Longines Conquest Chronograph | WatchReviewBlog.com
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- Welcome back to another WRB watch review. Today we are reviewing the new Longines Conquest Chronograph, a watch that has a lot of potential but falls short in terms of sizing and proportions. It has a beautiful dial with a well thought out layout but the case sizing and general proportions have been neglected. This is a watch that will wear very large on any wrist smaller than 7.25 inches in size. It measures in at an official 42mm case size, but wears more like a 45mm watch due to the thickness of 14.30mm and the lug shape.
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Longines are making some beautiful pieces - especially in the flagship heritage range and this chronometer is incredible.
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Longines def caught my attention. I was in the marker for a dive watch and it was between a Black Bay or a pre-owned Submariner. I wound up buying the Longines Ultra-Chron. With its sapphire bezel and high-beat movement....it's a stunner.
That’s a beautiful watch, nice pickup
"That's what she said joke." Epic🤣
Longines just know how to make a beautiful watch!
Here’s to hoping they decide to release a 38mm version! That would be a no brainer for sure. Especially since there’s been a trend for smaller watches recently (which I love, having 16cm wrists), most noticeably in Tudor with the BB54 and the Tissot PRX 35. Glad you were able to speak on the wearability, since it looks perfect in every angle. Definitely something to consider, especially on the secondary market at a discount!
They listened to fans and made the thinner 39mm spirit Zulu. I think a 39 is coming for the GMT
This is the one I’ve been waiting for
Longines notoriously crewes up the bracelet part..
Love the size of this watch, we need some options for people with larger wrist, might pair the champagne dial one with a racing strap
That’s right! Daytonas are too dainty for those of us with bigger builds.
It must be an eta 2894. The perpetual second hand sub dial is on the right and the crown is below the pushers. It's a shame the proportions are off.
Great looking watch! I don't think other movements necessarily offer more "exciting watchmaking." Tudor's Kenissi movement, for example, is massed produced and used by other manufacturers. Also, I think the higher price is due to it being a chronograph. Automatic chronograph movements are typically more expensive and larger.
Great points thanks for your comment!
Feels like Longines had the perfect watch but than decided to nerf it so to not steal market share from the other lines. Saw the time only conquest and was so disappointed. Looks like someone messed up the proportions. Didn’t Longine get the memo? The era of giant helipad passed as watches is finished, people want size choice!
I think this release is quite telling. Using a modular ETA 2892 instead of their absolutely fantastic 688.5 that they use in their other chronographs, demonstrates Longines is moving away from a model of offering a lot of spec for not a lot of money. Shame. Still, I’m glad I have my bigeye. Get one while you can people!
They seem to be alluding to this, I've noticed a drastic change since their CEO Mr. Walter retired back in 2020.
The Big Eye is too big and thick too though. I bought it several years ago and never wore it out of the house before I traded it in.
@whodeycinbengals I bet there’s days where you regret selling the Bigeye.
What’s the lug to lug?
50mm
It seems like most manufacturers can’t produce a thin 40mm or under chrono. Next
How can a 42mm wear like a 45mm watch - appreciate its thick but a measurement is a measurement??
Despite the official measurement, it wears large. It could be due to other factors besides the case size.
In your Submariner's review you said that Rolex "nailed the design"... Here, with a bracelet with a smaller tapper and a case infinitely more proportionate than the one on the Submariner 114060 (bracelet - case proportion), you say that it doesn't work... Maybe you prefer the Submariner, fine, but if you're making a serious review then don't criticize something in one brand and praise the same thing in another.
Also, the 114060 looks good in small wrists, but when you have a 8.5 inch wrist, looks terrible, just because the lugs and bracelet aren't proportionate.
This is a good point that you’re bringing up. The difference here is that the case size of the 114060 is in much better proportion with the bracelet, it’s mainly the lugs that are wider. Also the length of the links are much better suited, whereas on the Conquest Chronograph they’re short and feel small. The tapper on the Submariner's bracelet is also much less pronounced than on the Conquest Chronograph.
The Conquest Chronograph is way bigger than the 114060, and if someone has an 8.5 inch wrist the conquest is most likely the better choice in terms of sizing only. Cheers
Submariner is so much better proportioned than this watch.
Very slab-sided, reminiscent of many Tudors.
The case does indeed have a Tudor vibe
Typical Longines chronograph. Great looking, but the size dimensions ruin all the positives.
What's wrong with it? Too big or too small?
They listened to fans and made the thinner 39mm spirit Zulu. I think a 39 is coming for the GMT
@@CamelJockey562Way too big. 42 is manageable but it’s stupid thick. High end GMTs are 12-13mm
42 mm case big??? I dont know what are Your wrists, my wrist isnt biga and I am not fat man, but 42 and 43 mm case are perfect for me.
The dial is amazing .. watch wayyyy too big and tick .. 2023 and they still don't get nobody likes huge watches anymore ..
42 by 14 is not remotely huge, there's always womens watches for the small wristed crowd.
Looks like a Seiko speedtimer
Funny how everything negative you mentioned is everything I like about this watch.
There’s nothing wrong with that, watches are a very personal adventure. Cheers
@@Watchreviewblogdude. I just walked into a boutique and saw the watch. You were absolutely correct. This watch is a total dog. 💯 agree with you.
I'm glad you went and had a look! Quite odd isn't it.@@EricZ726
@@Watchreviewblogyes. It’s is. I was so turned off. I have both Tudor BB Chronos Panda and Reverse Panda. World of difference.
Great review. Thank you. 🙏
This is a very strange take on this watch. There are many other chrono watches that are wider and. A Tag Heuer Carrera can be north of 44mm wide and 15mm thick and those are beautiful watches. This watch is smaller in both dimensions. Just bc you have small wrists…?
ETA has been designing and making watch movements since 1856. At one point it was the source of movements and movement components for nearly the Entire Swiss watch industry, and still would be if Swatch hadn’t decided to stop sharing. Longines and ETA are 100% divisions of the same company. Longines works with ETA to design its versions of the movements it uses and assembles them in its own factory from components obtained from sister ETA. How exactly is that different from what Tudor does with its movements…oh, wait, that’s right, the movement in the Tudor $5600 chronographs comes from breitling….. by the way, the Omega 3330 movement, sold in $5000-6000 watches …with the exception of the coaxial escapement…is based on the Longines chronograph movement…which yes, is based on an updated ETA movement….but you know what … all 100% Swatch….”Stuck with” my…well you know.
Way too thick, way too big, way too disproportionate, a major miss and disappointment.
Unfortunately, I agree
Longines have crushed releases in 2023.