Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage chronograph

It is not the first time that Longines brushes off some dust of its vintage-styled Charles Lindbergh chronograph model. First introduced in 1933 to mark its collaboration with the famous aviator, the Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage chronograph watch was re-issued several times with some minor tweaking to its dial layout.

This new sequel to the “historic” model comes in the same oversized 47.5 mm case housing a humbly decorated automatic movement that can be seen via transparent case back. The latter is protected from occasional dents with a stainless steel “hunter-back” cover.

Longines says nothing about the movement’s specs but I can make an educated guess that this is some kind of a pocket watch caliber.*

Like a genuine aviator’s watch, the new edition sports a high-contrast dial layout with bold Arabic numerals and a tachometric scale, which is actually usable.

I mean, the Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage is so large that the Swiss brand has even managed to make the numerals on the scale big enough to be seen with a naked eye.

* UPDATE ON CALIBER: Okay, I was wrong about the caliber. I have just learned that the watch is in fact powered by the Caliber L705 self-winding movement, which is based on the relatively new ETA Valgranges A07.231 ebauche.

Designed to power modern oversized watches, the caliber is built on 27 jewels and is whopping 37.22 millimeters in diameter easily dwarfing most common automatic movements from ETA S.A. and their numerous clones.

Regrettably, notwithstanding its huge rotor and impressive bridges and plates, the movement comes almost undecorated (besides some pretty basic Geneva stripes) making it quite boring to look at. What a waste.

Photos: Longines

Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage aviator’s watch specification

Price range: $4700
Movement: N/A, automatic
Complications: Chronograph, tachymeter
Power reserve: N/A
Case material: Stainless steel (pictured) or rose gold
Bezel material: Stainless steel (pictured) or rose gold
Case shape: Round
Transparent case back: Yes, sapphire glass with a flip cover
Case size: 47.5 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: White
Hands: Heat-blued
Strap: Brown leather
Crystal: Sapphire