Hands-on: The Longines Heritage Military 1938
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Today I invite to discover this new 43 mm hand-wound Longines Heritage Military 1938 wristwatch numbered & limited to 1938 pieces.
It is a beautiful, contemporary replica of a wristwatch sold to the Czech Army by Longines in 1938. The Heritage Military 1938 is powered by the 3 Hz (21.600 A/h), 36,6 mm ETA 6498/2 calibre with a power reserve of 53 hours - the former legendary Unitas pocket watch calibre.
The domed sapphire crystal with multi-layered anti-reflective coating protects the matt black dial with its "baton"-style hands and its cream-colored Arabic numerals. The readability couldn't be better!
The 43 mm steel case is waterproof up to 30 meters.
The Longines Heritage Military 1938 is available with a patinated charcoal grey leather strap and a cognac-coloured NATO-style leather strap. A tool included in the case makes it easy to interchange them.
REFERENCE NUMBER
L2.826.4.53.2
CALIBRE
Manual winding mechanical movement
Calibre L507.2 (ETA 6498/2)
16 ½ lines, 17 jewels, 21.600 A/h (3Hz)
Power reserve: 53 hours
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
CASE
Round, 43 mm, stainless steel
Distance in-between lugs: 20.00 mm
Distance Lug to lug: 50.80 mm
Thickness of case: 12.60 mm
DIAL
Matt black
Arabic numerals with Super-LumiNova®
HANDS
Polished rhodium-plated with Super-LumiNova®
WATER-RESISTANCE
To 3 bar (30 meters)
GLASS
Sapphire with multi-layered anti-reflective coating
STRAP
Anthracite leather and cognac NATO with buckle
PRICE
2300 CHF including VAT
The Longines Heritage Military is numbered & limited to 1938 pieces.
I like the style of Longines watches most of the time, now as well. So beautiful
It is in fact hard to resist. Last year I bought the "Skin Diver" and now I am seduced again by this Heritage Military 1938
Greetings from Vienna! How are you? I invite you to discover all technical data of The LONGINES Heritage Military 1938. The watch is available with a patinated charcoal grey leather strap and a cognac-coloured NATO-style leather strap. A tool included in the case makes it easy to interchange them.
REFERENCE NUMBER
L2.826.4.53.2
CALIBRE
Manual winding mechanical movement
Calibre L507.2 (ETA 6498/2/former UNITAS)
16 ½ lines, 17 jewels, 21.600 A/h (3Hz)
Power reserve: 53 hours
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
CASE
Round, 43 mm, stainless steel
Distance in-between lugs: 20.00 mm
Distance Lug to lug: 50.80 mm
Thickness of case: 12.60 mm
DIAL
Matt black
Arabic numerals with Super-LumiNova®
HANDS
Polished rhodium-plated with Super-LumiNova®
WATER-RESISTANCE
To 3 bar (30 meters)
GLASS
Sapphire with multi-layered anti-reflective coating
STRAP
Anthracite leather and cognac NATO with buckle
PRICE
2300 CHF including VAT
The LONGINES Heritage Military is numbered & limited to 1938 pieces.
Nice looking watch and always fun to see such accurate re-editions. Also the video is splendid as always.
Thank you Mattias for your kind feedback! I published a closeup picture of the original 1938 watch in the community section. We couldn't film the original so close since it is "locked" behind glas in the museum and we had to film through the glas...
@@WatchAdvisor I will check it out. I might be misstaken but I think it appears in John Goldbergers Longines book, if so I will be able to get a closer look and read up on it there as well.
Great review as always, love your enthusiasm and sense of humor! This looks like an amazing watch, and love that it is exactly the same size as the original. And I could not agree more about the movement fitting the case, and manually wound as well. I see nothing to dislike about this watch. I have contacted my dealer, and I only hope that I am not too late! I think this is definitely the nicest of the heritage models! Cheers, Carl
carlhaluss Carl, I keep my fingers crossed and I do thank you for that friendly feedback. If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know...
I am absolutely in love with Longines. I just got a Master Collection blue dial and couldn’t be happier. I will be getting a legend diver and a VHP very soon. The brand quality and price couldn’t be better!
I own a Legend Diver and I can only recommend to buy the watch. Incredible value for money!
Have the Longines spirit, it's one of my favourite watch brands, have always liked longines.
Longines is really hitting it out of the park lately
I couldn’t agree more! It’s a perfect mix of almost everything ticking you get from Longines... Re-editions, classic, contemporary and even futuristic timepieces. All made in an exceptional quality and for a fair price. The latter possible due to the incredible industrial power of Swatch Group...
Another hit from Longines ! After collecting High horology for quite a while ,I think it's time for me to drop them all since they have nothing really nice to offer ,and get back to where I started 22 years ago, and that is Longines ! Thank you for the video, you're getting better and better at this :))))
Zsolt Hosszu-Szeleczki The watches playground is huge... You will always find your personal highlights here and there. My goal is to “seduce” you guys watching our videos ...
A stunning watch. You are right.
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us! If you are interested be sure to note that this „Heritage“ is limited to 1938 pieces...
‘la montre a de la gueule’… nice. Merći, mon homme.
My pleasure!
Thank you for sharing this video. I do really like the Longines, I wondered about Flagship so long, don't know why i don't have it up today (maybe cause Im a big fan of transparent case :-) )
The watch, by the way, is sold for 2450 USD. I “only” had the CHF price so far...
Oh one more thing what about the thickness of this watch? It looks little bit thick
Toffo Nardi Please read the description of the video. There you will find all desired information...
@@WatchAdvisor I found 12,6 mm )))) thanks
No mention of water resistance rating. Presumably that's because it's very poor. You can forgive the original as these things were harder to achieve then. Leaving it like that now is like bringing out a late 1950's
sports car re-issue with no syncromesh on the gearbox. Crazy.
This is a watch purely for collectors.
A field watch that should never see the field. Wonderful.
For me it s a masterpiece of a move from the brand. It was about time for Longines to start to undust it s amazing and incredibly vast previous catalogues. This one in particular feels like a PAM00620.
You should visit the Longines museum to discover that vast history. Longines was a pioneer and a maker of very precise and reliable watches ... Today the brand ranks among the real big players of the industry with a turnover > 1,5 billion CHF
@@WatchAdvisor Thank you Sir for the reply. Visiting the Longines museum it is indeed on the bucket list along with the Patek museum. I remember not long ago in Hong Kong I discovered a book about the brand s heritage and previous catalogues, my god was I about to receive a lesson in watch history! I always enjoy the content on your channel. Cheers.
Dieter Specht ONCE you are in Switzerland I do recommend you to take some extra time and visit the museums of some other brands too... Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC, ...
Just bought the longines 1938 heritage yesterday beautiful but I don't know how to change the strap
Let me help you... Did you get the tooling in the box?
@@WatchAdvisor yes I got a spring bar tool
Des Carrick Please check this link th-cam.com/video/ubU9bujiv-I/w-d-xo.html If you still have questions, please let me know...
@@WatchAdvisor thank you very much
@@WatchAdvisor Thank you very much I have the strap fitted
Hi,are the Numbers and arms visible Inês the dark,luminescent ?
I meant in the dark.
Yes, they are!
WatchAdvisor Thanks!
My wife bought me this watch for my birthday but it didn’t come with a wooden box or extra NATO strap. It was brand new from a well known high street jewellers here in England, do we get a different box product in the uk?
This is something I don’t know… I will try to find out and come back to you …
Your mrs bought you this? Oh mate, she's 100% a keeper!
Can I ask what’s the name of the watch on Alexander’s wrist?
Savva Kharitonov LONGINES Skin Diver...
WatchAdvisor thank you!
It's a case when staying to strict with the original isnt the best case...43 mm is just unwearable for me...a shame, I really dig this simple military design.
Bad move, the Military Heritage should have been reissued in 40mm or at most in 42mm. This won't sell.
EyeOnTime interesting to read. Thanks for sharing! The watch is limited to only 1938 pieces and they are almost sold through... So never mind!
It is a re-edition of the watch from 1938. The watch had a diameter of 43 mm so the "new" one had to have the same of course ...
@@WatchAdvisor I understand but I still disagree with Longines offerings. This is a plain and very uninteresting piece that I very much doubt will get much traction in the market. A 40mm Military heritage with the same crown size would be far better in this market of steel sports watches.
EyeOnTime I hear you! But only time will tell who was right or wrong... What I have heard so far also from Longines and the retail is that the watch is very much sought after and the retailers would have wanted to get more pieces from the 1938 ones ...
@@WatchAdvisor Well, if you say they are selling then props to Longines, however I have to say I'm very surprised. Then again it's a very limited number. Thanks for the reply.
I'm really liking what Longines has to offer. Do you generally need the tool to change watch straps with this? Or, is that dependent on the straps?
John Manley That depends of course of the system of the spring bar that fixes the strap between the lugs; for some you don’t need a tool at all...
@@WatchAdvisor OK. I assume you always need the tool for this one then.
Yes, for these Heritage pieces you need that tooling.
@@WatchAdvisor Great. Thanks Alex!
its as if Longines are trying to have one small flaw in every watch. this one the hour hand is too long. The heritage 1945 the second dial is too small.
The hour hand is as wrong as it was in the original watch from 1938. So now we can discuss should Longines have corrected this flaw or leave it as it is a re-edition... With the Heritage Classic you might have noticed that at least on the watch I have shown the hour hand is a little too short. But on the pictures from Longines the hand length is top since it touches the minuterie of the dial. I don't have a problem with the size of the subdial though ...
@@WatchAdvisor sorry i meant on the heritage 1945 (edited top post now). dont get me wrong i like longines. Its just that there is a flaw n every model. So this has the long hour hand (in my opinion they should fix it rather than stay true to the original). On the heritage 1945 the seconds dial/circle its too small and looks off. In the new heritage sector the line touches the G in Longines. again true to the original but a distraction from n otherwise excellent dial..
Panayiotis Kyriacou I fully agree with you concerning the 1945. The watch looked ridiculous with that small subdial far to much in the center. But with the new ones I don’t really have a problem. Did you follow my explanations in the video for the positioning of the subdial in the Heritage Classic. LONGINES listens to critics and is willing to do better as we see. The line going through the logo does not bother me, neither the probably a bit too long hour hand of the 1938. What really will bother me if the hour hand stays as short as it is shown in the video of the Heritage Classic. Here pictures distributed by LONGINES differ from the watch I saw. I will have an answer to this ASAP...
@Panayiotis Kyriacou I double and triple checked with LONGINES ... The Heritage Classic minute hand will touch with its top the minuterie. So the hand has its perfect length... I was told today by Xavier, LONGINES product manager, that all re-editions do 1:1 reflect the original watches.
Would this watch be able to be referred to as a “dirty dozen” watch
What's the connection you are referring to?
WatchAdvisor it’s a type off vintage watch from the ww2 period
@@dylancarrick5239 it's very similar to the Dirty Dozen watches, and Longines was indeed one of the 12 makers, but this is not exactly the same as the Longines dirty dozen watch; this one doesn't have the lume dots, and it's a different size, and there's no broad arrow mark. But it's close.
Too much. That movement is bargain basement type stuff. With the economies of scale they should have on cases, that price is too high.
james lovie Let them earn some money! It is not a competition who builds the cheapest watch in that segment. It’s still a luxury product for a very fair price, executed in an impeccable quality...
I got lucky 😉 number: 749. Perfect for big guys
I am curious... Can you please explain me "749"?
This should have been 38mm
It is the original size... The watch never was 38 mm...
At 43mm it's likely got a lug to lug of 51? Too big for my 17cm wrist
43mm...zzzzzz
Longines > Rolex
Longines sells more watches than Rolex? True! But in terms of turn-over Rolex is bigger: Longines >1,5 billions / Rolex > 5 billions ...
@@WatchAdvisor Just in terms of all-round quality, elegance, aesthetics, and respect for the past. If not its equal, the superior one :)
gmshadowtraders LONGINES offers the best possible quality in its segment, so does ROLEX...
@@WatchAdvisor What's your favorite Rolex model reference of all time, Alexander? Vintage and/or modern?
gmshadowtraders Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 Pepsi
I think Longines is superb. Would love to visit its museum. Please make a video about the Heritage Skin Diver
Go and visit that museum if you can. Stunning! The Skin Diver? Good idea, I’ll take mine and we will film one... It’s noticed and in the pipeline...
Longines is the master of vintage reeditions, but they havent made anything original and great in a long time.
Longines has its various very successful collections. The leader is the Longines Master Collection. Longines does not try to be to creative and innovative since the mix is perfect and the watches sell like hell (Nota bene: turnover of LONGINES > 1.5 Billion CHF!!!). This re-edition once adds another stunning beautiful watch to the collection. But the The LONGINES Heritage Military 1938 is limited to 1938 pieces ...
MrE Why would one want to stop something that is highly successful? LONGINES offers much more than only re-editions... So have you recently scanned the other collections a bit? If not you should... 😉
The case and dial are perfect! A tad on the large size, Stowa has fitted the Unitas 6498 into a 41mm watch, but considering the heritage this makes sense they kept it the size of the original. Really love this one.
Donell McClure The 2019 Longines is as close as possible to its original from 1938... making the watch smaller would have been no good idea I would say and I’m not sure if those 2 mm make a big difference on the wrist. Size matters in this case ...
@@WatchAdvisor It is a beautiful piece. I'm very tempted by this watch. Just love the simplicity of the case and dial, it's done so well. It's really a perfect design.
Donell McClure Go for a touch and feel... and then please take good care of you credit card 💳😉😂
I’m really starting to like your videos and content. Keep it up
Thank you very much! Cheers 🍻 Love your comment!
Those Europeans should just release the simple US dollar price as well. Presenting the price in Swiss France or Euros with VAT is totally confusing. Lange messed it up already and now people think it's about 28.000 dollar ignoring the almost robbery-like 19% German VAT.
True! Sorry! I apologize!I will provide you the price in USD asap. Just to let you know Swiss Vat is 7,75 % So it should be more or less the same price in the US...
Those Europeans pricing their products on their currency. How dare them? Like every American brand that doesn't price their items in USD. You have a calculator on your phone!
I wish Longines had their logo on the dial....I love that Logo.
Please check the community section of our channel to discover an XL picture of the original additional to the one already shown in the video...
I literally bought the last one in Mexico 2 weeks ago. Mine number 0174/1938.
Love your comment! I am happy to read this... May your Longines always show you HAPPY seconds, minutes and hours...
@@WatchAdvisor Dear Alexander, thank you so much for your answer! Have an amazing weekend!! 👍🏻
Hi Alex, if you dont mind: in 1938 there was the Czechoslovakian (not Czech) Army, and was obviously consisting of dudes with huge wrists ;)
Machichplatt The size of the watch comes from the movement used in the past. Analog to the IWC Portugieser this was a pocket-watch calibre. The latter was much more precise and precision was one of the requirements for these military/nautical watches... And yes it was the Czechoslovakian Army at that time. We got used to abbreviate everything today... but in this case an essential - Slovakia - part is missing...
@@WatchAdvisor Thank you, it is a wonderfull remake! I watched your video 3x and now I have to order one :)
Finally found one in Singapore at the airport. Very happy with the purchase. Thank you @watchadvisor for putting me onto this release.
I am very happy to read this! May your Longines now always show you HAPPY seconds, minutes and hours...
Another great video Alexander! Quite a handsome reissue of a classic military watch.
Thank you! The size today is simply perfect. That watch looks really good on the wirst. In 1938 a 43 mm watch was quite something! Longines dared...
Thank you for this video. I am now a proud owner of #1775 and it is essentially my first "timepiece." This piece can be worn in any situation on either strap and be appropriate. The larger case size from the other heritage models is appealing, and as you say having the full sized movement is a plus that I can enjoy in my thoughts as I look down. The execution and "heritage" elicited by this piece is a tribute to Longines.
I also have the 1938 heritage it truly is a stunning piece.
very nice release !
And don't forget what you get for the money you pay for compared to many other brands in a comparable segment ...!
First republic czechoslovak republic. Love the watch .. but the problem is that for that money you can buy the big eyes which has a column clutch chronograph - which is such a a great value. Happy new years
Alex. Hope to see you for a coffe in the 2020! And hopefully you will tell me why you think rolex cellini has small hands etc
We will meet next year Sergey! Absolutely, and I am looking forward to ... See you then...!
Stunning dial. Simple, clear. Love the size too.
It's astonishing to see how ahead of time Longines was when presenting this observation-type watch to the Czech Army in 1938 ...
Longines simply need to reissue the 38mm Dirty Dozen. This 43mm lash up is a monstrosity. 😮
Tastes are different…
It's very nice. Too big for me but I like it. Simple, classic.
If you have the possibility try the watch on your wrist! Wearing it will probably make you think different...
I forgot to add in my original comment: I really like that case back, and the fact that it is - or does not appear to be - screwed in. As, of course, it would have been on the original. Very unusual to see a modern made watch with the snap in case back, I like it!!
It's very interesting that the original 1930s Czech Army watch watch was so big! The watches that Longines, Omega (and some other Swiss makers) made for the British Army and Airforce in the early 1940s were relatively small - I think 35mm. The Jaeger-LeCoultre RAF pilot's watch from the same time was even smaller - I think 33mm. (Later on in the 1950s and 1960s the RAF watches made by Omega were still only 36 or 37mm - which was however considered _very big_ for the time!)
That's in fact a particularity of that watch. It is more the style of a deck watch and observation watch used by naval officers. Longines used a pocket watch movement, I assume it was extra precise and very reliable. Today for me those 43 mm fit perfectly and the watch looks gorgeous on the wrist.
@@WatchAdvisor Yes, I have seen one of these Beobachtungsuhren (that's what they were called, isn't it?) made by A.Lange und Söhne for the Kriegsmarine. It even came in a little wooden Schutzkasten to be mounted on deck. The dealer wanted a little bit too much for it, I felt. But it was interesting all the same. He also had some Glashüte Chronographs that were issued to Luftwaffe Piloten im zweiten Weltkrieg. (But apparently the costs of servicing those are quite frightening - 1000s maybe!)
@@j.burgess4459 The watches you refer to a much bigger than the Longines ... We talk about almost 50 mm And they are extremely rare and very expensive when found in good conditions..
@@WatchAdvisor Hm, maybe I should have bought it after all? It was in superb (possibly un-used) condition, and came with the wooden box and some kind of printing, as I recall.
Jay Burgess Very difficult to say anything without seeing the piece...
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Thanks for sharing!
They should have improve the water resistant from the original. The minimum today would be 100 m WR.
More meters are of course always good, no doubt about this remark. But keep in mind that a 30 meters waterproof watch is anyhow tested to at least 50 meters...
@@WatchAdvisor but the warn you not to swimm with it ...
JAPD Yep! I know it’s a bit weird...
@@WatchAdvisor Not weird at all, It is just a clumpsy scam. They are not honest.
JAPD STOP ✋, that’s for sure not a clumsy scam! No, please! It is how it is, the watch is guaranteed waterproof up to 30 meters and as all other waterproof watches of course tested to more depth than indicated. So with a 30 meters waterproof watch you can’t dive & co. but use it as a daily watch without any problems. Anyhow who would want to go swimming with a watch with such a strap?
What about the precision of this watch? i'm very interested, but I wear an omega Aqua Terra (very precise), i own a gold longines from 1950 that looks similar to this (but smaller and different material and still very precise), this looks a gorgeous aviator timepiece.........
Toffo Nardi This Longines will perform better then the COSC-requested -4 / + 6 seconds per day...
This is a beautiful piece. Is there a see through case back option? Love to see a beautifully decorated 6498 movement.
No, unfortunately not...
I love Longines!!
Which is a better watch. The Longines legend diver or the Hydraconquest?
Difficult to answer ... tastes are different... Let your heart decide! In terms of make and quality both are equal...
Beautiful watch!!!
Does also look good on the wrist! 😉
nice watch, but 43mm is too big. 38mm is perfect.
Maybe not 38 mm, but something in between…
@@WatchAdvisor Finally, i got this watch. 43mm is wearable on my 18cm wrist (thanks for the short lug). The dial is so clean and looks perfect, love it.
BTW, this is my first manual winding watch. I love the moment that i winding it every night. The click sound and the feedback from the crown makes me feel relaxed and decompressed.
43mm?!? That’s a big watch.
And a beauty! If you can, go and try it on your wrist... only then you will know...
Oh , they vere expensive , for this class watch . The really price 400 euros
????????
Wtf?
2300 Rip off. It’s worth 1200 max
You must be kidding! Sorry!