Dad may say he doesn’t want anything for Father’s Day this year, but if you’d like to surprise him with something unexpected — and special — it’s hard to beat a quality timepiece. If you’re new to the world of watches and need helping finding a reputable brand that won’t break the bank, while also prioritizing quality and heritage, you’ve come to the right place.
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Founded in 1832 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, Longines is a brand with a long history of creating quality timepieces that appeal to a wide audience. Its long legacy and exceptional quality make it one of the most popular brands in the watch industry — and we haven’t even gotten to its good looks, or its ability to hold its own on the wrists of adventurers, travelers and sportsmen.
In this guide, we’ve curated five of our favorite models from in Longines’ lineup; timepieces that’ll look and work great for decades, either around the house, out for drinks or on Dad’s next big trip.
LonginesLongines Spirit Zulu Time 1925
The Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 marks 100 years since Longines introduced the world’s first dual time zone wristwatch in 1925. This watch features a 39-mm stainless steel case with a bidirectional rotating bezel, and an 18K rose-gold cap, a first for the collection. Equipped with a 24-hour graduated bezel, the watch enables users to track three time zones, making it an ideal companion for modern globetrotters. The dial is optimized for visibility with Super-LumiNova®-treated hands and indexes, ensuring readability in all lighting conditions, complemented by elegant engravings and a discreet date window. The rose-gold accents on the case pay homage to the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, celebrating Longines’ role in the history of timekeeping across time zones. Powered by the Longines calibre L844.4, a high-precision self-winding movement with a 72-hour power reserve, the Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 offers chronometer certification and enhanced resistance to magnetic fields. It comes with both a stainless steel bracelet with a double-folding safety clasp and a black NATO strap, packaged in a special-edition box.
LonginesConquest
The Conquest is the ultimate everyday watch, blending boldness, timelessness and sporty elegance. This timepiece comes in stainless steel 41mm case with polished and satin finishes, sunray green dial, is water-resistant up to 100 meters, and features a transparent screw-down case back. The Conquest is powered by Longines’ exclusive self-winding movements with silicon balance springs and non-magnetic components, offering magnetic resistance ten times higher than the ISO 764 standard. It is comfortable and versatile, with a stainless steel bracelet with triple safety folding clasp, and features eleven applied silvered hour markers and a date aperture at 6 o’clock. The hour markers at 3, 9 and 12 o’clock are coated with Super-LumiNova®.
LonginesFlagship Heritage Moonphase
This watch includes an 18-carat gold medallion on the case back, depicting a hand-painted enamel caravel — a hallmark of the collection since 1957. Housed in a 38.5mm satin-brushed stainless steel case, this watch has a timeless aesthetic with domed dial, applied hour markers coated with Super-LumiNova®, a silver dial and a brown alligator strap with buckle. Powered by an exclusive Longines L899.5 calibre, this watch offers a 72-hour power reserve, moonphase complication, and enhanced magnetic resistance through a silicon balance-spring.
LonginesConquest Heritage Central Power Reserve
Inspired by an iconic model from the late 1950s, this timepiece features a power reserve displayed on two rotating discs at the center of the dial — a design that highlights Longines’ technical mastery and timeless elegance. The central power reserve indicator, a unique Longines innovation, shows the remaining running time of the watch using two rotating discs — a feature exclusive to the brand. The watch is available with a champagne-colored dial. Its three-part design includes twelve yellow gold-tone applied hour markers, coated with Super-LumiNova®, along with luminous minute hands for optimal legibility. Housed in a 38mm stainless steel case with a transparent screw-down case back, the watch is powered by a self-winding mechanical movement featuring a silicon balance spring and other innovative components. It offers magnetic resistance up to ten times greater than the ISO 764 standard and comes fitted with a black alligator strap.
LonginesLongines Master Collection
The Longines Master Collection showcases the brand’s watchmaking expertise and reflects its core values of excellence and elegance. It features a 42mm stainless steel case, a silver “barleycorn” dial protected by scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and a transparent case back also made of sapphire crystal. The watch is water resistant to 3 bar, and includes a moonphase display at 6 o’clock, surrounded by an Arabic numeral date ring, with a hand indicating the current date. It is powered by the L899 calibre — a new movement developed exclusively for Longines. The Longines Master Collection comes with an elegant brown alligator strap, ideal for daily wear.
LonginesLongines Spirit Flyback
The Longines Spirit Flyback blends vintage aviation roots with modern elegance, paying homage to the brand’s 1930s flyback chronographs worn by pioneering aviators. The timepiece is equipped with a flyback chronograph, which allows for quick reset and restart with a single push — ideal for precise timing in aviation or everyday use. Powered by the COSC-certified L791 calibre, the Spirit Flyback offers a 68-hour power reserve, silicon balance-spring, and strong resistance to magnetic fields. Housed in a 42mm stainless steel case with a black ceramic bezel, and an anthracite dial, this watch comes with an interchangeable brown leather strap.