The Basics
Longines and the town of Saint-Imier are unthinkable without each other. The Longines Saint-Imier Collection embodies a full measure of genuine horological tradition. Drawing on the company’s very roots, it nonetheless benefits from the latest technological refinements.
| Brand: | Longines |
| Family: | Saint Imier |
| Reference: | L2.263.8.88.3 (aka: L22638883) |
| Name: | Saint-Imier Date 26 |
| Produced: | 2012 |
| Limited: | No |
Below is a detailed look at Longines’s model L2.263.8.88.3 from Saint Imier watch family, including the price, case details and movement features.
The Details
Longines’s Saint-Imier Date 26 (L2.263.8.88.3 (aka: L22638883)) was originally released in 2012. This watch features a automatic movement beating at a frequency of 28800 bph ( 4 Hz) to provide a 40-hour power reserve when fully wound.
The Case
The rose gold case measures 26mm in diameter and roughly mm thick. The round case is paired with a mother of pearl color dial with -shaped hands, and a diamond hour markers and minute track, covered by a sapphire glass. Longines’s Saint Imier model L2.263.8.88.3 is water resistant up to 30 meters (98 ft). A display caseback is over the back of the watch case.
| Material: | Rose Gold |
| Glass: | Sapphire |
| Back: | Display |
| Shape: | Round |
| Diameter: | 26mm |
| Height: | mm |
| Lug Width: | N/Amm |
| W/R: | 30 |
Case Diameter
Case Thickness
Lug Width
Water Resistance
The Movement
The Saint Imier L2.263.8.88.3 movement is a powered by caliber L595 made by Longines. The 20-jewel automatic movement is 19.4mm in diameter. Its balance wheel oscillates at 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour or 4 Hz. This movement offers a 40-hour power reserve.
| Type: | Automatic |
| Brand: | Longines |
| Caliber: | L595 |
| Base: | N/A |
| Display: | Analog |
| Diameter: | 19.4mm |
| Jewels: | 20 |
| Reserve: | 40 hours |
| Frequency: | 28800 bph |
| Time: | Hours, Minutes, Seconds |
| Chronograph: | |
| Additionals: |
The Price
How much does the Longines’s Saint Imier L2.263.8.88.3 cost? This watch was introduced in 2012 and has been in Longines’s collection for around . This watch is not a limited release. As with most luxury watches, the price of depends on the availability and demand.
CURRENT PRICE: $4,120
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Specifications:
- Brand: Longines
- Model: Saint-Imier Date 26
- Reference Number: L2.263.8.88.3 (aka: L22638883)
- Limited: No
Case & Dial:
- Material: Rose Gold
- Glass: Sapphire
- Back: Display
- Diameter: 26
- Thickness:
- Lug Width: N/A
- Dial Color: Mother of pearl
- Indexes: Diamond and -shaped hands
- Water Resistance: 30 meters
Movement:
- Winding: Automatic
- Brand: Longines
- Caliber: L595
- Display: Analog
- Diameter: 19.4mm
- Jewels: 20
- Power Reserve: 40 hours
- Frequency: 28800 bph
- Functions: Hours, Minutes, Seconds
About Longines
Augueste Agassiz founded Longines in 1832 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Now owned by the Swatch Group, the manufacture is best known for its aviator watches. Its Heritage Collection includes the Telemeter Chronograph, Heritage Retrograde, Column-Wheel Chronograph, and Heritage 1935. Longines is part of the Swatch Group group.
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