The Basics
Housing an ETA calibre specially developed and produced exclusively for Longines, the Longines Master Collection Retrograde is a watch line that boasts sleek, elegant lines and is a true tribute to the brand. Offering retrograde functions (day, date, seconds, 24-hour second time-zone) and a self-winding movement, the Longines Master Collection Retrograde is the embodiment of cutting-edge mechanical horology and is easy to use. Today Longines has set this exclusive movement in a new, even sleeker case. The Longines Master Collection Retrograde also exists with a power reserve and three retrograde functions (day, date, 24-hour second time-zone).
| Brand: | Longines |
| Family: | Master Collection |
| Reference: | L2.716.4.78.5 (aka: L27164785) |
| Name: | Master Collection Retrograde |
| Produced: | N/A |
| Limited: | No |
Below is a detailed look at Longines’s model L2.716.4.78.5 from Master Collection watch family, including the price, case details and movement features.
The Details
Longines’s Master Collection Retrograde (L2.716.4.78.5 (aka: L27164785)) was originally released in N/A. This watch features a automatic movement beating at a frequency of 28800 bph ( 4 Hz) to provide a 48-hour power reserve when fully wound.
The Case
The stainless steel case measures 44mm in diameter and roughly mm thick. The round case is paired with a cream color dial with feuille-shaped hands, and a arabic numerals hour markers and minute track, covered by a sapphire glass. Longines’s Master Collection model L2.716.4.78.5 is water resistant up to 30 meters (98 ft). A display caseback is over the back of the watch case.
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Glass: | Sapphire |
| Back: | Display |
| Shape: | Round |
| Diameter: | 44mm |
| Height: | mm |
| Lug Width: | N/Amm |
| W/R: | 30 |
Case Diameter
Case Thickness
Lug Width
Water Resistance
The Movement
The Master Collection L2.716.4.78.5 movement is a powered by caliber L697 made by Longines. The 25-jewel automatic movement is 36.6mm in diameter. Its balance wheel oscillates at 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour or 4 Hz. This movement offers a 48-hour power reserve.
| Type: | Automatic |
| Brand: | Longines |
| Caliber: | L697 |
| Base: | N/A |
| Display: | Analog |
| Diameter: | 36.6mm |
| Jewels: | 25 |
| Reserve: | 48 hours |
| Frequency: | 28800 bph |
| Time: | Additional 24 Hour Hand (adjustable), Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds |
| Chronograph: | |
| Additionals: |
The Price
How much does the Longines’s Master Collection L2.716.4.78.5 cost? This watch was introduced in N/A 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: $3,480
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Specifications:
- Brand: Longines
- Model: Master Collection Retrograde
- Reference Number: L2.716.4.78.5 (aka: L27164785)
- Limited: No
Case & Dial:
- Material: Stainless steel
- Glass: Sapphire
- Back: Display
- Diameter: 44
- Thickness:
- Lug Width: N/A
- Dial Color: Cream
- Indexes: Arabic Numerals and Feuille-shaped hands
- Water Resistance: 30 meters
Movement:
- Winding: Automatic
- Brand: Longines
- Caliber: L697
- Display: Analog
- Diameter: 36.6mm
- Jewels: 25
- Power Reserve: 48 hours
- Frequency: 28800 bph
- Functions: Additional 24 Hour Hand (adjustable), Hours, Minutes, Small 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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