Sunday, November 12, 2017

Press Release: The Longines Avigation BigEye Grand Winner of the Price “Revival” of the 2017 Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève


The Swiss watch brand Longines is awarded the Price “Revival” at the 2017 ceremony of the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève. Its model The Longines Avigation BigEye succeed in convincing the higly specialized Jury. This model of the Heritage line is a reinterpretation of a chronograph with a design from the 1930es, in keeping with the great tradition of pilot watches. The brand has a long-standing relationship with the field of aviation.




Reference number L2.816.4.53.2/4

Calibre: Self-winding mechanical movement with column wheel chronograph mechanism
Calibre L688.2 (ETA A08.L01)
13¼ lines, 27 jewels, 28,800 vibrations per hour
54 hours of power reserve

Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o'clock

Chronograph
Central 60-second hand
30-minute counter at 3 o'clock
12-hour counter at 6 o'clock

Case: Round, Æ 41 mm, steel
Domed sapphire crystal with several layers of anti-reflective treatment
Special engraving on the caseback

Water resistance: To 3 bar (30 metres)   
Dial: Semi-glossy black dial, 9 Arabic numerals coated with SuperLuminova©
Hands: Sand-blasted and rhodium-plated, hour and minutes hands coated with SuperLuminova®

Strap: Brown leather (calf) with buckle

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