As long as you walk around the Longines Museum in person,
You will find that there are too many tables that can be made.
The predecessors planted trees, and there is a forest in Longines' house.
Today Lao Xu came to experience the evaluation,
It is the Longines Concas series on the occasion of celebrating its 70th anniversary,
The launch of a very rare one
Longines Concas Revival Center Power Reserve Display
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There was a time when vintage was very popular, and the revival of classic styles from the brand's history was an instant hit.
In fact, when I think of the first to bring this trend, Longines must be one of them. With a history of more than 190 years, the international award has been soft, and this deep family background is a story to take out any one.
Today's replica, based on a 1959 model, comes with a very special feature – the power reserve indicator.
The power reserve display should be familiar to everyone, but it may have appeared on wristwatches a little later than the high complications of perpetual calendars and tourbillons. As far as I know, the first wristwatch with a power reserve indicator appeared in 1948. A finger is pointed to a fan-shaped scale that shows the remaining power of the barrel, just like the power reserve display we are familiar with today.
However, Longines has shown an exclusive and unique alternative to this watch 65 years ago, and it is also a technical function that Longines invented and currently uses exclusively. In the center of the dial is a double-rotating structure, with a separate ring and disc marked 0-64 at intervals of numbers and dots, and a reference line with a thick end and a narrow end on the central disc, which together form a unique power-reserve display. When you wind your watch, you will see that the base line does not move, while the outer ring ring begins to rotate clockwise, and after the number 64, that is, after the full winding, if you continue to wind it, the disc in the center will rotate with the ring, and will always remain at full power.
In other words, the direction of the power reserve indicator is not fixed, and you can continue winding it after it has been fully wound, at which point the unique central power reserve display becomes a function of adjusting the direction. Depending on your aesthetic preferences and watch habits, you can point the full power baseline at any angle within 360 degrees. Then, when the power starts to run out, the reference line on the small disc in the center rotates clockwise, while the outer ring does not move. This gives an accurate indication of the remaining power of the watch.
The above description may sound a bit winding, but I believe that the video of the brothers following Lao Xu can be understood very clearly. I also think it's new and interesting when I actually do it. At the same time, this is also in line with the idea that mechanical watches have passed on to us: you just have to wind normally, adjust the angle when it is fully wound, and let the watch do the rest.
After playing for a few days, Lao Xu found that this display mechanism, if only understood from the function, is no different from the common power reserve display. But I feel two ingenious and unique features: first of all, this is a "full string" taboo dynamic storage display, the current common dynamic storage is mostly a fan-shaped indication, many people are used to looking at the dynamic storage area, while turning the crown to supplement kinetic energy, but like my daily habit, is to just start to vigorously turn the crown, watching the hands quickly add the dynamic storage, will feel very cool, but when it is almost to the limit of the dynamic storage, I will unconsciously slow down the hand speed, with a little restraint.
And this watch, because the mechanical structure is not afraid of "over-winding", you can wind it vigorously from beginning to end, and after it is full, the ring and the disc will be linked together, very full, and very satisfied.
Secondly, when the power is low during daily wear, we rotate the crown or swing the wrist, and the outer ring disc rotates accordingly to show the winding process. In this way, the changing dial creates a poetic atmosphere of the passage of time.
This innovative device echoes the long history of Longines watches made for rotary watches, just like the time angle watches created for the aviation industry at the end of the 20s of the 20th century, the whole process and visual experience is fresh, but it was developed by Longines 65 years ago, which is worthy of praise.
In addition to the power-reserve indicator, the date window is placed at 12 o'clock, so that the dial layout is perfectly symmetrical, and the 12-hour scale is three-dimensional, as in the case of the first Concas.
I have to say that Longines is just right in terms of reproduction, and the new model is almost no different from the original at first glance, but with the current vision, it looks much more comfortable than the original.
I think the main reason is that the case is similar to the shape of the first Concas, the difference is that the lugs are wider, showing a wide upper and narrow shape, so that the case as a whole looks fuller, with a diameter of 38.5mm, which is also full of retro temperament today.
On the dial, the iconic power reserve display is smaller than the original, and the brand logo at 12 o'clock has also canceled the flying wings, only retaining the English letters, which is not only more concise, but also to leave plenty of space for the date window above, and the dial layout is more relaxed.
Other parts, such as the shape of the scale and the style of the hands, are the same as the original. Including the font of the words "Conquest" and "automatic" at 6 o'clock, they are all restored vividly, alas, in fact, it can't be said to be vivid, which is originally their own. After 65 years of design, it seems that today it has a beauty that has been precipitated by time.
In addition, there is another small detail that particularly appeals to me, which is the hour and minute hands, which are like sharpening the heads of the common baton hands. Personally, I have the impression that this kind of modeling hand is extremely rare, and it is called a "skyscraper" pointer. Much like a part of the New York skyline, it's modern and old-fashioned.
As the sky darkens, the luminescent coating on the hands "lights up" the entire building.
The original Comas Center Power Reserve Indicator was equipped with a self-winding calibre based on the 290 calibre, number 292, which was the flagship version of the movement designed to cope with extreme conditions, and was also used in Longines' early diver's watches, showing that its performance is not limited to everyday wear.
The new model is equipped with the L896.5 calibre, which is a movement that can be the main force in terms of configuration and performance. As you can see from the transparent case back, the movement is fitted with a more advanced free-sting balance spring, which is also made of more precise and anti-magnetic silicon, which is ten times more resistant to magnetic fields than the ISO 764 benchmark.
The new Comas Revival Center Power Reserve is available in three overall colours. The white dial with gold hour markers is the most original, and if you like the original and the ultimate vintage, then it is definitely your dish.
I think this color scheme is also the most versatile with all kinds of clothing, and its "white" is similar to milky white, with the texture of time.
The black dial with silver hour markers is also a common color for vintage watches, but I think it gives me a kind of "coolness" that is rarely seen in other replica watches, it is very contrasting, very contrasting, black handsome and handsome, a kind of youthful energy.
However, if I had to choose one of the three, I would vote for a combination of a grey dial and gold hour markers. That's why I chose it for the experience review, where the gold hands and hour markers stand out against a dark gray background.
The central power reserve display and the minute scale ring are also more three-dimensional, worn on the hand, under the daily light, the layers are clear, very delicate and durable. And a little thought, it is this gray gold color, not only Longines, but also rare among all watch brands, and it is even more beautiful to wear.
Longines Comas Replica Series Center Power Reserve Display, official price: 31,900 yuan.
If you're interested in this watch, you might as well hear about its history. In 1954, Longines' Comas series was born, and to describe this watch in such a grand way, it was because of the competitive environment it faced at that time, which was quite fierce.
Concas's positioning is to create a watch that is both elegant and dynamic, as well as powerful. At that time, the word Concas was the protected name of the Federal Office of Intellectual Property in Bern, Switzerland, and you think about how much reputation it must have received.
And the watch we reviewed belongs to Longines, the most well-known Concas series, and in the past, when we talked about Concas, we mostly stared at its three-pin model or diving model, but in the past two years, the new model of the Concas series has made me see that Longines has a strong history of it and is digging deeper.
At the same time, in the field of antique watches, Longines has a high voice, because it is a rare watch that has both the top brand, well-known movements, rich functions, many styles and great production. However, I look at the auction records and the antique watch market, the Longines Concas power reserve display watch is still relatively rare, and the antique model in good condition is even more difficult to find.
So now Longines has chosen to reproduce this watch, which itself has an irreplaceable retro feeling. is still the opening sentence, Longines remake series, each one is a story.