Longines VS Omega (Exquisite Timepieces)

[@grahamwallace]

I love the Omega but it’s a little hard to get my head around the fact that I could have the Longines and spend the remaining $4k on another two, three or four quality watches.

[@abbath1586]

Movement - fully in-house vs ETA - why there is the price difference.

[@anthonyflores505]

Not to mention that the omega has there signature curved lugs 🤌 #pureclass

[@darrenr8262]

@@abbath1586 4k difference? lol

[@abbath1586]

@@darrenr8262 yes the process of making those movements is much more stringent and much more difficult to make, especially when you add the Co-axial escapement. ETA are a very standard movements with very standard parts. While Longines does have their own, it’s still a very common movement. It’s why they’re more reasonable price wise.

[@lamentate07]

@@abbath1586 The finishing between the two watches isn't even close let alone the movement.

[@steaknzp7855]

I prefer the indices on the Omega but when I see these side-by-side the thinness and brushed case of the Longines makes it the winner for me.

[@Jeff-mv4yy]

I was originally saving for the Omega . I saw the longines and had to look twice . When I studied the detail of the dial, I liked the longine slightly more . I bought the longines and have never looked back . Even though I’d like to diversify my collection, I’m having a very hard time looking beyond Longines . Their lineup is ringing for me !

[@marty298]

I was totally on the same boat!

[@dustinhealey7745]

Does the Longines come with smaller links for adjustment? I just got the midi multifort tv big date and was disappointed there were no half links, given theres no micro adjustment on the clasp

[@Jeff-mv4yy]

@ call longines service . I asked them for extra links on my conquest and they sent me the half links . If you have the recpt, they send them for free

[@Jeff-mv4yy]

@ I had to call longines customer service for mine . They mailed them to me .. and yes , they were half links

[@clubstyleridahd4695]

I'm in the same boat.

[@villagranvicent]

If you put the Omega logo on the Longines without changing anything else, that watch would cost 5 grand.

[@SiCutler]

Thanks for the comparison. The AT has been my grail for years but I struggle to justify that much money. The Longines however is in an awesome sweet spot. I expect I'll have a blue conquest before the year is out 🔥

[@TheBimmer74]

I bought a Seamaster 300M and a Longine Hydroconquest GMT from Exquisite Timepieces, and I have to say that Longine is giving you a great watch for the money! Both are fantastic watches in their own right, but I am particularly impressed with Longine based upon value for dollar!

[@dado380]

In my mind Seamster is probably the ugliest diving watch ever,whole design of the watch feels rushed and unlogical.Bezel has no style,grip or function whatsoever, skeleton hands looks cheap while case looks like Shrek ears,braclet looks like it’s from ali express. Sub is a ultimate skin diver while mm 300 and sbbn Tuna are ultimate purist tool diving watches.

[@TheBimmer74]

​@@dado380if everyone loved and bought the exact same watch, what a boring world it would be.

[@bobwallacejnr6852]

When you handle a Longine youre never going back. Sublime

[@omg.2tsx_alex593]

If only Longines could’ve added a frame window for date

[@DuckieJan]

I learned that watches are diminishing return. Spending more doesn't mean you get 50% more. It just gets complicated and exclusive. Using precious materials doesn't actually add up to the actual function of a watch.

[@vincentschneuwly9783]

So very true, until last year Rolex was the top of my ownership experience, had the opportunity to get a Royal Oak chronograph so I pulled the trigger, dont get me wrong it's a great watch but talking about money it's not worth it IMO and I am tempted to sell it so I could get 2 watches instead which each one would give me as much joy

[@DuckieJan]

Sometimes that's the thing we forget, when we get so deep in our watch collecting/journey. We forget what really gave us the joy in the first place.

[@1984sebb]

If Tissot released a 38mm PRX, I'd take one over both of these...

[@antalszabo8591]

Hello Rob, you felt both in your hands. Could you justify the 3-fold price difference?

[@paradoxstudios6639]

Are the Longines still using parts from China or are their cases made or stamped in China before being sent to Switzerland ?

[@cdaack]

Love em both, but the Longines being thinner takes it for me. And the bracelets are honestly the exact same in appearance and apparent quality. I would love to see a comparison between this same Conquest with a Formex Essence 39!

[@arimorrison7816]

I went with the Monta noble. Very happy with ut

[@lovelysecretboxes8173]

I have one Longines Conquest pink and one Rolex datejust MOP + diamonds I prefer My Longines so far and soooo much cheaper. Hugs from Paris

[@cocoyc495]

Both have nice looking dials.

[@TheMarky26]

Really how much better is that omega then the Longines for the price?

[@jjjfffppp]

i dont know what entry luxury means other then you pay less money . on paper im not seeing $4000 of difference

[@angrypenguin956]

I have the Omega and did not cross-shop those 2 models, but I should have. I don't regret my choice but I wouldn't mind adding the Longines to my fleet.

[@pushslice]

kind of stark comparison in this context...many similarities on these 2 lovely pieces...but that price difference!

[@timothyfoley3000]

I really like Hydroconquest GMT😊

[@dustingaddis2423]

Why can't Omega get the date window right? It either needs to be lower on the dial, or they need a partial hour marker below it. That empty space between the date window and the minute track bothers me, especially on a $6,000+ watch.

[@sirhcnosral]

It also looks like the date window/numbers aren’t aligned properly.

[@lihanou]

@@sirhcnosralI examined it in store and it indeed liked it was misaligned

[@sirhcnosral]

@@lihanou Crazy, for 6,000$.

[@iansclone]

Price aside, the Longines just fits my preferences more succinctly. Love the brushing over the Omega's (imo) over polishing, but I have to say I'm a sucker for a lumed seconds hand. Not for 3 times the price but I appreciate Omega's attention to that detail.

[@MrEliwankenobi]

I wish the Conquest had Omega’s Master Chronometer Coaxial movement and LUME! If anything, improve the lume

[@ae-ca602]

If price isn't an issue, Aqua Terra everyday. A true gada watch especially with the jumping hour hand for when you travel through different timezones.

[@rapssss]

In my location Omega is 3 times more expensive. It's crazy. Still nicer watch for me but it's crazy difference hence the great value for the price for Longines Conquest.

[@chaoseus]

Both Swatch.

[@garethhanna9173]

Three longines in different colourways for the price of one Omega, no contest.

[@Schnitzeljunge]

Well ask for resale value if u want to buy a new watch and want to get rid of the old one. U know which one would win.

[@Area_man115]

Does anyone buy a watch because it evokes an automotive memory? The gold of that Longine dial and its date window remind me of a late 60s Plymouth my dad owned.

[@Area_man115]

Longines.

[@michaelm7557]

Taste is subjective. What I may like, others may dislike. Longines is 2k euros, Omega is over 6k euros, thats 3 times more. Omega has increase their prices in the last few years without a justifiable cause and dont tell me its inflation and all that BS because its not. For 6k you can buy 3 good watches. At this moment I have 4 watches in my collection: - Grand Seiko 37mm SBGX261 quartz - New Longines Legend Diver 39mm - Sinn 104 on leather - Doxa Sub 300T on bracelet For all 4 watches I paid almost 8k euros, all of them brand new from the AD, so for me the prices of Omega doesnt work. People try to justify the prices by saying that it has an in-house movement, bla bla bla. 55 hours PR, beats at 25.200 BPH, 3.5 Hz, nope, at least not for over 6k, maybe if it was 4.5-5k.

[@jaysterling26]

Is the background watch the Longines in a smaller size?

[@fredtafel]

Love the Omega but it’s simply not worth 3 times the price of the excellent Longines

[@NateBiggsby]

Longine was perfect before the price increase 😢

[@josephmcbrien7646]

How much was the price jump

[@NateBiggsby]

@@josephmcbrien7646 around 1k

[@alexxela3933]

You can get the conquest plus a Zulu time GMT and still have 1 K change ... The AT is a fantastic watch but either it's overpriced or the conquest is underpriced... Or a conquest and a GS for the AT ... Well well the AT is no value to me...

[@darrenhojnacki6636]

Longines Conquest v Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer?

[@agoesjrenk]

Yes i’m waiting to

[@agoesjrenk]

I have jazzmaster performer now, and now want conquest 38

[@rodg2335]

I'll never own either but would be very happy to own either one. There is ...something...about the Omega handset that doesn't look right...imo.

[@evankelly3834]

What happens to the live vids????

[@jerryglasses2229]

Love the new conquest line. Big Omega fan but i just dont think the omega is worth a $4k premium. Maybe 2k at most. Omega is trying way to hard to be like modern Rolex. Overpriced mass produced fake luxury. Omega, please dont become that.

[@franc101978]

The Omega is nicer, the better watch but not 3x better if that makes sense. I think you get more for your money with the Longines

[@pnikkoh]

Wow.. posted 5 minutes as I just searched this.

[@CaptCanuck4444]

The Longines is a great watch for the money, but the Omega is the better choice if budget allows.

[@amenhotep7704]

i want the SeaMaster

[@Jestymesty]

Prefer the date window on omega but 3 times the price

[@The_Lazy_Native]

There's no justification in spending 3x for the Omega. None.

[@bettersteps]

The longines really looks naked without a framed date window.

[@spacejaime]

Indeed, but for the extra $4k, it should. Longines could add the frame for a couple of bucks, though.

[@nathans9764]

On that particular one, yes. The black and blue dials have color matched date wheels though, so it is much more subtle.

[@IgorBagayev]

Everyone commenting on the price difference forget the resale price. Both of these will loose about 1k in 5-7 years

[@ninjasrose1653]

The Omega to me at least looks much more modern. I feel Longines are more of an old man’s watch.

[@1984sebb]

I think it's the champagne coloured dial. The blue dial Longines Conquest 38mm has no old man vibes..

[@Jestymesty]

This old man is getting the longines love the omega but my pension doesn’t stretch

[@guitarjamforu]

Just buy both, they are great bang for your buck brands equally. This Longines is comparable to 1st generation Omega Seamaster ATs but better and the Omega is comparable to Rolex DJ but better!

[@nivinbasheer3736]

Compare these two withthe tissot gentleman ice blue

[@benjaminvis]

Very interesting comparison. They seem very close for a factor three difference in price, and surely this comes down to the movement. I like some of the more pronounced detailing on the Omega, though I feel more partial to the version with the hull-shaped rounded markers. The markers seem just mire shallow on the Longines and the hands disappear more. Yet it has more detailing on the dial, but perhaps it is also the clean look of the Omega that draws me there. The Omega lugs also bring greater interest for me. Yet, putside of the comparison the Longines is highly attractive and considering price, it'll be unlikely I'll don an Omega...

[@kresimirpleic]

Either way you are paying thousands for machine assembled and machine decorated watches that have barely (if at all) seen a living, breathing watchmaker during the production phase. They both feature mass produced machine made and machine decorated movements. If I had 7k to spend on an Omega, I would instead get something like a Habring that has so much more skilled labor behind it. But that's just me...

[@bigiona3938]

Playing down the difference in WR a bit too much I think. “Both around 100m”. 150 vs 100 makes a difference for sure.

[@michaelriera6277]

It’s actually quite irrelevant. Omega/Longines actually rates the WR to actual depth. So a 100meter WR Longines/Omega can withstand depth of at least 100meters. You will never dive to 100 meters. In fact most recreational divers don’t dive below 30 meters.

[@bigiona3938]

@@michaelriera6277 it’s only irrelevant to you because you are missing the point.

[@michaelriera6277]

Sorry, I thought the point of WR is to show at what depth the watch can safely be submerged before there is water ingress and therefore damage. So a watch with 30m vs 100/150m would indicate a significant difference in WR. Anything less 100m vs 150m is more likely marketing than actual performance, but you seem to know more on the matter. What is the point I’m missing? I’d like to know.

[@bigiona3938]

@@michaelriera6277 the point is 100 vs 150 is a 50% difference is WR, which is significant, just like a difference of 30 vs 100 is significant. Saying 100 is basically the same as 150 because it’s marketing and no one will go that deep doesn’t address the actual increase in WR, regardless of how likely a wearer is to take it to those depths. You are arguing a use case, I am discussing spec.

[@michaelriera6277]

Ok, I see your point. I stand corrected.

[@NotThatSlow]

While both have date at the 6, the Omega looks like it's missing an index at the 6 beside the Longines, which does have an index there. I might be the only one who's bothered by it, though.

[@07truth]

The plastic wrap sound is like nails on a chalkboard 😢

[@kbeightyseven]

From what i understand, the swatch group is moving the brands around a little, the omega is now supposed to rival rolex, and longines to rival tudor Based on the black bay i own and the longines spirit i would say the longines is very much on par or even ahead of tudor in terms of finshing

[@dragokk2034]

Longines all the way...

[@matmeiers950]

12.6mm is ridiculous for this type of watch 1st gen Aqua Terra was barley 11mm.

[@leventturkan3503]

The lug design of omega and the coaxial movement are the superior parts , lug design is what we underestimate in watch world, when u look at really expensive pieces of watch companies they all have uniqe lug designs that fit perfectly to the case(for example the sje or sla series in seiko the same things perfect lug design with superior movements) inmean look at that lug on longines ,it ruins all the charm ...

[@antonhallergren588]

Omega. Why? 8900 movement

[@danryan4137]

Longines all the way

[@dado380]

They are not owned by Swatch group. Tissot and Omega are founder of Swatch group and all others brands are independent,they are just members of huge conglomerate which share distribution and parts. Fun fact,Swatch group decided to push Mido upmarket that’s why new Mido ocean star has Longines L888 caliber inside. Along with the baumatic in B&M Mido maybe now has pound to pound the best caliber in the world in the watch which cost 950€ but have cosc.

[@DrFrankLondon]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swatch_Group

[@Angry_Gnome]

Don’t know where you’re getting your info from, but the Mido Ocean Star does not have the L888 movement. The COSC version is still a C07.

[@kbeightyseven]

Also the l888 comes in different levels, the 888.4 is the cosc chronometer movement

[@dado380]

@@Angry_Gnome No,you are not informed,Mido caliber 72 with 25200 and 3,5 hz is straight from Longines legend diver L888, 4 or eta 2892 slimmer version,FACTS!!

[@marcob.7801]

Exquisite Timepieces are THIEVES!

[@mohnnadmercedes8246]

Man ! Those extremely generic super expensive watches