{"id":26202,"date":"2021-03-23T18:27:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T18:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/the-longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-watch-hands-on\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T15:02:10","slug":"longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-watch-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-watch-hands-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye watch hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\">There is a great sense of satisfaction in seeing the new <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong>. All or almost all of <strong>Longines<\/strong>\u2019s Heritage models have passed through my hands already despite the fact that, strangely enough, I don\u2019t own a <strong>Heritage<\/strong> at all but rather the complicated timepiece par excellence crafted by this manufacturer; the <strong>Longines Master Collection Retrograde<\/strong>. After the exponential growth of volumes, diameters and dials, which have a foundation in the historical roots of the brand and its link with the world of aviation \u2013 as a visit to the <em>Museum of St. Imier<\/em> would easily show you \u2013 this year, <strong>Longines<\/strong> has finally squared the circle by combining together in a sublime way three topical issues: vintage, small size, and a modern caliber.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-3.JPG\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-3\">The <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong> is the synthesis of these three concepts; a sentence that should be placed at the end of this article in between the general comments but that I decided to place as an opening line instead. Once again, <strong>Longines<\/strong> has re-opened its archives and found something that represents the best of its experience in creating chronographs; those chronographs named after the <strong>CH30<\/strong> abbreviation for example that stands for the initials of the famous caliber with columns wheel that used to equip the cases of the brand\u2019s watches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In the case of the <strong>Big Eye<\/strong> it is difficult to trace back the true origins of the model it takes inspiration from, since <strong>Longines<\/strong> did not release any official images of the model that inspired it and, unlike the modern <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong>, this timepiece comes in several references. Not all of these references feature the typical three-counter-layout, some of them sport two counters only; a layout that could confuse those who are not familiar with the collection and who were not as lucky as I was to visit the fantastic (it really is fantastic) museum dedicated to this brand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye.JPG\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye\">To be honest, in the case of the <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong>, it makes no sense to go looking for the origins of the model because the new one is extremely successful no matter what. The steel-made case measures <strong>41mm<\/strong> in size; the perfect dimension for a chronograph that, when it was originally created, would have probably been defined as a sports chrono. The glass box is quite discreet, the central part is fully flat and treated with a double anti-reflection treatment (sapphire crystal), the black dial features a 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock \u2013 the so-called \"<em>Big Eye<\/em>\" \u2013 that is oversized, the scale indexes have been filled with <em>SuperLuminova<\/em> and so have the Arabic numbers of the hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The brand had the guts not to add any dates to break these perfect proportions. This is not everything, however, because <strong>Longines<\/strong> has equipped its <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong> with large mushroom-type push buttons, just like the ones you would use on a <em>Spitfire<\/em> if you were to action them while wearing big leather gloves. Elsewhere they would seem out of place, but, in this case, they are a perfect match to the definition of the general personality of this chronograph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-5.JPG\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-5\">Technically speaking, the <strong>Heritage Chronos<\/strong> are not to be discussed and neither is the <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong>. The timepiece is equipped with the automatic <strong>L688.2<\/strong> caliber that guarantees up to <strong>54 hours of power reserve<\/strong> and a switching of the chrono function through the columns wheel; the \"<em>ETA for Longines<\/em>\" evolution of calibers born under the Valjoux7750\u2019s wing, completely redesigned to become the best in class at a competitive price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">To top it all, for its <strong>Big Eye<\/strong>, <strong>Longines<\/strong> has chosen a nice strap made of suede with a small pin buckle, the strap is extremely tapered from the lugs all the way down to the buckle sporting the winged hourglass logo, but, unfortunately, I cannot provide you with the correct distance between the lugs themselves. In any case, the <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong> is the ideal watch to sport a customized strap and my thoughts go immediately to the many cordovan leather <strong>NATO<\/strong> straps with an aged look; an entire collection of these should be created for this chronograph!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye.JPG\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye\">The retail price? <strong>2,750<\/strong> euro. The availability? You should keep in mind that since the presentation of this timepiece at <strong>Baselworld 2017<\/strong>, the success of the <strong>Big Eye<\/strong> among retailers and end-customers has been enormous; something completely expected and understandable. Aesthetic balance, vintage touch and feel, modern mechanics and a very competitive retail price make this timepiece a dangerous competitor even beyond its price range, a potential undercut for brands that are positioned at a higher level on the market (price-wise rather than content-wise). It is a great tribute to the famous (and expensive on the vintage market) <strong>Longines<\/strong> historical chronographs and is clearly positioned a step higher than the current <strong>Heritage<\/strong> watches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-4.JPG\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-4\">In the last two years, I have tried many <strong>Heritage<\/strong> watches, they were all different between them but all fascinating and rich in history nevertheless, the <strong>Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye<\/strong>, however, gave me something that the other watches couldn\u2019t give me and I am definitely thinking of wearing one of these watches around my wrist forever. The style is there and I think that <strong>Longines<\/strong> has created an aesthetic design that will last for a long time, the mechanics also please those who carefully read all the specifications and the crafting is perfect too. Moreover, this watch is exceptionally apt for customizations and, from my point of view, it is the perfect timepiece to turn into a split-seconds watch too; could you actually picture that?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\n<\/p><div style=\"min-height: 10px; height: auto; width: auto; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; display: table;\">\n<p>    <a rel=\"prettyPhoto&lt;div id=&#039;gallery-1&#039; class=&#039;gallery galleryid-26202 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail&#039;&gt;&lt;figure class=&#039;gallery-item&#039;&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=&#039;gallery-icon landscape&#039;&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-watch-hands-on\/longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-6_ettwroa-2\/&#039;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-6_eTTwROA-150x150.jpg&quot; class=&quot;attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail&quot; 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width: 150px\" alt=\"Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye 2.JPG\"><br>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a rel=\"prettyPhoto&lt;div id=&#039;gallery-4&#039; class=&#039;gallery galleryid-26202 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail&#039;&gt;&lt;figure class=&#039;gallery-item&#039;&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=&#039;gallery-icon landscape&#039;&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-watch-hands-on\/longines-heritage-avigation-big-eye-6_ettwroa-2\/&#039;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-6_eTTwROA-150x150.jpg&quot; class=&quot;attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-6_eTTwROA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-6_eTTwROA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Longines-Heritage-Avigation-Big-Eye-6_eTTwROA-100x100.jpg 100w&quot; 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width: 150px\" alt=\"Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye 5.JPG\"><br>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">(Photo credit: Horbiter\u00ae's proprietary photo-shooting)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\">Gaetano C @Horbiter\u00ae<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaetanoCimmino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Gaetano Cimmino<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a great sense of satisfaction in seeing the new Longines Heritage Avigation Big Eye. 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