Ninety Years Ago Today, Longines Changed the Chronograph

by Brent Robillard Ubiquity breeds familiarity The most successful watchmaking inventions often become so commonplace that we forget they were inventions at all. The rotating dive bezel. The GMT hand. The automatic winding rotor… The flyback chronograph falls squarely into that category. Today, if you spend enough time around pilot’s watches or military chronographs, you’ll eventually encounter the term. Most enthusiasts know what a flyback … Continue reading Ninety Years Ago Today, Longines Changed the Chronograph

Hands-On with the New Longines Spirit Pilot and Spirit Pilot Flyback

by Brent Robillard First in Flight When I saw Longines’ 2025 novelties earlier this year in New York, two pieces stood out immediately—the new Spirit Pilot and the Spirit Pilot Flyback. That’s no small statement in a year that also gave us a white-dial Legend Diver and the evocative Spirit Zulu Time 1925 (which I now own). But if the Zulu Time carried forward Longines’ … Continue reading Hands-On with the New Longines Spirit Pilot and Spirit Pilot Flyback

Hands On with the Longines Spirit Zulu Time in Anthracite and Blue

by Brent Robillard Something blue Earlier this year, when Longines marked the centenary of its first dual time watch with the release of the Spirit Zulu Time 1925, it did so with more than just a nod to history. Alongside that commemorative model came two fresh colourways for the modern Spirit Zulu Time collection—one of which is this anthracite dial paired with a deep ceramic … Continue reading Hands On with the Longines Spirit Zulu Time in Anthracite and Blue