Longines Heritage 1973
Combining history, tradition and precision, the Longines Heritage 1973 is based on a model produced by the brand in 1973. This new creation is fitted with the exclusive Longines column-wheel chronograph movement.
The shape of the case and the subtle play of contrasts on the dial provide this model with a distinctive and harmonious image. The elegance of the 70s has been updated to suit modern tastes.
The Longines Heritage 1973 is immediately eye-catching. The cushion-shaped case elegantly surrounds the dial, which is thoroughly vintage and true to the original model. The latter, a chronograph produced in 1973 by the brand known by its winged hourglass logo, was fitted with a Longines mechanical chronograph movement, the 30CH.
Following in the same noble footsteps, the Longines Heritage 1973 houses the L688 calibre, a column-wheel chronograph movement developed and produced by ETA exclusively for Longines.
Black or silvered, the dial of the Longines Heritage 1973 boasts a fascinating play of contrasts. Two counters have been included at 3 and 9 o’clock: black on the silvered dial and silvered on the black dial.
The applied hour symbols are decorated with a fine black line and a dot of Super-LumiNova®. These are interposed and balanced out by a minute-circle, also of fine black lines. A blue tachometric scale surrounds the dial, adding a subtle touch of colour to the whole.
With a diameter of 40 mm, the cushion-shaped steel dial of the Longines Heritage 1973 has retained the lines and mood of the original model. The back is fitted with a transparent sapphire glass cover through which the wearer can admire the movement of the calibre as well as the blue column-wheel.
The harmonious form of this model is completed by the rounded push-pieces, and the whole is mounted on a black alligator strap.
Technical details
Model: Longines Heritage 1973
Reference number: L2.791.4.52/72.0-2
Movement
Mechanical self-winding movement with a column-wheel chronograph mechanism
Caliber L688.2 (ETA A08.L01)
13¼ lines, 27 jewels, 28’800 vibrations per hours
Power reserve: 54 hours
Functions
Hours, minutes, small second at 9 o’clock and date at 4:30, tachymeter scale
Chronograph
Central seconds sweep
Dragging 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock
Dragging 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock
Case
Cushion-shaped, Ø 40 mm, steel
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with several layers of anti- reflective coating on the underside
Transparent case back with sapphire crystal
Water-resistant: To 3 bar (30 meters)
Dial
Silvered, 9 applied indices with a black line and Super-LumiNova® dots, two black counters, blue tachymeter scale
Black, 9 applied indices with a black line and Super-LumiNova® dots, two silvered counters, blue tachymeter scale
Hands
Rhodium-plated, with Super-LumiNova® and a black line on hours and minutes hands
Strap
Black alligator with buckle
