Longines Conquest

This is probably familiar to some, but for the ones who haven’t seen one before this is my new Longines Conquest V.H.P., model L3.716.4. It comes in at 41mm wide, sapphire crystal and beautiful case finishing. Under the hood this watch uses Longines L288.2 movement which is accurate to +/- 5 seconds a year, which makes this watch 5 times more accurate that the Swiss COSC requirement for quartz movements of +/- 0.07 spd variation. One way the accuracy is guaranteed is with a system called GPD.

I’ve always liked simple minimal models like the Seiko Alpinist (or the Rolex Explorer if you allow me) I went for this Longines Conquest 39mm, blue dial, steel case and bracelet, sapphire glass. Moreover it features a silicum balance spring and 300m water resistance. This model’s caliber is an updated version of the L888 (ETA based movement) with 74 hours of power reserve. I'm very happy so far.

I decided on this Longines Conquest making it my first mechanical watch. I really like the subtle and modern look of it and I think the design is timeless. It reminds me of the Rolex Explorer which to me is a beautiful watch. I also like the Longines brand, although some of their quartz watches might be questionable, they certainly have many years of watchmaking experience.

Longines Conquest

Very happy about this 70 year old watch, same watch my grandfather used to wear.

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iirc, the longines has the superior movement, the L888 based on the eta 2892, the others use 2824 or sellita sw200. that said, you really should try them all on your wrist since that is subjective. i think the carerra looks great. you should also consider the longines conquest automatic.

The Longines spirit has a timeless field watch look. The brand also has been around for a while and has some nice heritage. Other than that, I’d recommend the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80, or the Christopher Ward C63, or the Longines Conquest. These will all be in your budget.

I just bought a Longines VHP Conquest in the past few months and loved every second of it so far. Mine is blue but they make them in other colors including black, so it is even more versatile.

But I feel like my $1,300 Longines Conquest Automatic with its L888 movement gives a lot more value. Based on the Eta 2892, the movement is really great.

Longines Conquest with the silver dial: Legibility was rather poor. And: I recently reduced my 10+ collection to just three watches: black Sinn 556i with a black leather strap, blue Longines HydroConquest and a Casio G-Shock 5610.

Longines Conquest - the 39mm size is close. I’m quartz, I believe it’s right around $500. If automatic, you’ll have to look at used. Takes a lot of the Explorer design cues but manages to individualize them.