Friday, July 24, 2020

LONGINES – HERITAGE Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935


LONGINESHERITAGE Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 Сhronograph - 2020

Back to basics for
The Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935

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Longines revisits one if its iconic heritage pieces with a new version of The  Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935. Testimony to the brand's historic ties with the world of aviation, this chronograph is a reinterpretation of the Type A-7 model ordered by the us. Air Force in 1935. This new variation with a black shifted dial enhances the Longines Heritage line.

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The Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 pays homage to aviation's finest hours. Longines has been associated with the aeronautical universe and its pioneers since the beginning of the 20" century. For this new timepiece, the brand takes inspiration from a model ordered by the U.S.

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Air Force in 1935. In order to be designated "Type A- 7" by the US Army so that it could be worn by its pilots, the watch had to meet extremely rigorous specifications in terms of aesthetics, durability and precision.

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Faithfulto the original model, the new variation of The Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 sets itself apart with its black dial shifted 40° to the right. The particular orientation of the dialallowed pilots to read the indices without having to release the plane's controlyoke.

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To facilitate the handling of the watch in the air - even when wearing gloves - the fluted crown located at 12 o'clock enabled control of the different chronograph functions: power, stop, and reset, by simply pressing the single push- piece. Today, The Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 adopts this unique design.

Its stainless steel case with a diameter of 41.00 mm houses a column-wheel chronograph movement (L788.2) exclusively developed for Longines.

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Adopting the specifications of the historic model, the matt black dial adorned with large Arabic numerals and a "train track" chapter ring, ensu res optimal readability. This u nderstated composition is decorated with elegant "cathedral"-type hands covered with Super- Lu miNova®.

Mounted on a brown leather strap, this new model of The Longines Avigation Watch Type A- 7 1935 complements a white lacquered dial version launched in 2016.

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Based in the Swiss town of Saint-limier since 1832, Longines is a watchmaker that can boast a technical expertise born of tradition, elegance and performance. With many years of experience as a timekeeper for world championships and as the partner of international sports federations, Longines has over the years established solid and lasting links with the world of sport.

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Famous for the elegance of its timepieces, Longines is today a member of the Swatch Group, the world's leading manufacturer of horological products. Known by its winged hourglass logo, the brand has commercial operations in over 150 countries.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

CollectionHERITAGE 

Model: HERITAGE Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935

REFERENCE NUMBER   L2.812.4.53.2

CALIBRE
Self-winding mechanical movement with
a single push-piece and a column-wheel chronograph mechanism
Calibre L788.2 (ETA AO8.L11)
1314 lines, 27 jewels, 28,800 vibrations per hour 54 hours of power reserve
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, small seconds and date at 6 o'clock
Chronograph
Central seconds hand
3O-minute counter at12 o'clock
CASE
Round,  41mm
Stainless steel
Single push-piece inserted into the crown 
WATER RESISTANCE   To 3 bar (30 metres)
DIAL
Matt black, shifted 40° to the right
10 Arabic numerals with Super-LumiNova®
HANDS
Polished rhodium-plated
Hours and minutes with Super-Luminova®
CRYSTAL
Sapphire with several layers of anti-reflective treatment
STRAP
Brown alligator with buckle


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Thursday, July 23, 2020

U-BOAT – Classico SOMMERSO Bronze


U-BOAT Classico SOMMERSO Bronze 46mm Automatic


Italo Fontana enriches the U-BOAT Classico line with the new "Sommerso Bronze" models, watches designed for come towards the needs of those who dive even at a professional level. The new bronze version of U-BOAT’s professional dive watch, Sommerso, reflects the brand founder’s passion for diving as well as his enduring fervor for the ancient metal alloy.

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Bronze is the first metal alloy that humankind learned to manipulate. Its history dates back to ancient times. It had been widely used in the maritime construction before the introduction of modern alloys.

Italo Fontana’s passion for diving gathered in this watch, designed to withstand the rigorous demands of professional diving in the first place, done the rest providing Sommerso with all the benefits coming from this metal inherently tied to maritime settings.

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Highly resistant to seawater and to corrosion, harder than stainless steel and iron combined, often used in the arms industries, creating a patina, unique to each timepiece, evolving in different colors; these are just few of the characteristics intriguing Italo since ever.

This new creation is a nod to antique diving equipment worn by the earliest nautical divers. The natural oxidation of the material of the 46mm case creates a naturally aged look, often a unique one, extremely desirable by its wearer. Necessary for every pro-dive watch, it features a rotating unidirectional bezel with calibrated markers every five minutes interspersed with numbers every ten minutes from 10 to 50.

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On its left side is the characteristic U-BOAT crown with a patented protective device. A Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating protects the watch dial which is composed of three superimposed layers with the upper one in black with luminous beige hands and markers plus an additional counter for the 24 hours of the day and the date placed on the opposite side.

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Each Sommerso dive watch houses a Swiss automatic mechanical movement, personalized to U-BOAT specifications featuring date, hours, minutes, seconds plus the 24 hours indicator.

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Water resistant to 300 meters, the watch is paired with a dark brown handmade and hand finished calf leather strap with a bronze buckle subdued to a special anti-corrosion treatment.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Collection: Classico

Model:  Classico SOMMERSO Bronze 

Reference: - Code: 8486

MOVEMENT
Swiss automatic mechanical, personalized to U-BOAT specifications.
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour, 4 Hz.
Power reserve: 44 hours. 26 jewels.
Skeleton rotor.
FUNCTIONS
Date, hours, minutes, seconds,
24h indicator, graduated uni-directional bezel, screw down crown
CASE
Bronze, naturally aged, distinguishing crown on the left side, with a patented protective device
Serial number plate fixed on the left side of the case
Diameter: 46 mm
Crystal: sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Case back: screwed, in bronze with special antiqued anti-corrosion treatment. 
BACK: sealed with seven external screws.
DIAL
Three superimposed dials, the upper one in black with visible ruby
Luminous beige hands, numbers and markers, treated with superluminova
Red 24h indicator hand 
CRYSTAL:
High quality sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment,
lent on the date window.
WATER RESISTANCE: 300 mt, 30 ATM
STRAP
Handmade and hand finished calf leather, dark brown
Tongue buckle in bronze with special antiqued anti-corrosion treatment
Width: 22/20 mm.
Strap: ref. 8554/Z Buckle: ref. 8590


 Price    2.250

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