A Popular Aviation Timepiece Gets A Case Material Upgrade - Longines Zulu Time 39 & 42mm (S&G)

[@pgopal6]

Bought the 39mm S&G on strap today, it’s perfect and is so distinctive yet subtle in its elegance… I am loving it…

[@86Brasco]

Did you choose leather strap ?

[@pgopal6]

@@86Brascoyes, I went with the leather strap… the on the fly micro adjustment on the leather strap is extremely well done.

[@jb6027]

Very handsome watch. Looks vintage and modern at the same time.

[@barkomatic]

It's a beautiful watch but I wish Longines offered an exhibition casebook option for more of their models. I realize that's not everyone's thing, but after a certain price point I want to see the movement I'm paying a premium for.

[@Greygoose3130]

I have a Zulu and it’s my only regret. The spirit flyback got the sapphire caseback but not for the Zulu. Sad

[@NJ0711]

Buy a Seiko then

[@kbeightyseven1783]

Longines is so underrated, their history is outstanding, i firmly beleive longine should drip the cheaper/older models and drop the quartz models and just go for the £2k+ market

[@calvinchann1996]

Picked up my 39mm a couple of days ago. Liking it so far.

[@TheChilu90]

I think a black leather strap will look amazing on this watch.

[@DavidDatura]

My favorite Longines, outside of the Heritage line. Looks nicer and better balanced as a design, on the leather strap rather than the bracelet IMO.

[@timcarlstrand5890]

Do Zulu Time vs Hydroconquest GMT!

[@rektison]

Chronometer.

[@sneakyscorpia]

@@rektison It's strange how the Zulu time got the chronometer version of the movement and the Hydroconquest didn't.

[@Greygoose3130]

The result is either is better than a Tudor

[@timcarlstrand5890]

@@Greygoose3130 Agreed

[@rektison]

@@Greygoose3130 agree. Only thing stand out for Tudor are "in-house movement" and "200m"... despite of that. Longines will be my choice.

[@PaulKaiser42]

Such an amazing brand history . My hydro conquest has been my go to summer daily. 👍🏻. Great video as always Teddy!!

[@TheCruizer]

They missed the new micro-adjustable clasp, the new Hydroconquest GMT has! I really like Longines, beautiful watches with even prettier dials, but they always miss the last mile to perfect their watches.

[@Frantixj]

Not sure I dig the dual tone with the gold and silver but it's still a beautiful piece.

[@Greygoose3130]

I catch myself staring at my Zulu (black dial 42) more than I do any of my other watches

[@Jtjustintimberlake]

the 39MM S&G is the one that I would go for

[@philandlyra3365]

That’s one gorgeous watch, I want very much

[@robpannell390]

Longines are simply the most underrated watch brand. My only one negative is that their catalogue is to big.

[@nemlol]

Waiting for the Zulu Time to get the titanium treatment much like the 3 hand spirit models.

[@chia-mingyang5804]

Just checked 39mm version in person. The gold color is quite pale(more like Chanel's beige gold or Laurent Ferrier's pale gold). It's not a bad color but doesn't match the vintage vibe well.

[@amateurhobbyist]

Are you sure you weren’t looking at the other variants that have gold tone, but are not actual gold?

[@chia-mingyang5804]

@@amateurhobbyist I am pretty sure

[@DA_Karas]

Teddy, can you review the Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph in the tuxedo dial? Such a gorgeous watch and it rarely gets mentioned on KZbin for no apparent reason.

[@ctn830]

The anthracite with steel bracelet is amazing. And the stars might cheapen it a bit

[@philippestrickler3461]

I am connected to this watch !!!! All the ZULU TIME and this new model especially . I have never feel that with a TUDOR . What is wrong with me ?????

[@XHobbiesPrime]

This one I would love to have.

[@sumnercruz4271]

If the watch had a clear case back and screw pin bracelet it would be a no brained

[@thegorn]

Should make it dark navy blue instead of black. A bluesy!

[@skieur9723]

The bracelet should be steel and gold too. The all steel one looks unbalanced and does not match the watch.

[@kentherradura3713]

The black and gold is nice but wish it just went full two tone with the bracelet

[@giezicontreras2552]

Looks amazing

[@OnurTekin]

Absolutely love it except for the lack of on the fly micro adjust on the bracelet

[@Post_Leako]

You should do a video on the best watch bracelets.

[@frogsplorer]

My bet is Longines will be the next Swatch collaboration in 2025. 100 year anniversary of the 1925 “zulu time”. International maritime z flag is yellow, black, blue and red - very swatchable. We’ve had chronograph and diver - time for a GMT

[@georgefotiadis3787]

It could happen but if they priced the watch at 400$ or more as they did with the new blancpain,it will not be worth buying because the cheapest longines watch can be had for less than 800.

[@frogsplorer]

@@georgefotiadis3787They’ll price it so that Swatch < xLongines < xOmega < xBlancpain. Sure they might not make as much from the swatches but the aim will be to highlight the heritage of Longines and boost sales there. Longines makes a lot of money for the swatch group

[@frogsplorer]

Sorry to drone on but part of the aim of these swatch collaborations is to teach new watch enthusiasts about the heritage of the swatch group brands. The moonswatch teaches a new generation about the speedmasters space heritage. The Fifty Fathoms teaches people about Blancpain’s dive watch heritage. Look at a pie chart of swatch group sales. I think they will want to highlight Longines GMT heritage. Of course if they’re going to do that it has to come in cheaper than the Omega. Maybe they’ll make it smaller and quartz. Both the moonswatch and fifty fathoms are quite big. They may want to appeal to smaller wrists. I could be wrong of course, maybe they’ll do Breguet or Glashuette Original - but they don’t have the sales figures of Longines

[@tschoy9388]

No, I hate Swatch pieces.

[@alexey5385]

hey Teddy! I'm considering to buy a Frederique Constant Carree. Can you do a review on this one? 👀

[@rayowen3528]

The Longine Zulu Spirit 42m 14k Yellow Gold Cap or the Hydroconquest Brown Sunray dial ? I have all of the specs and details. Which is the better looking timepiece?

[@billwayne3924]

This watch: Solid gold or plated ? Bezel & crown.

[@fuangrat1]

It's 18k gold capped on steel and is different from gold-plating to begin with. Gold cap uses mold while gold plating uses electro chemical method.

[@danielmadsen9115]

For that price increase compared to only stainless steel i think it is greedy to make it gold capped with 200 microns... 1/5 of a milimeter gold and then steel. Gold value is like nothing compared to the increase.

[@BrunoFerreira-qq5vy]

If it was full gold! That was my problem exactly. Just capped gold and get that upcharge?

[@danielmadsen9115]

@@BrunoFerreira-qq5vy Yea it’s crazy

[@chia-mingyang5804]

It's solid gold.

[@BrunoFerreira-qq5vy]

@@chia-mingyang5804 No it is not. The Longines site says: Case - Stainless steel and 18 karat yellow gold cap 200 microns" Well that seems capped steel, not full gold.

[@chia-mingyang5804]

@@BrunoFerreira-qq5vy This is the first time I read that information; even at their Chinese website doesn't mention it. Thanks!

[@dgdave2673]

Can I go on a limb and say that offerings from Longines are far better, if not superior and more attainable than Tudor. I find Tudor kind of staid, stale and boring.

[@johnmonachelli5256]

Im sure within the year micro adjust will show up on the zulu

[@redajahrami1889]

Watch has quality issue, I purchased watch but I noticed that hour hand is not precisely pointing to the numbers, specially when moving hour hand independently. I tried both GMT watches ( zulu & hydroconquest) both having quality issue.

[@cde3879]

Mine is the same, as is the one in this video - it's not a fault, but there is a bit of flex based on where you stop the crown. You can get it bang on, as when it clicks to whatever hour you want it to, it's easy to line it up just by moving the crown ever so slightly. I find setting it forwards this is less visible to setting it backwards.

[@marcusedcofficial]

Looks like gold capped and not solid gold. Unfortunate but it's still a great watch nonetheless

[@ACCDEW]

Tissot gent xl review would be great

[@Fb1907kysf]

Except bracelet its an amazing watch. Bracelet no go so cheap feeling

[@lamentate07]

Rubbish. It is extremely comfortable and tapers nicely.

[@joopsmiranda9219]

Longines should be able to take the next step on par with Omega in terms of value and heritage...if Swatch and Omega allow it lol

[@benedekgabor.]

They all playing catch up game where Longines goes after Tudor, and Tudor after Omega while Omega after Rolex

[@PlanI8skate]

From now on I’m only buying expensive watches if they have on the fly adjustable clasps

[@modulo3664]

Where are THE TITANIUMS?

[@bc8Sooners]

Personal taste, I wish they would remove the 5 stars for cleaner dial.

[@fightROSHANfight]

I wish they didn't put google ratings in the dial.

[@letsgobrandon5800]

My Apple iWatch also keeps perfect atomic time. So too my iPhone. The time zone automatically changes as well as gives me GMT automatically . I can track every time zone with one view .

[@jossbull7170]

😅😅😅 clearly you don’t belong to this world.

[@brainloop99]

Hey everyone, Im looking for any watch from any brand with the same black&gold theme. Its so god damn sexy.

[@adamscottv]

Tudor Black Bay S&G.

[@travr6]

The 5 Amazon star rating on it rings the entire watch for me.

[@JS-ev4xc]

Tudor GMT is irrelevant here to compare as it is gold plated not solid gold.

[@benedekgabor.]

This is coated too. Not solid gold.

[@JS-ev4xc]

@@benedekgabor. I see, cos the spec indicates it as 18k gold, so both watches are not worthy if precious metal is the main concern, plated type will wear off or peel off.

[@OIBAN]

What a weird idea to print 5 stars inside the cadran. Make me think about an hotel or an internet review. Its awkward. Remove them and double the sales Longines

[@Alpinex105]

It’s not good in person sadly.

[@brainloop99]

How come? What did you not like about it?

[@stocksxbondage]

I agree. The gold around the bezel is gaudy to me and I personally couldn’t even put an outfit together to make it make sense. The green bezel with gold is waaaay more tasteful when you have them in your hand.

[@adamscottv]

The date in place of the 6 ruins these Zulu watches. The applied Arabic markers look so nice, and the date spoils the look. And they need more options with silver instead of gold in the dial. The Titanium 42 was an "almost" watch ... just doesn't look right with gold. Big swing and miss by Longines.

[@MPerry-ox9qb]

The stars ruin and cheapen the look of the dial. Otherwise, it’s a fantastic watch.

[@Neven2605]

Waste of gold just like prx, tudors and all of those brands...Omega, Breitling and brands up should use gold

[@chia-mingyang5804]

I disagree. Budget buyers still deserve gold pieces.

[@bellybombs]

I really hope Zulu Time is the next X Swatch collab