180th Anniversary---Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph

First impressions are essential, that’s something everyone knows, and Longines did a marvelous job. The Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph ref. 2.776.4.21.3, or let’s refer to it as the “Monopusher”, features all of the classic looks that certain would expect having a watch from the Heritage collection. The round 40 mm stainless situation with vintage-styled lugs, is shackled by your wrist having a beautiful brownish alligator strap.

The crisp whitened dial features Roman numbers for hour-markers and also the number XII is within red-colored, an attractive retro-touch. Round the perimeter from the dial is really a railtrack for that minutes and seconds as well as in the middle are a couple of registers for that chronograph’s 30-minute counter and also the small running seconds. Everything relating to this watch inhales vintage, retro, classic.

The dial has all of the crisp whitened looks of a classic enamel dial, but it's really colored whitened. On first glace you'd easily mistake it to have an enamel dial, but when Longines had selected to make use of enamel dials that will have elevated the cost substantially!

Both your hands aren't simply colored blue, but Longines went the entire way and used warmth blued steel hands. The main difference between colored blue hands and warmth blued steel hands is definitely identifiable, since the warmth blued steel includes a certain luster into it that can't be copied by fresh paint. The form from the hands incidentally, perfectly resembles that old monopusher with quality 13.33Z. Not just the hour and minute hands, the big centrally placed chronograph seconds hands, but the small running seconds hands and also the 30-minute chronograph counter’s hands that finishes inside a small arrow.

All around the dial are large colored Roman numeral for hour-markers along with a railtrack minute chapter ring, with slightly thicker stripes in the full hrs. The Roman numeral twelve is colored red-colored and also the brand’s title is printed inside a vintage styled font. The 2 dials, one for that small running seconds and yet another for that 30-minute chronograph counter, have a similar railtrack chapter ring.

Initially the round situation appears like an easy round situation, that's connected to the strap by vintage styled lugs. These lugs draw a lot of the interest from the polished round mid-situation band and also the polished bezel and situation back. Both bezel and situation back protrude a little, making the mid situation slightly recessed. The ribbed crown with integrated monopusher (also known as single push-piece) sits within the right-hands side from the situation band. On the other hand is really a small recessed pusher that enables you to definitely quick-set the date.The situation and lugs feel rather light. That improves convenience of putting on, but simultaneously might feel a little cheapish.

The proprietary movement, quality L788, self-winding column-wheel chronograph movement beats in a frequency of 28,800 oscillations per hrs and offers 54 hrs of energy reserve. That sounds great so when you switch the keep an eye on to determine all of the mechanics it will get better still. The column-wheel is performed in warmth blued steel and also the large bridge that holds all gears in position is completed with circular recognizing.

The rotor features the Longines logo design and slightly recessed and full of gold fresh paint would be the brand’s title and quality reference. Thinking about that this is exactly what you receive just for € 3.620 (official retail cost within the Netherlands, including 21% VAT), it's just spectacular!