The new White Edition of the Longines Legend Diver 39mm

The Longines Legend Diver, also referred to as the LLD, is a watch that doesn’t want a lot introduction anymore. A traditional of the Heritage assortment by the model with the winged hourglass, the mannequin has been, at the very least in its trendy type, round since 2007, first as a coveted no-date watch, after which as a large assortment of 42mm date fashions. And, after all, this all was impressed by a classic watch first made within the late Nineteen Fifties. However not too long ago, the Legend Diver took a brand new form, with a decreased 39mm case, a no-date show once more and refinements throughout. Primarily based on this latest evolution, the model now introduces a recent new model with a hanging white dial, a watch that’ll be equally nice throughout summer time days, or presumably seen because the polar version of the LLD. 

The unique Legend Diver by Longines is a mannequin relationship again to 1959, below the reference 7042. Again then an outsized dive watch, measuring 42mm (think about that within the late Nineteen Fifties…), it was a part of a collection of compressor watches made utilizing the Piquerez EPSA case building, with a intelligent gasket-and-spring system that compresses because the water strain builds, successfully upping the water resistance as you go down, in addition to a twin crown structure and an inside rotating bezel. When it got here again in 2007 and ever since, the LLD is not any extra a correct compressor dive watch (there’s a standard screwed again) nevertheless it has saved the general intention alive, with the inside rotating bezel actuated by a further crown at 2 o’clock. And sure, the design is deeply rooted up to now.

Effectively, issues have modified a bit not too long ago as Longines introduced the Legend Diver 39mm in 2023. Extra compact, extra wearable, refined throughout, there have been many enhancements relating to the ergonomics. Not solely was the diameter down 3mm, however the lug-to-lug was drastically shaved too, transferring from an enormous 52.4mm to a much more acceptable 47mm within the new assortment – which additionally contains funky colors. This got here with no compromise on specs, because the watch remains to be geared up with a cool box-shaped sapphire crystal, its two crowns and a screwed again providing 300m of water-resistance. And there are additionally brushed surfaces on the flanks now, for a sportier, extra trendy look.

At launch, the Longines Legend Diver 39mm was introduced in traditional black or blue shiny lacquered dials. A couple of months later got here bolder editions with shiny lacquered dials in inexperienced, terracotta or anthracite gray. And now there’s a brand new model that not solely has a clear-toned dial, but additionally has a matte floor. Meet the white version of the Legend Diver for 2025. Moreover the dramatic distinction provided by this new color, which opens up the dial rather more and brings a way of air, all components of the dial have been rendered in black to supply an efficient distinction. The inside bezel’s 60-minute scale is now black with a luminous triangle marking the zero and all printings on the dial are accomplished on this similar darkish color. In the identical vein, the 3D raised Arabic numerals are additionally black and the arms detach clearly from the bottom dial as coated in the identical darkish tone. It’s recent and but very legible.

Contained in the case, no evolutions. The LLD nonetheless depends on the automated calibre L888.6, a Longines-exclusive evolution of the ETA 2892. This has an prolonged energy reserve of three days, an anti-magnetic silicon hairspring, and it runs at a frequency of 25,200 vibrations/hour. Additionally, it’s a licensed chronometer, as examined by COSC.

This white dial Longines Legend Diver 39mm is, like the remainder of the gathering, worn on a 7-link beads-of-rice stainless-steel bracelet, with brushed exterior hyperlinks and polished mid-links. It’s closed by a folding clasp with push-button launch and a tool-free micro-adjustment with 4 positions – one thing that was not a part of the preliminary launch in 2023.

Now out there from the model and its retailers, and a part of the everlasting assortment, the white dial Longines Legend Diver 39mm retails for EUR 3,750. For extra particulars, please go to longines.com.