Master in Motion: Longines Expands the Master Collection
Celebrating 190 years of unruptured history, Longines has launched three time-only models in the Master collection that honour its past, present and future.
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It is telling that for its 190th anniversary, Longines has not chosen to go down the bombastic route with an overtly complicated timepiece, neither has it reissued an iconic watch from its archives. Instead, the Swiss watchmaker has pulled the rug out from under our feet with the launch of three time-only models from the Master collection.
And we are definitely not complaining ? in fact, we would go as far as to call this move a masterstroke (bad pun intended). The automatic watches are an exercise in restrained elegance, a brilliant showcase of Longines? balance between past, present and future. The Longines Master Collection 190th Anniversary collection abounds with details that pay tribute to the brand?s heritage of quality watchmaking, while doubling down on its forward-looking vision. What does this mean" Well, for one, the watches are elegantly packaged in 40mm round cases, wrought in stainless steel, yellow and rose gold. The latter two versions are limited to 190 pieces, while the steel version is unlimited.
Each version comes with a modern anthracite dial, each progressively darker than the other. The stainless steel version has a sandblasted light silver dial, while the yellow gold one features a darker, ...
The post Master in Motion: Longines Expands the Master Collection appeared first on LUXUO.
It is telling that for its 190th anniversary, Longines has not chosen to go down the bombastic route with an overtly complicated timepiece, neither has it reissued an iconic watch from its archives. Instead, the Swiss watchmaker has pulled the rug out from under our feet with the launch of three time-only models from the Master collection.
And we are definitely not complaining ? in fact, we would go as far as to call this move a masterstroke (bad pun intended). The automatic watches are an exercise in restrained elegance, a brilliant showcase of Longines? balance between past, present and future. The Longines Master Collection 190th Anniversary collection abounds with details that pay tribute to the brand?s heritage of quality watchmaking, while doubling down on its forward-looking vision. What does this mean" Well, for one, the watches are elegantly packaged in 40mm round cases, wrought in stainless steel, yellow and rose gold. The latter two versions are limited to 190 pieces, while the steel version is unlimited.
Each version comes with a modern anthracite dial, each progressively darker than the other. The stainless steel version has a sandblasted light silver dial, while the yellow gold one features a darker, ...
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