Longines Macau said in a statement on Wednesday that its “Longines Spirit” collection has been expanded to include a chronograph watch with flyback function, “a complication intrinsically linked to the brand’s rich heritage”.
The statement noted that flyback is “an additional function of chronographs that has particular advantages in terms of time and speed”. Its particular advantage, the statement underlined, is that it gives pilots “a practical and fast way of successively timing different flight stages”, therefore facilitating navigation.
Longines equipped its first models with the function in 1925, filing a patent for it on June 12, 1935, which was registered on June 16, 1936.
The statement said that the Longines Spirit Flyback shows the “pioneering spirit” that has driven the brand since its early days, as well as being a “fitting celebration of adventurers both past and present”.
The chronograph watch is equipped with the new exclusive Longines calibre, resistant to magnetism and equipped with a silicon balance spring. It is “extremely precise”, the statement underlined, and has a power reserve of 68 hours. Its movement is certified as a chronometer by COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres).
The statement added that it has a transparent case back, revealing the calibre’s details such as a personalised weight engraved with the globe representing the collection. The new timepiece also features refined aesthetics and finishes ranging between satin, matte, polished and engraved details.
It features a “bi-directional bezel enhanced by a coloured ceramic insert with luminescent markers”, the statement noted, and that the timepiece is available in a black or blue sunray dial, with bronze-shaded hands and numerals coated with Super-LumiNova.
The statement added that its 42mm steel case has an interchangeable stainless-steel bracelet, a brown leather or blue fabric strap, which has a folding clasp fitted with a new micro-adjustment system, while a beige NATO strap is also available.
More details can be found at https://www.LONGINES.com/zh-mo/.
This undated handout photo provided by the local branch of 191-year-old Swiss watchmaker Longines on Wednesday shows the Longines Spirit Flyback collection.
