Longines Master Chronograph Moon Phase | The Swiss Army Knife of Watches

[@EdVanMeyer]

The blue dial one looks really good. Longines really have some good designs out there and they are very affordable, more so second hand. super value for money.

[@WilsonLee123]

The amount of guilt and coping while opening the box 👌

[@richrumble]

I know the feeling about the sense of addiction. Watches have become an obsession for me, too.

[@vintageswiss9096]

Belated congrats on the watch :) I have the 40mm white dial. Best bang for the buck if you just want to have as many complications as possible for the price. Plus you get the column wheel chronograph, which feels super nice with the snappy pushers. I bought the bracelet version, but I swapped a blue alligator strap on it to match the blued hands and it's a thing of absolute beauty. And yes sir, this was the first watch that I justified buying a winder for also, lol.

[@gazzcw1]

Nice watch , just ordered the blue 40mm with blue leather strap and as luck would have it , the jewellers have given me a wolf watch winder as a free gift with the watch . Can’t wait to wear it , it arrives tomorrow 😊

[@TheTimekeeper]

I hope you enjoy it. I honestly liked the blue one more.

[@gazzcw1]

@@TheTimekeeper received it this morning but the leather strap is too small , I can only get the last hole but the jewellers are going to contact longines to get me a larger replacement strap so fingers crossed. The watch is beautiful though 👍

[@kopper499b]

I've been on the fence for one of these for a while now. The bracelet is really nice expect for being pins and lacking half-links or micro adjustment. Also, the tiny sub-seconds hand is funny to watch, and as a complete calendar you still have to adjust the date 5 times a year. (I hope you figured this out before buying the winder. Even a true annual calendar needs adjusted for March 1st.) As the same base ETA 7751 movement is used for the Speedmaster with 3606 movement, I'd be more inclined to get that instead. Still, a great value - getting a complete calendar and column-wheel chronograph for under $4k.

[@GinoWatch]

Just got mine in sunburst silve dial... Sickest watch on earth!!

[@karlogalacgac6609]

I have purchased the same watch from gray market and the caliber is L 687.2 And where do I locate the serial number for this watch? Usually its inside the movement. But I can’t find it. I am not confident if the one i have is real or not.

[@kvom01]

Good price. I have the earlier version with everything but the annual calendar and paid close to $2K used.

[@TheTimekeeper]

I would go as far as saying that the watch is a good deal even if you pay retail.

[@jackcole4013]

Great looking watch! Longines is a bit under appreciated in the US, but have a great history. I almost purchased a Hydroconquest last year, but got a Hamilton Navy Scuba instead. Enjoy your new watch!

[@TheTimekeeper]

Really enjoying all the complications. If was going to buy one Longines, I wanted it to be something special.

[@olafspronk540]

Can someone inform me about setting the date functions between 19.00-6.00 hours? Why is that? What can happen? And is this just for setting the weekdays (mon-sun? Or also for the day of the month hand? Thanks for explaining!

[@TheTimekeeper]

For certain movements, it can potentially damage it requiring it to be serviced. It hasn’t happened to me though.

[@alwaysright3718]

Roman numerals is the reason I bought my Longines...

[@highwaystar3780]

I hate Arabic Numerals 😊

[@BigTonyGee]

Just subscribed! Need that long term update for this watch. Still gets wrist time? Currently pondering is I should pick one up as well. Barley or black dial is the conundrum.. 🤔 Thanks in advance!

[@TheTimekeeper]

That video has been on the docket for a bit now. I’ll maybe move it up the list a bit.

[@Nickgantz12]

Great unboxing! I actually purchased my 40mm black dial from Prestige Time as well, with the same back story as yours! Under two grand for the piece of kit offered is just shocking to me. I personally think it could very much be my 1 and done watch, since my grail piece is a Patek 5204 and well, the MSRP is about the average price of a house in my city! I went with the 40 because I like how compact the overall look and feel is, not only because I have 16cm wrists but also how it’s more in line with the Longines heritage, since most high complication calendar Chronograph were in 36/37mm. From a high horological perspective, it has everything that you’d think of in both function and finishing techniques. The movement alone has perlage, Geneva stripes, a bit of mirrored beveling accents near the thermal blue column wheel. I do have one comment about the calendar function. This technically isn’t an annual calendar, since the date function doesn’t differentiate between 30/31 day months. It’s technically a triple/complete calendar movement with a moonphase. Keep up the great content!

[@smoov_23]

Question is prestige time legit? They have quite a few watches and the watch that I am looking for a discounted price. Please let me know your experience.

[@dennissmith6102]

I was wondering if you could tell me how long it takes the date pointer on your watch to advance to the next date (ie going from the 5th to the 6th for example). On mine when the time hands hit midnight the date pointer hand starts to move but the time hands have to move about an hour before the date pointer hand goes completely to the new date. Is that how your watch handles the change of the date?

[@TheTimekeeper]

On mine, the pointer date behaves the same and changes to the next day completely before 1am around 12:45am.

[@darenweeks273]

A beautiful watch

[@dennissmith6102]

Nice review. I picked up the 40mm version after seeing your review. I would also like to get a leather strap for it. Do you have a recommendation on where I could get one with a deployment clasp at a reasonable price. I looked on the Longines site and they were really expensive.

[@TheTimekeeper]

I think you can buy a deployant (longislandwatch.com/dfpb-ss-deployant-clasp-deployssp/) to adapt any leather strap you buy. I usually buy from Holben's (holbensfinewatchbands.com/).

[@olafspronk540]

Hello guys! Can you let the chronograph on this watch run continously? Somebody experience with that for a couple of years? Thanks for the responses! Regards, Olaf

[@TheTimekeeper]

Personally, I wouldn’t run it all the time. It will create unnecessary wear and tear on the movement.

[@olafspronk540]

@@TheTimekeeper Thanks, but having the 'big' seconds-hand run at any time would look great of course. How is this wear for the small seconds-hand? Or should you use another watch if I would like a continuous running seconds-hand, and not a chronograph watch?

[@kingdavid2785]

I’m on the hunt for a new watch and this one has caught my eye. Looks very nice. What are your thoughts on this watch? Do you think it’s worth the 2000$

[@TheTimekeeper]

Absolutely worth it.

[@kingdavid2785]

@@TheTimekeeper nice☺️

[@gullie9004]

Haha the justification at the beginning. 😂 we can relate.

[@TheTimekeeper]

Yeah. I can relate even more now.

[@JLDF3]

Hoy gulemers!!!🤣

[@gullie9004]

@@JLDF3 haha see, sabi sa’yo e. Dati ko pa yan minamata.

[@JLDF3]

😎😎😎@@gullie9004

[@GuyDJHypnotixX]

Thanks for this video, does it glow in the dark?

[@TheTimekeeper]

It does not.

[@highwaystar3780]

In the Close up Shots thers lots of Noticeable Particles of Dirt. Are they on the Dial or top of Crystal?

[@TheTimekeeper]

@@highwaystar3780 it’s just dust on the watch. Not inside.

[@dennissmith6102]

Could you tell me how wide the bracelet is at the lugs?

[@TheTimekeeper]

I know the 42mm has 21mm bracelet. The 40mm might be smaller though.

[@dennisdominguez5750]

Great watch but its doesn't have an annual calendar complication.

[@TheTimekeeper]

It has an annual calendar. What it doesn’t have is a perpetual calendar.

[@smoov_23]

Great review. Question about prestige time. Is it 100% legit I been reading that is considered to be grey market. Please let me know.

[@TheTimekeeper]

It is grey market and grey market dealers are legit.

[@smoov_23]

@@TheTimekeeper if you don't mind me asking what exactly does it mean that it is a grey market. In case of the watches it it 100% authentic?

[@adrianbuxeda]

@@smoov_23 They sell authentic watches but they’re not authorized dealers. Upside is they can offer more competitive prices. Downside is they don’t offer the manufacture’s warranty and typically offer a warranty but you deal through them as a middleman.

[@smoov_23]

@@adrianbuxeda thank you so much for the insight. I appreciate it.

[@yokatipunero]

Hey! nice review! I am looking to buy this watch. How has it been so far? what are its downsides? any issues after 6 months of use? Thank you sir

[@TheTimekeeper]

No issues to report. It’s been great. My only complaint is the bracelet and the lack of micro adjustment so it’s so either a little big or too tight on me. I might have gone with the 40mm since it’s on the big side and it’s quite heavy so you really feel it on wrist. I got the 42mm for legibility purposes since there was so much going on on the dial. I think it’s a tremendous value.

[@dgdave2673]

Are you sure it is an annual calendar? Doubt it.

[@TheTimekeeper]

It’s a simple triple calendar.

[@tikitavi7120]

Stunning watch, on my radar for sure, and I refuse to buy a Rolex as well.

[@read7641]

Love the watch but not the Roman numerals. I would get the white one. Enjoy!

[@keithlivingston6973]

I just bought the 40 mm in blue

[@TheTimekeeper]

Great choice! I really like that one maybe even more than mine.

[@keithlivingston6973]

@@TheTimekeeper I had to flip a coin I could not decide 😂

[@leeberis5466]

Would like to see this with at least 5bar wr…

[@TheTimekeeper]

I kind of give it a pass since it’s a dress watch and chronograph at that.

[@leeberis5466]

@@TheTimekeeper yeah but would be still nice to have. If you consider Union Glashütte all dress watches have 10bar..!

[@fantastikfanatic1900]

*triple calendar