The 2025 Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925

The 2025 Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 marks the a centesimal anniversary of the Swiss model’s world-first dual-time wristwatch. You may’t say the oblong timepiece from 1925 served as an inspiration from a design perspective, nevertheless it did in spirit (sorry about that). By including a rose-gold-capped bezel insert with engraved numbers and indexes, the look of Longines’s do-it-all sports activities watch obtained a contact of retro.

I used to be impressed after wanting up the first-ever second-time-zone watch Longines constructed in 1925. It appears funky and superior and oozes a pioneering spirit. Would an oblong reinterpretation do effectively in 2025? We are going to by no means know as a result of Longines determined to make use of a watch from the Spirit Zulu Time line that debuted in 2022 because the platform for a celebratory watch. To be exact, the most recent Spirit didn’t use the 42mm case from that yr however, reasonably, the sleeker and smaller 39mm model that got here out in 2023. The model from Saint-Imier additionally added a couple of tweaks, which resulted in a extra luxurious, barely retro-looking watch.

Introducing the 2025 Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 with a contact of historic shade

I’m certain the Longines Spirit Zulu Time is a watch with few secrets and techniques for the frequent Fratello reader. The metal 39mm case has a 13.5mm thickness, a 46.8mm size, a 21mm lug spacing, and a 100m water resistance ranking. Contained in the case, which exhibits robust, sporty traces, beats the COSC-certified Longines caliber L844.4. This computerized motion is predicated on the ETA A31 caliber and operates at 25,500vph. It boasts 72 hours of energy reserve and options an antimagnetic silicon stability spring. Additionally noteworthy is the truth that this can be a flyer-style GMT motion. In my view, this type of motion is the absolute best energy supply for a journey watch as a result of it permits you to independently alter the date-connected 12-hour hand with out interrupting the motion’s timekeeping.

New to the Spirit

The Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 (L3.803.5.53.6) differs from different 39mm fashions as a result of a brand new bezel design that eschews the ceramic insert. As an alternative, the bidirectional bezel is adorned with a circular-brushed insert capped in 200 microns of 18K rose gold, a primary for the gathering. It exhibits 24-hour graduations, enabling the wearer to trace two time zones directly together with the central 24-hour hand. The bezel’s engraved numbers and sq. indexes add depth to the design. Based on Longines, the usage of rose gold refers back to the 350-year-old copper strip marking the Prime Meridian on the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.

To create a uniform look, the black dial exhibits many rose-tone particulars. The palms, wording, emblem, utilized numerals, and so forth are all in the identical shade because the bezel. Within the press pictures, this tone of rose gold appears darkish and similar to copper, as do the markings on the black dial. I do know that shade references the copper strip marking the Prime Meridian, however I wish to see the watch within the metallic to search out out if the small print usually are not “too coppery,” so to talk.

1925 Longines Zulu Time

Zulu?

In case you don’t know the place the Zulu title comes from, right here goes. “Zulu” is the time period used for the letter Z within the NATO phonetic alphabet. In skilled aviation, “Zulu time” signifies the time on the zero meridian in Greenwich, London, now referred to as Common Time (UTC +0). The colourful maritime Zulu flag representing the letter Z underneath the model emblem on the dial of the 1925 watch additionally served as a supply of inspiration for the title of the multi-time-zone watches within the Spirit assortment.

No, this isn’t Fratello’s Daan de Groot modeling the brand new Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925; it’s Henry Cavill.

Again to the 2025 watch. The Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 (€4,500 / US$4,350 / £3,750) comes on a three-row metal bracelet with a folding security clasp. Conveniently, it additionally has quick-release change tabs inside for everytime you need to swap it out for one thing else. Contained in the special-edition field, additionally, you will discover a black NATO-style strap.

Any ideas? Do you just like the festive retro bezel and the Greenwich-linked story behind it? Let me know within the feedback.

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