Horological Meandering

Basel 2011 Novelty report Longines by Marcus Hanke Longines, the insider’s choice among the Swatch Group brands, is again showing several interesting and attractive novelties. The flag ship of its 2011 collection is the Master Moon Phase with retrograde i...  

I'm very disappointed by this 2011 collection... despite the high quality of your pictures, I wasn't seduced by anything. Fx

... but for a "gimmicky watch", that you do not wear very often, it is too expensive. Marcus

i like the 24 Hour. might take a little to get used to. THANK You for the Report. Cheers

Thanks for posting, Marcus.

selection especially in the heritage collection is outstanding, my personal fav......  

There are some good looking interpretations of classic pieces from their portfolio being released by Longines in recent years. Cheers, Daos

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Impossible to find but would no doubt be a great seller in my opinion. The current collection seems nice enough but not particularly exciting to me. Thanks for the pictures Marcus.

Wasn't that watch handsome? Cheers, Daos

I came very close to finding it about a year ago when I finally found it on a dealer's website. Unfortunately he made a mistake by posting it and it was not in stock. I hope to find it someday!

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that Longnes produced. Just when Swissair went bust, one could buy quite a few models discounted at various Swiss airports. They all had aviation themes like WEEMS or Hour-Angle or GMT display. I even collected the non-Swissair editions that were produced... 

Any clues on the sizing of the cases for the Record watches? Diameter / thickness would be great to know Thanks for the awesome report and pictures!!!