LONGINES Heritage Classic: The Sector Dial Masterpiece 

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I put my money where my mouth is, saved up and this watch is now on my wrist. I love it.

Literally within the past week Longines for me went from a "meh" brand, I'd never ever buy to a brand who produces several pieces that are in my top 10 list of my next piece. I call this the "Nomos effect".

So many watches ,so little money ,Thank you for your time and effort putting these videos together for us !!!

Longines is really kicking it up several notches!! They definitely deserve our attention! Best regards

I tried this watch at the AD. Awesome! It also reminds me of the JLC master control 2017 sector dial, same spirit but different. Great job from longines.

Pocket watches used to be called "six-eaters" because the small seconds would often cut off the six o'clock marker.

Thanks for this fascinating analysis of the aesthetics of a watch dial, particularly your tryptich of three alternative treatments of the placing of the seconds. The element of playfulness, of trompe-l'oeil, in apparently placing one element 'on top of' or overlapping another (in this case the seconds on top of the 6 numeral) is what creates a sense of depth and gives interest to what would otherwise be a very two dimensional dial. Great stuff!

Fantastic video IDGuy! What a terrific looking watch! The balance of the dial is tremendous. i think Longines absolutely hit it out of the park with this one!

I am so satisfied with mine. I am as happy as with any of my big brand watches. What is really amazing is the movement, in wearing it for five days, it’s not even off by a second a day .... It had all my wrist time since december when i got it. only the strap sucks, changed mine for a nomos black horween one. awsome combo. keeper for ever.

I finally pulled the trigger on this (the price had gone up, but the one I got had the old price), at about $1750 w/o tax after discount. I got the black leather strap with the blue jean NATO as the alternative strap. OMG, especially with the black leather, which stays in the background more and makes the dial more "severe," this thing is a killer. In addition to the overall design, there are pleasing details like the shine on the metal washer (or whatever it is) holding the hands in place. The shine echoes that of the blued hands. The printed numbers also have a shine from some angles. What's more, the dial seems almost frozen in time if you look at it quickly, which is a fascinating effect. But then there's that wonderful small seconds with the texture of a Japanese rock garden. As I said, it's killer, surpassing the original model.

8:20 you could slap "PATEK PHILIPPE" in the dial there, and see it'll fetch like 6 to 7 digit dollars in auction.

I absolutely adore this watch! But until I see one in the flesh I will make do with my Dan Henry 1947 another beautiful looking sector dial. Thank you for covering this subject and keep up the good work 🌝.

Longines is getting my attention more and more

Not many watch marker with such a long watch making history, handsome design, respectable finishes & performance..... costing at a very reasonable price, not many others can do it.

This one was on my short list of watches to get, but I ended up with a B&R BR03 White Ceramic on a white silicone strap and have absolutely no regrets. Stunning watch.

simply beautiful!

Bravo and excellently reviewed - agree with you 100%

Regarding the second hand section overlapping the 6, my father had a 1950s Longines watch (rectangular hour glass shaped) and that watch also had the second hand section overlap the 6. Thank you for the video.

Thank you for featuring this watch. I’ve been a fan of this watch since it was announced.

Great review with personnal input. Inspiring. Thanks.

The Longines Heritage Military 1938 is my favorite watch, it's just perfect.

@IDGUY I love when you do modifications and point out the pluses and minuses. As I stated in my comment on the JLC video, this Longines shares a feel to the JLC at a much more affordable price point. I view this watch as a classy casual watch, especially on the blue suede.

Beautiful watch, I loved this the first time I saw and still do. Longines are really on form lately and thankfully have stopped ruining great reissues by adding things like date or unwanted dial text.

Loved the review, and a lot of good points made! I accidentally stumble upon this watch as I went into boutique to try on the new IWC Portuguese 40mm with the sub dial, and immediately JLC came to mind too . IMO I found this Logines to be more charming, overall haha, and save me a lot more buying this over the IWC (and I know its the same range)

Fantastic looking watch...!the only thing that i don’t like is that 6 o clock dividing.Either cover it fully,or make it clear...but this is a splitting hairs.I really love how did they make it.A stunner!

oh boy time for a new watch

excellent review! waiting for mine to arrive- can't wait!

Dang. That validated my recent order for this watch. I appreciate the considered examination of the complexities of this watch and the renders. Thanks too for including a photo of the watch on an aftermarket bracelet. Strap vs bracelet is an interesting design choice itself. Those lugs seem to pair more naturally to a strap. Bracelets are preferred by myself on account of the hot Texas climate where I live but I've been acquiring more watches on strap. The causal straps offered on this watch are curious. The blue suede is jaunty whereas the black tips its hand towards a purpose instrument perhaps even a military watch. Might try mine on a black or dark blue alligator strap to dress it up some. JLC used blue gator.

wow I've been interested in this watch with the beads of rice strap - alas seemed to be discontinued a year ago or so - but looked yesterday & it's back in the fold available again - hence my geeking for more reviews on this simple elegent classy affordable ( still £2 grand + though ) in a fast show Jazz Club styli "Nice"

Top notch review. Carefully considered points focused on the merits of design. About the JLC sector dial, decided on the chronograph as there was something about the time and date model I never liked but couldn’t pin down. Love the Longines though and the balance of the elements. Thanks for the educational tour!

Beautiful rendition!!

bravo, great review. result: i am going to buy this watch. very interesting analysis of the interaction between the seconds dial and the "6". prior to seeing your alternate renditions, i would have said the balance and symmetry is perfect. that is, i didn't question the partial coverage of the 6 with the seconds dial. after looking at your alternate renditions, i see that ultimately the current incarnation is a compromise. the right compromise, but still a compromise. if jlc or pp employed this design, i would have paid much much more. it is refreshing that the right design is much much less. what a win.

Very nice watch and presentation.👍🏼

This is my realistic grail!!

Great wideo, it is nice to hear someone whom opinion is very similar to mine 👍🏼😁

Very interesting analysis.

Perhaps lost in the shuffle from the past week, the Omega Sector Dial CK859 re-issue has really flown under everyone's radar

Longines awakens the watch world.

I like this watch a lot. I've always been a fan of sector dials. If it were 42mm with 20mm lug spacing it would work better for me. The larger size would allow the sub second dial to stay out of the minute track and not be too small. Replacing the arabics with thicker lines (a doubled line at 12) would be cool too. It wouldn't be hard to make this 100 meters water resistant, that would make it a great all around watch

This is a beauty.

Thank you for another great video - I was actually considering picking this up or perhaps the Bigeye. I don't have one by the brand at present, however I did buy that $400 book on Longines (not read it yet - I am busy and also lazy!). I do look forward to your video on the Bigeye and perhaps I will make a decision once I have seen both! On a side note I was also considering a Doxa 200, either the sharkhunter black or the orange one; once you see the date is not centrally aligned in the window, however, you cannot unsee.

Could you review the JLC sector dial that came out a few years ago. They still producing them? Don't see many online and I am thinking about buying one for my hubby. Watch collecting has kept us in love over the years. (not really....kind of)

god only knows how much I love this one. It just feels wrong to spend 2k on a reissue from longines.

I purchased this watch based on the strong praise from IDGuy. I agree that the overall design is creative and highly attractive. However it can be tricky to read the time at a glance, because the sector lines act as a kind of camouflage for the pencil hands. Nevertheless I am happy with my (grey-market) purchase.

I'm not sure scaling up/down the sub dial is an answer to the awkward 6? What about keeping the sub second the same size but deleting the 6 all together in favor of a thick baton like at 4 or 10, only very short? Have to say, love the no date!

Great design. More than I want to spend, maybe I'll get a Dan Henry 1947.

ID GUY , greater articulation of Speach , very natural ……..love the sector dial …………..now offered with needed bracelet by HODINKEE i think ….off topic , love to guess what novels you like reading …Hemingway , or Haruki , Bukowsky(if I’m saying that right, Vonnegut , Bertoch Brecht

Great video :)

This might be my new dress watch

Longings make such stylish pieces. I prefer 40mm + sizes.

I was also tempted by the Longines Heritage 1945, but the small second looks weird and out of proportion on that watch, too small, too high, cramped to the center. With this sector design, they got the small second right and it makes a huge difference.

There is another option with the cut-off 6 by the small seconds dial. You could have the 6 bleed into the subdial mimicking the approach taken for the stowa antea KS rose. It is a design quirk that convinced me to buy the stowa in the first place. Would be curious to see you do a video on that particular watch.

Usually I like a sub dial, but with a sector main dial I find this sub dial awkward shall we say. I prefer central seconds with sector dials. That is why I own the JLC sector date. Also my JLC has an 18cm strap. Very elegant and a standardised width for third party straps. 19mm is a pain.

What are your thoughts about that line running over that `G`? I couldn't get past that. Will breaking that line help? Teddy Baldassare has linked this video on his.

What brushed beads of rice is that? I cant find it.🥲

A beautiful looking watch. I wish it was an automatic, had a screw down crown, with 120-200m WR and was priced to beat a Sinn 556.

No comments on the crystal?

Personally, wish they had gone with the smaller subseconds dial as rendered at 9:10. Legibility would remain the same for me.

I prefer the new Titoni Heritage, similar to the Longines for the dual tone dial and the bracialet version . Longines not have a bracialet version.

So, when are you going to pull the trigger on this lovely watch? It is evident that you want this time piece. Would really appreciate a hands-on review.

Any thoughts on this model or stowa antea 365 can't choose between them

How much time can one anticipate a Longines watch to lose / gain daily? I’m considering a L27928710 18K gold Heritage, but as attractive as that piece is, I’m worried it’d be a mistake? In short, how reliable are they? I’m not concerned about their prestige or lack thereof in others’ eyes, just curious about their chronometer quality.

The only thing that stops me buying it is the overlap on the 6,it messes with my OCD,it needs to be altered as you've done

What do you call the steel bracelet used on this?

This or the Heritage Flagship? Advice please.

Nice review. What’s the after-market steel bracelet?

Nice dial. I would prefer a metal bracelet more matching the 1930's style.

I'd like to own a watch that covers my 6.

I would have liked to see be vertical line run from the 12 down through the sub dial to the 6.

Stop making the watches I want increase in popularity!

Pretty near to the JLC master control sector. Of course a much better watch, and 3 grant more expensive. So, terrific watch, I didn’t like the cut on the six number...

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Take a look at the Vario Empire....................

i thought its a video footage of the watch, turns out its just compilation of stills.....

There is one drawback to this watch. This is the dial, "Lon-G-ines", the line over G ... how come it could happen??

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Honestly I'd rather the large sub dial cover up the 6 than to have a small sub dial that's placed too high like the heritage 1945

It’s close, but needs fixes

I am not a fan of cutting/eating the numerals which Longines is famous for. It just bothers me... If you will cut it, then just remove it! 🤣

A boring video, you didn't even show the back of the watch nor did you explain the measurements of the buckle, thickness... In my opinion, it is a copy of the JLC, but the 39mm is too small and the suede blue strap of 19mm with pin buckle (instead of deployant)is totally inapropiate for a dress watch, should one want to change it, would be difficult to find that size.

poorly done dial, looks like a terrible redail.

Seems to be only head-on stills, avoiding a view, I suspect, of a rather 'biscuit-tin' profile, which mars the 1945 model. No mention of the caliber, and we all know why. It's not a review, it's a sales-pitch; a regrettable feature which seems to be on the rise these days.

The Hodinkee limited edition of 500 pieces is now available! Looks way better now!

I just think they should have cut out the '6' completely, like on the older ones. I don't understand modern day reissues by brands today. Look at Seiko, they are completely messing up their 60th anniversary ones as well.