The Basics
The La Grande Classique is one of Longines’ enduring classics. Its sleek and timeless design could very well have inspired the ‘Elegance is an attitude’ credo of the brand. In its present form, this watch has a stainless steel case with red gold PVD plating, which houses the quartz caliber L420.
| Brand: | Longines |
| Family: | La Grande Classique |
| Reference: | L4.512.1.97.8 (aka: L45121978) |
| Name: | La Grande Classique 29 Quartz Stainless Steel / PVD Red / MOP / Bracelet |
| Produced: | N/A |
| Limited: | No |
Below is a detailed look at Longines’s model L4.512.1.97.8 from La Grande Classique watch family, including the price, case details and movement features.
The Details
Longines’s La Grande Classique 29 Quartz Stainless Steel / PVD Red / MOP / Bracelet (L4.512.1.97.8 (aka: L45121978)) was originally released in N/A. This watch features a quartz movement beating at a frequency of N/A ( N/A Hz) to provide a -hour power reserve when fully wound.
The Case
The stainless steel case measures 29mm in diameter and roughly mm thick, with 16mm lug width. The round case is paired with a white color dial with stick-shaped hands, and a diamond hour markers and minute track, covered by a sapphire glass. Longines’s La Grande Classique model L4.512.1.97.8 is water resistant up to 30 meters (98 ft). A solid caseback is over the back of the watch case.
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Glass: | Sapphire |
| Back: | Solid |
| Shape: | Round |
| Diameter: | 29mm |
| Height: | mm |
| Lug Width: | 16mm |
| W/R: | 30 |
Case Diameter
Case Thickness
Lug Width
Water Resistance
The Movement
The La Grande Classique L4.512.1.97.8 movement is a powered by caliber L420 made by Longines. The 13-jewel quartz movement is 13mm in diameter. Its balance wheel oscillates at N/A semi-oscillations per hour or N/A Hz. This movement offers a -hour power reserve.
| Type: | Quartz |
| Brand: | Longines |
| Caliber: | L420 |
| Base: | ETA 282.001 |
| Display: | Analog |
| Diameter: | 13mm |
| Jewels: | 13 |
| Reserve: | hours |
| Frequency: | N/A |
| Time: | Hours, Minutes |
| Chronograph: | |
| Additionals: |
The Price
How much does the Longines’s La Grande Classique L4.512.1.97.8 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: $1,500
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Specifications:
- Brand: Longines
- Model: La Grande Classique 29 Quartz Stainless Steel / PVD Red / MOP / Bracelet
- Reference Number: L4.512.1.97.8 (aka: L45121978)
- Limited: No
Case & Dial:
- Material: Stainless steel
- Glass: Sapphire
- Back: Solid
- Diameter: 29
- Thickness:
- Lug Width: 16
- Dial Color: White
- Indexes: Diamond and Stick-shaped hands
- Water Resistance: 30 meters
Movement:
- Winding: Quartz
- Brand: Longines
- Caliber: L420
- Display: Analog
- Diameter: 13mm
- Jewels: 13
- Power Reserve: hours
- Frequency: N/A
- Functions: Hours, Minutes
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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