Longines Spirit Zulu Time

The Longines Spirit collection pays homage to the brand’s enduring association with legendary explorers and pioneers who pushed the boundaries of aviation, land, and sea exploration. This collection blends elements of traditional pilot’s watches with cutting-edge horological innovation, encapsulating the spirit of adventure while maintaining an elegant aesthetic. Designed to bridge the past and the present, the Spirit line serves as a modern tribute to Longines’ pioneering heritage.

Design Language And Iterations

The Spirit collection embodies a refined balance between functionality and sophistication. The timepieces feature clean, legible dials available in various colours, including black, blue, and silver, with large Arabic numerals and a bold overall aesthetic that reflects the utilitarian nature of traditional pilot’s watches. True to their aviation-inspired roots, these timepieces incorporate design elements such as oversized crowns and railway-style minute tracks, ensuring both practicality and visual appeal. The Longines Spirit series forms the foundation of this collection, offering a range of three-hand models with date displays. These watches are the perfect embodiment of the collection’s ethos, delivering a seamless blend of tradition and modernity.

The Spirit Zulu Time introduces a dual-time feature, reflecting the needs of travellers and professionals who require the ability to track multiple time zones. With a bi-directional rotating bezel and bold GMT hand, this series combines practical functionality with an elegant design language, appealing to globetrotters and aviation enthusiasts alike. The Longines Spirit Flyback marks a significant technical achievement in the collection, reintroducing the flyback chronograph function, which allows the wearer to reset and restart the chronograph with a single push. This feature, paired with the watch’s sporty design, reinforces the Spirit collection’s ties to aviation history while demonstrating Longines’ mastery of horological complications Rounding out the collection is the Spirit Chronograph, which amplifies the series’ focus on precision and performance. Featuring sub-dials for measuring elapsed time and a tachymeter scale, these models showcase the perfect balance of functionality and style.