Longines’ Heritage Diver 1967

MANILA, Philippines – Longines draws on its rich watchmaking history to offer new editions of its iconic pieces. The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 draws its inspiration from a diver's watch produced in 1967. Its graduated bordeaux diving bezel contrasts elegantly with its black opaline dial and silver-coloured counters. This chronograph watch is also equipped with a tachymeter function. An original piece is kept in the Longines museum in Saint-Imier.

Longines has always made chronographs designed to accompany pioneers’ exploits. After having explored the earth and the sky in the '20s and '30s, athletes turned to the ocean depths in the '50s in the early days of diving with compressed air. This turning point promoted the development of diver's watches. The reliable and elegant divers watches produced by Longines experienced great success.

Today, Longines is reissuing a diver's watch dating back to 1967, a copy of which is kept in the Swiss watchmaker’s museum in Saint-Imier. The diver's watches of the time borrowed the pilot watch system, in particular their notched rotating bezel with divisions in minutes. This device makes it possible to calculate the length of the dive. The tachymeter scale of the internal flange is used to calculate the speed of the diver: the chronograph must be triggered at the starting point and stopped once the distance of one kilometer is completed. The hand will indicate the average speed.

With a diameter of 42 mm, The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 case houses a self-winding L688.2 movement. This chronograph features a completely original design, reflecting the model that inspired it. Its silver-colored asymmetrical counters stand out against the black opaline dial. The bordeaux graduated bezel and silver-colored tachymeter scale of this model add elegant touches of color to the overall piece. In the spirit of diver's watches, the hands and hour markers are coated in Super-LumiNova while the back and crown of the piece are screwed to ensure water resistance of up to 30 bar. The watches are fitted with a steel bracelet, black leather or rubber strap. An engraving of a diver adorns the caseback as a reminder of the first diver's watches produced by Longines.

Longines has generations of experience as official timekeeper of world championships and as partner of international sports federation. Known for the elegance of its timepieces, Longines is a member of the Swatch Group Ltd, the World’s leading manufacturer of horological products. With the winged hourglass as its emblem, the brand has outlets in over 140 countries.

In the Philippines, Longines is available at Lucerne.