Is it worth the hype?

In this video, we present the Longines Spirit Zulu Time, a recently-released true GMT watch from a Swiss brand with heritage for days. The watch is sizeable with an effective length of about 55mms but if your wrist can support this watch it is a truly stunning piece. In this video we take a look at the grey dial green bezel version on a bracelet. Hope you enjoy!
#longines #watches #swisswatch #gmt
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En este video, presentamos el Longines Spirit Zulu Time, un verdadero reloj GMT lanzado recientemente de una marca suiza con herencia por días. El reloj es considerable con una longitud efectiva de aproximadamente 55 mm, pero si su muñeca puede soportar este reloj, es una pieza realmente impresionante. En este video, echamos un vistazo a la versión de bisel verde con esfera gris en un brazalete. ¡Espero que lo disfrutes!
在这段视频中，我们展示了浪琴表 Spirit Zulu Time，这是一款最近发布的真正 GMT 手表，来自一个拥有数日传统的瑞士品牌。这款手表相当大，有效长度约为 55 毫米，但如果您的手腕可以支撑这款手表，它确实是一款令人惊叹的作品。在这段视频中，我们来看看手镯上的灰色表盘绿色表圈版本。希望你喜欢！
Zài zhè duàn shìpín zhōng, wǒmen zhǎnshìle làngqín biǎo Spirit Zulu Time, zhè shì yī kuǎn zuìjìn fābù de zhēnzhèng GMT shǒubiǎo, láizì yīgè yǒngyǒu shù rì chuántǒng de ruìshì pǐnpái. Zhè kuǎn shǒubiǎo xiāngdāng dà, yǒuxiào chángdù yuē wèi 55 háomǐ, dàn rúguǒ nín de shǒuwàn kěyǐ zhīchēng zhè kuǎn shǒubiǎo, tā quèshí shì yī kuǎn lìng rén jīngtàn de zuòpǐn. Zài zhè duàn shìpín zhōng, wǒmen lái kàn kàn shǒuzhuó shàng de huīsè biǎopán lǜsè biǎo quān bǎnběn. Xīwàng nǐ xǐhuān!
このビデオでは、数日間の遺産を持つスイスのブランドから最近リリースされた真の GMT ウォッチであるロンジン スピリット ズールー タイムを紹介します。この時計は有効長が約55mmとかなり大きいですが、手首がこの時計を支えることができれば、本当に素晴らしい作品です.このビデオでは、ブレスレットのグレーの文字盤の緑のベゼル バージョンを見ていきます。お楽しみください！
Kono bideode wa, sūjitsukan no isan o motsu Suisu no burando kara saikin rirīsu sa reta shin no GMT u~otchidearu ronjin supiritto zūrū taimu o shōkai shimasu. Kono tokei wa yūkō-chō ga yaku 55 mm to kanari ōkīdesuga, tekubi ga kono tokei o sasaeru koto ga dekireba, hontōni subarashī sakuhindesu. Kono bideode wa, buresuretto no gurē no moji-ban no midori no bezeru bājon o mite ikimasu. O tanoshimi kudasai!

[@skullduggerysmiles8393]

Longines, quality, style, heritage, value for money. I have a few in my collection and would recommend them to anyone considering buying one. Simply unbeatable.

[@watch_please]

Completely agree and will definitely be taking a look at more references. Any other favorites of yours?

[@skullduggerysmiles8393]

@@watch_please Hi I'm a fan of Omega but 2 price hikes in 9 months, I feel exploited as a customer, they are out pricing themselves, with a lot of competition out there. Tudor are a good option, I've been offered discounts of 5% and 10%, like longines they offer quality and price, for me the Pelagos is a class leader. The Black Bays deserve the hype, with the 58 suiting slimmer wrists. Carl F. Bucherer offer a little exclusivity, and after all John Wick can't be wrong. Away from the Swiss, there are solid Seiko's on the market, the Shogun Titanium is always worth a look, offers are out there, I got mine half price and of course Casio MTG and MRG are always interesting technological marvels.

[@watch_please]

Ha I meant within Longines! I haven’t explored that brand as much. Good picks otherwise, though. I also need to get hands on with Tudor (Pelagos would be my option, love the color and mattness)

[@skullduggerysmiles8393]

@@watch_please My bad, I do get carried away when talking about watches. As for my last two longines, both purchased this year, I have a master collection moon phase chronograph, L26734783. Exquisite detail, look at its complications and from the Spirit collection the blue chronograph, L38204930, I have that on a blue and grey NATO and it's stunning. The brand has a long and illustrious history, the oldest trademark, Einstein and Humphrey Bogart owned them, their connection to the history of aviation.......love, peace and happy horology.

[@MKGamingInvesting]

@@watch_please Normal Spirit is amazing✋️😎

[@Dark_Asteroid]

Just bought mine at my local AD. This watch is beautiful. If you're on the fence about this watch then don't be. Best GMT at 3k. Period.

[@mikemelvin207]

Nice detailed video. Good presentation voice. Subscribed. Thanks!👍

[@watch_please]

Thanks Mike!

[@Soloseas]

Just came across this video while waiting for my Zulu Time to arrive. Really well done video. You have a great presentation voice and style.

[@watch_please]

Thanks so much, appreciate the support! Enjoy your Zulu Time, you won’t be disappointed.

[@bnick25352535]

I saw the same watch in person and that green is beautiful

[@dead_shot]

Honestly extremely well shot and presented for a channel just starting. Loved the well put together and professional nature while still giving a true opinion on the piece. Fantastic work, definitely won me over for all your future videos.

[@watch_please]

Thanks so much for watching and the feedback! Much appreciated. Some good stuff coming soon and the channel will definitely continue to progress and develop over time so good to get in early :)

[@sammysinatra]

I have this watch and I can say its as good as if not better than anything Ive owned at twice the price.

[@watch_please]

They nailed it! I do want to try the 39mm

[@neilredmond1011]

I own this watch and it is fantastic, superbly done

[@watch_please]

Nice! Yes it is even better looking and feeling in person. You get a lot of watch at a great price with this one. Longines did a great job!

[@yvonjasser]

Do you own other Longines?

[@neilredmond1011]

@@yvonjasser no but I have a few more expensive watches, omega speedmaster, Tudor black bay, BRIETLING superocean and a Rolex oyster perpetual

[@yvonjasser]

@@neilredmond1011 glad to see Longines along these great brands

[@startupbusinesscoaching]

Nice work on this. Subscribed!

[@TheBigWrist]

I've had mine, blue dial on a bracelet, for two weeks and it could easily be my daily driver! accurate and comfortable. My favorite blue watch so far! (45 watches in my collection)

[@watch_please]

Nice it is a fantastic watch and glad it’s a standout even in a 45-piece collection!

[@bking82]

Absolutely Love, my favorite watch, and very soon it's gonna be mine

[@watch_please]

It’s a great piece for sure

[@TimFolkman]

Awesome video. I got REALLY into watches this past year and have had my eye on this since day one. I keep coming back to it. I don’t even own a watch right now but an hour ago just purchased this exact model. I can’t wait to get it and finally get that experience after all this time of dreaming of owning a nice watch. I appreciate the notes of the things you dislike, and thankfully none of them bother me much.

[@watch_please]

Sweet, that’s great! Very nice first watch pick, I’m sure you will enjoy wearing it

[@stevem3797]

agree! nice pick!

[@CompassIIDX]

So how do you like it? I have a similar story; just ordered one of these finally myself as my first expensive piece after really getting into watches about a year ago.

[@TimFolkman]

@@CompassIIDX I absolutely love it. As with everything there were a few very minor things that I wished were different, but honestly even to this day every time I look at it I smile. That might sound crazy but it’s true. I have since bought a second watch from a microbrand that that’s more casual and fun for summer wear, which I also love in its own way, but comparing the quality is laughable. The Longines truly feels premium in so many ways and I’m excited for you to see if you enjoy it the way I do.

[@CompassIIDX]

​@@TimFolkman Sounds great! Glad to hear you don't regret the purchase. Mine is still in the mail, a few days away, but I'm excited. I kinda went the reverse from you: bought a relatively inexpensive microbrand (Baltic) as my first Automatic soon after getting into watches and have been wearing that every day for the past year. I like it, but feel sorry for it now when I look at it since it's about to be usurped. :\

[@bryanryan4504]

Great watch release from them. The black one on brown leather is a stunner.

[@77714anthony]

Having handled one in person, these videos don’t do em justice. Super nice for the money

[@watch_please]

Agreed! Great quality!

[@cle_roknn3742]

I have the blue dial version, my rotor is quiet to me, but I’ve had years in a mill and duck hunting so my hearing is not the best. It’s bang on -3 to 0 per day no matter what so it’s definitely accurate within COSC. I have the bracelet version, but it looks good on a leather strap, I often switch them out. Great review!

[@watch_please]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Maybe the rotor on this particular watch is louder than others but it is pretty loud compared to most watches I have had my hands on (which is strange since the case is solid so you would think that would dampen it). In either case, that doesn’t make me think this watch is anything but spectacular at the price point!

[@stevem3797]

great review, thank you (yeah, I bought it already, on the leather strap)

[@onkoone5904]

Nice video, many thanks!🙂

[@watch_please]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnmonachelli5256]

stunning excellent review

[@watch_please]

Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@juniorjohnson5961]

39 or 40mm would be great !

[@dxarelto2748]

Yeah, the rotor for spirit is really loud, you can hear it clearly whenever you move your wrist in a quiet room

[@watch_please]

Yeah I found that strange since the case on this is pretty beefy and weighty so you would think that would dampen the sound a bit. Not a huge issue for me though

[@strelnikoff7]

Coincidentally - I've tried it yesterday. Both bracelet and strap iterations (blue dial). The AD had green version too - but I'm between blue and black dials. Anyway - after seeing it online, in person the watch is very nice. One critique - case edges seem sharp, but my main issue is the metal bracelet. It just feels light and cheap. The provided leather strap is also kind of rough, but the whole watch looks better with a leather strap. I guess a nicer leather strap would compliment it nicely. Still - it's a true GMT, COSC certified... and the dial is just great, applied elements....

[@watch_please]

Nice! I could see this watch looking great on a leather strap as well. Thought the bracelet was pretty good other than the clasp. Definitely seen chunkier bracelets that feel cheaper but definitely a personal thing. At the end of the day they can’t make it as good as a $6k watch otherwise they would charge $6k for it so there needs to be trade offs. The fact that is has what it has at $3k is pretty sweet. Thanks for watching!

[@strelnikoff7]

@@watch_please Indeed. It can take rustic leather strap, as well as much more polished "alligator" type... I can even see it on synthetic canvas strap. With respect to the price - bang for the buck - it's excellent ! In fact, I don't even think that price factors in until - paying for it :) versus Tudor BB GMT or something like that. I'm waiting to see/try Formex (new GMT) - then I'll pull the plug.

[@cheungtingfung5407]

It is a nice watch in the price range absolutely.

[@watch_please]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching

[@mkyhou1160]

I have the blue - love the watch. Used to own a BB GMT, but it was too chunky. This is a better watch. Nice vid.

[@watch_please]

Thanks for watching! It’s a really nice watch, I love GMTs. Good pick

[@Angry_Gnome]

I had the same experience with the BB GMT. Also now have the blue Zulu and love it.

[@mikemelvin207]

Thanks for your comment. I too didn’t get the BB GMT because of its thickness but the Spirit’s lug flatness and length concerns me since they’re paired with a 42mm case. How does it wear for u? I plan to drive 2 hours soon to try one on.

[@mkyhou1160]

@@mikemelvin207 if I had a criticism over time, it’s not so much the size, it’s that maybe it lacks a bit of polish or flair, compared to say, an Omega 300 heritage.

[@gbtriumph3216]

WANT ADJUSTMENT? Get the leather band version. Seriously...it has unique on-the-fly micro adjustment in the deployant mechanism.

[@watch_please]

Good to hear! Don’t see why they couldn’t include that in the bracelet as well then

[@vegardvang519]

I think it comes with both? If not buy both. Bracelet is awesome!

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

Beautiful timepiece. Great review. Two thumbs way up.

[@watch_please]

Thanks for watching!

[@EdVanMeyer]

I like Longines a lot but the Spirit doesn't do it for me. Many of their other watches are fabulous and I would mostly choose Longines over other brands.

[@billylam2448]

is there an issue with the zulu time date indicator not being well positioned? numbers not centered?

[@watch_please]

See the shot at 7:29, think off by a tiny fraction of a millimeter. Not something I could notice to the naked eye not through a macro lens and not something I would care too greatly about personally. Perhaps some are worse than others

[@zachg9065]

It is pronounced Longine

[@minimalistmaverick]

I love this watch so much, but just a little too big. It seems like a more affordable "grail" watch for more budget friendly collections. I'm going to keep an eye out if they decide to make a 39 or 40mm version...

[@watch_please]

Agree, but also remember that ADs can give discounts on a lot of brands, even up to 20-25% off new in the store. So even a watch with an online price of ~$4k could be had closer to ~$3k if that is the grail budget. I’ve done this myself

[@minimalistmaverick]

@@watch_please Oh very cool! i've heard that but i've only purchased a handful of cheaper watches online from mostly Jomashop.

[@lucasxlacerda]

They just announced the 39mm version

[@minimalistmaverick]

@@lucasxlacerda I heard! I didn’t see it on the website though? Maybe not available to purchase for a while? Idk where to go to find more information

[@christy140]

Dear ME..😂😂😂😂

[@Starstreak170]

The 's' is silent in Longines.

[@Sire638]

Funny how Tudor is under Rolex not seperated like the other brands.If you add the 4 Swatch Brands on this chart 19.3% vs Rolex 24.9 and many Swatch Brands in the 20.9%left over put in perspective Rolex is not towering over other companies as these people would have you believe.

[@aspenhardware852]

I cannot here the rotor at all on mine

[@Sire638]

Longines has the largest market share 1,700,000 million sold per year that chart represents total revenue for each brand only Swiss break down market share by revenue not actual watches sold.!!!!!

[@davefox8948]

3k for a push pin bracelet. Meh!

[@Mainswitch55]

7:32 shows clearly what was criticised by some and not even mentioned in your video... The date beeing not in the middle of the date window but rather shifted slightly to the left, like the datewheel is not alligned... Especially very ugly when it shows 2 digits... I´m a Longines fanboy, but I would take a test on this topic if this was my watch - paying over 3k´s and having such a flaw doesn´t fly I guess. So you all interested in this watch pay attention to this, heard there are models with no flaws whatsoever but I wouldn´t take like 50/50 on the quality of a 3k´s watch... And yes, it is overhyped and unfortunately for me to say, NOT worth it. But everybody will decide in their own of course. Talking about specs of a watch makes you not an expert sir, the informations from your video are unfortunately not much of a help and also can be read on the longines homepage. Kind regards from Austria

[@plumboss9764]

Just putting anything to do with Africa on a watch cut out the whole brand Longines.

[@cmbezln]

that is not an "in-house" movement.

[@danielcustodio9650]

Define in house. This movement its exclusively made by ETA for longines.

[@krishnakanthcake]

lugs are too big

[@kubowich]

it is huge in person. looks cartoonish

[@marcusbishop766]

Come on, you don’t pronounce the ‘s’. Is it incomplete research or just American ignorance to just not pronouncing words correctly. Reminds me of their incessant need to say ‘Legos’ when it is Lego!

[@spankyjoe6672]

I have a small wrist wish they made it with a 39mm case.

[@watch_please]

You could try it on leather strap, the lug to lug isn’t huge without the solid end links of the bracelet. The GMT bezel makes the face appear tighter (than a dress piece at same size) but it is a full size case for sure

[@Crotch_Goblin1]

Definitivno