Subtle claret colored bezel---Longines Heritage Diver 1967 Watch

The new Longines Heritage Diver 1967, revealed at Baselworld 2015, draws inspiration from the diver chronograph created in 1967.The contrast between your bordeaux aluminium bezel and also the black opaline dial with silver-colored counters works well and provides a powerful personality for this watch. Counters are asymmetrical using the chronograph 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock much bigger compared to small seconds sub-dial at 9 o'clock. In comparison towards the original model, the brand new Heritage Diver 1967 adds a chronograph 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock and a date aperture at 4:30.

The hands and hour markers are covered in Super-LumiNova for perfect legibility even just in poor light conditions. The bezel, finished to 60 and 1 to 12, causes it to be easy to calculate the space of the dive as the tachometer scale of the internal flange may be used to calculate the rate of the diver. The stainless steel case includes a diameter of 42 mm and houses a self-winding L688.2 (ETA A08.231) movement with column wheel chronograph mechanism. Beating at 28,800 oscillations each hour, it provides 54 hours of power reserve.

An engraving of the diver decorates the case back like an indication of the first divers watches created by Longines. The rear and crown of the piece are screwed to make sure water resistance as high as 30 bar (300 meters / 1000 ft).The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 (ref. L2.808.4.52.x) could be matched up to some steel bracelet, to some black leather strap in order to a rubber strap.

In case of knocks or tanks under water, the bezel on the dive watch is ratcheted, meaning it'll go one of the ways only, counter clockwise. What this means is whether it does get knocked and also you don’t notice it you’ll reach the top sooner than planned, that is always much better than later. Although just about all divers make use of a sophisticated computer to assist them to out, some discover the nostalgia of wearing a mechanical piece created for diving liberating.

Around the inner bezel of the watch is really a tachymeter scale which fits in symphony using the chronograph seconds hand. Another chronograph registers are in 3 o’clock for the hours and 9 o’clock for that minutes. In addition, there's a sub seconds dial at 6 o’clock but instead of style it identical to the other two sub dials, Longines rather elected to merely apply indications towards the black dial, instead of fit a creamy sub dial. In addition, there's a date window at half past 4 around the dial.

The movement within this piece is definitely an automatic L688.2 movement and it is sitting in the 42mm case. The water resistance of the watch is 300m that is virtually the conventional for any diving watch. Also, to assist with legibility under water, the hands and hour markers receive a small quantity of Super-LumiNova. You will not find any movements displayed round the back of the watch, sadly, but there's a picture of the scuba diver rather. The watch will come in steel on the bracelet, but both rubber strap or perhaps a leather strap can also be found.