Review the Longines Heritage Avigation Mens Watch Replica With Low Price

Review the Longines Heritage Avigation Mens Watch Replica With Low Price

Professional flying watches have a long history, such as Breguet Type XX, Breitling Navitimer, IWC Mark series, Zenith "Dafei", etc, all have a deep heritage. Under the current wave of retro style on the bezel, not only diving watches have launched historical replica models, but even flight watches have also joined this camp. At the 2017 Basel International Jewelry and Watch Fair, Longines announced the Longines Heritage Avigation Mens Watch replica L2.816.4.53.2. With its unique design, it attracted a lot of attention once it was launched, and even won the GPHG in the same year. Awarded the "Best Renaissance Watch".

The Dial

The so-called "big eye" is named after the huge minute counter at 3 o'clock. Compared with the second dial at 9 o'clock and the hour counter at 6 o'clock, it does make a "big" circle visually, breaking the visual balance of left-right symmetry in traditional chronographs, which is very distinctive.

Considering the needs of night flight, night light is also an indispensable function of the flight watch. This Longines Avigation watch replica is covered with luminous coating on the Arabic numeral hour markers and the hour and minute hands. Different from the beige used by common replica watches for the pursuit of retro effect, the luminous paint of the big-eye flying watch shows a light cyan color in the case of sufficient light, which is also my personal favorite detail.

The Case

The Longines Avigation BigEye replica comes in a 41mm steel case that at first glance might strike you as simple. However, there are subtle polished elements that catch your eye and hold your attention. Longines has applied a nice brushed finish to most of the surfaces on the case, with the exception of the thin steel bezel that is polished to a mirror finish. This element, I think, catches the light in really unexpected ways giving the watch a sort of “rough-jewel-like” quality.

The BigEye replica measures in at a nice 48.5mm lug to lug. This paired with the case size fits my 7.25” wrist very well. The lugs themselves are pretty thick and beefy, dropping downward dramatically from the case. Being an automatic chronograph, there’s an expected thickness present at about 14.3mm including the domed sapphire. 

The oversized crown and pushers are some of my favorite elements of the watch. Big and nearly exaggerated, the signed crown measures in at approximately 7.5mm alone; and the pushers extend delicately from the case. 

The Movement

Turning the watch over to the other side reveals an aeroplane engraved above the solid caseback, reinforcing the “flying watch” theme once again. Although modern replica Longines watches mostly use ETA-based movement models, historically Longines had deep accomplishments in the field of independent movements, especially chronograph movements. Since the 20H movement launched in 1878, Longines has been committed to the development of high-level chronograph movements. Among them, the 13ZN movement with a horizontal clutch column wheel is the pinnacle of the brand in this field. However, after the "quartz crisis", Longines, which joined the Swatch Group, adjusted its brand positioning and switched to a more mature and stable ETA movement. This big-eyed pilot is no exception. It is based on the ETA A08.L01 chronograph movement, which the brand names "L688.2". The movement is equipped with a column wheel and a vertical clutch device and a silicon hairspring, and has 54 hours. Dynamic storage.

Strap

The provided Longines strap is a simple brown, full stitch leather strap with a signed buckle. It’s comfortable and effective, but largely unremarkable. The watch, however, is an absolute strap monster and looks great on most strap combinations. The replica Avigation BigEye is equally at home on leather as it would be on canvas or a NATO. Changing the strap will also change the “feel” of the watch dramatically. Going from the brown OEM strap to a nice shiny black strap would dress it up significantly, whereas going to a “Bond” NATO would make this look adventure-ready.

Conclusion

Compared with the "Pioneer" of the modern-style pilot series, the starting price of the Longines Avigation big-eye flight watch replica is lower. As a rare retro flight computer at the same price, its appearance not only fills the market gap, but also makes people like this style. friends provide a good choice. More information, please visit our latest replica Longines watch listing, we are selling almost all model AAA grade 1 :1 cloned Longines watches.