The Basics
The Longines Heritage Diver is a re-issue of models intended for underwater diving produced in the 1970s. Like the original models, these new creations have a diameter of 43 mm. This chronograph model is fitted with calibre L651.3 and shows the hours, minutes and seconds. It also has a 60-second counter at 3 o’clock and a 30-minute counter at 9 o’clock, as well as showing the date at 6 o’clock. The black dial has an elegant satin finish. The bidirectional rotating inner flange is activated using the crown at 10 o’clock. It is graduated from 60 down to 0, enabling the diver to calculate his or her remaining time under water, for example to allow for decompression when coming up to the surface. This model is fitted on a black rubber strap.
| Brand: | Longines |
| Family: | Heritage |
| Reference: | L2.796.4.52.9 (aka: L27964529) |
| Name: | Heritage Diver Chronograph |
| Produced: | 2015 |
| Limited: | No |
Below is a detailed look at Longines’s model L2.796.4.52.9 from Heritage watch family, including the price, case details and movement features.
The Details
Longines’s Heritage Diver Chronograph (L2.796.4.52.9 (aka: L27964529)) was originally released in 2015. This watch features a automatic movement beating at a frequency of 28800 bph ( 4 Hz) to provide a 42-hour power reserve when fully wound.
The Case
The stainless steel case measures 43mm in diameter and roughly mm thick. The round case is paired with a black color dial with stick-shaped hands, and a stick / dot hour markers and minute track, covered by a sapphire glass. Longines’s Heritage model L2.796.4.52.9 is water resistant up to 300 meters (984 ft). A solid caseback is over the back of the watch case.
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Glass: | Sapphire |
| Back: | Solid |
| Shape: | Round |
| Diameter: | 43mm |
| Height: | mm |
| Lug Width: | N/Amm |
| W/R: | 300 |
Case Diameter
Case Thickness
Lug Width
Water Resistance
The Movement
The Heritage L2.796.4.52.9 movement is a powered by caliber L651 made by Longines. The 37-jewel automatic movement is 28mm in diameter. Its balance wheel oscillates at 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour or 4 Hz. This movement offers a 42-hour power reserve.
| Type: | Automatic |
| Brand: | Longines |
| Caliber: | L651 |
| Base: | ETA 2894-2 |
| Display: | Analog |
| Diameter: | 28mm |
| Jewels: | 37 |
| Reserve: | 42 hours |
| Frequency: | 28800 bph |
| Time: | Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds |
| Chronograph: | Chronograph |
| Additionals: |
The Price
How much does the Longines’s Heritage L2.796.4.52.9 cost? This watch was introduced in 2015 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: $2,970
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Specifications:
- Brand: Longines
- Model: Heritage Diver Chronograph
- Reference Number: L2.796.4.52.9 (aka: L27964529)
- Limited: No
Case & Dial:
- Material: Stainless steel
- Glass: Sapphire
- Back: Solid
- Diameter: 43
- Thickness:
- Lug Width: N/A
- Dial Color: Black
- Indexes: Stick / Dot and Stick-shaped hands
- Water Resistance: 300 meters
Movement:
- Winding: Automatic
- Brand: Longines
- Caliber: L651
- Display: Analog
- Diameter: 28mm
- Jewels: 37
- Power Reserve: 42 hours
- Frequency: 28800 bph
- Functions: 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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