the one that comes the closest in feel not so much in look is the black bay. Also just saw the new heuer autavia 42mm chrono yesterday and I was surprised based on the size and height that my LD was heavier. The face and registers was beautiful on the heuer autavia but everything else felt a little cheap from the bezel, pushers, strap, and didn't befit a $5k watch. The LD that I wore that was half the price felt more like a $5k watch in my hands and on the wrist.
Regarding the long lugs it was an easy fix. I hated the original strap when worn exposed the lugs. The key is finding a strap that's 3.5mm in thickness and I found it with watch geckos vintage italian leather strap in the light brown and it changed the look and feel of the watch completely. It gave it a more vintage look and feel, and the light brown has aged nicely over the year. Plan on getting worn and wounds vintage peanut down the line either for the speedy or the ld.
I must say the Oris feels positively cheap when handling but the rubber strap does at least offer amazing comfort levels. Of the two the Legend Diver is the more versatile piece. Any Nato or canvas, suit , jeans or beachwear, it looks cool with anything.
The markings on the rotating bezel don’t seem to line up properly.
Great video as always but not a big fan of this watch - the dial is much too busy - always thought the dial (with some changes) would suit a pilots watch more.