This is one of my vintages that I wear the most because it is so fine, endearing and luminous with its applied indexes, its logo, its solid gold crown. Its background with the gold and enamel insert and its fish that does not like water. Its slightly faded linen dial attests that it has lived well since 1961 but it works perfectly. Its date window at 12 o'clock. A brand that deserves to be even better known because there are so many rarities.

Lovely vintage with linen dial and gold indexes and crown

How beautiful is this patinated adventurer from 1975. It could have been called Marine Nationale but my beauty is not engraved and yet I love it so much. Saved and restored by a watchmaker friend I do not know all the misfortunes it could have had, it keeps the scars and it is in great shape today. I will spare it the great depths that it would probably still assume. Its shades of blue are the most beautiful of the divers that I know, its slightly slobbery tritium indexes and hands seem to assume 50 years of real life outside of a very cozy trunk.

The SUB of the other brand with the crown with a shield

It is not out of a spirit of contradiction but I chose the only SANTOS that is not with its historical shape, it is a GMT 150th anniversary. Not liking Roman numerals too much (like someone you know!) she has the good taste to have nibbled the 1,3,6,11 and 12 which is quite elegant of her. I love its guilloche dial with small sub-dials of charming complications. Its blue hands are as always sumptuous. Its rounded Santos bracelet is incredible with its gold screws and it is very comfortable. Its gold bezel held by 8 tiny screws is quite subtle. In short, a real gem for both sexes. Hyper sophisticated but its intelligent size (33.2mm for 9.6mm) makes it easy to wear.

Cartier neither a round nor a Santos, the SANTOS ROUND

The ideal diving watch for small wrists in those years. For those who didn't want a big Triton or a Sub. A case of incredible finesse and with an incredibly pure profile design. Its dial with old-fashioned patinated indexes, its tiny Lollipop second hand, probably not very visible at the bottom but so subtle today. Its historic case back with its star and its characteristic imprint for unscrewing by a specialist. Mine is on a magnificent FS steel bracelet with a super pleasant elastic buckle. I took out my depth gauge and my Spirotechnique regulator as a tribute, it would have deserved a Mistral 1-stage regulator but I don't have one at home.

The professional skin diver of the 60s

How cute, subtle, fragile she is. I had her come from Italy, her country, she arrived with her hands all messed up. Since then I have been cuddling her, surrounding her with softness because she is a vintage from the 50s, you have to respect her, preserve her. 35mm and very thin, it's everything I like for a dress watch. A satin dial, numbers simply at 3-9-12 and a sub-dial that dares to cut off the 6, how original for a classic, it's true that the brand has shown originality since then. Small gold indexes applied as if to remind you that she is still very classy!

My first gold, a calatrava?

The tool for the difficult learning of reading the time with the hours in numbers and the minutes in clear, and with colored aids for the double railway in red. So many things that were essential because reading seemed so difficult to me at the beginning. A 6 year old who wanted to do like the big ones, who was not allowed to play the guitar because his hands were too small so who wanted to play the trumpet without learning music theory since Louis Armstrong did it well!!! Thanks to Kelton for giving me a taste for watches.

My first watch, the real one from 1971

Imagine she is 46 years old and she works (a major overhaul was still necessary) and she has been with me since I was 10! No, I haven't worn her for a long time but I have good reasons, my chick wrist has long since become that of a chicken and her 29mm case... But I assure you that she was only water resistant and dived for at least 4 years in an incredible way every summer between 2 and 8 meters in intense apnea. I have figures in mind because one day I melted all the fishing weights that I had fun collecting along the rocks of Antibes and there were 17kg of them. If we say that on average they weighed 20g each and that I brought one up every 5 apneas, that still makes 4250 apneas of chick lungs!!! How can I tell you that for me it was the watch of freedom, of adventure, of the deep, almost the same adventure as the Cousteau museum in Monaco that I had discovered or the world of silence.... I did not yet know Jacques Mayol and fortunately like that I avoided going too low.

Mini pioneer diver

What a beauty this Italian with a slim waist, she is my age and much better preserved. The charm of the 60s, a gilt dial with light chocolate tritium indexes, a superb two-tone bakelite bezel, sumptuous traditional hands. Its 36 mm squale case is perfect for me and makes it more dressed with a magnificent custom-made handmade bracelet matching the tritium by xamlam.com (hello Maxime). It is not my most precious diver, it is certainly my most captivating, because I feel Cousteau, Mayol, imagining myself almost adult in the 60s when I was only a child with my tiny Seiko 2205 Hi beat (see my review). More than a small watch, a journey through time and into my life.

A lovely vintage diver with a fine line

As soon as I saw it I flashed I had to have it. Beautiful like the Millsub of the 60's and then Squale has the legitimacy to pay homage. Its almost radium indexes, its sapphire dome beautiful like a chimney plexi but resistant, its polished-brushed and its chamfering like a great brand. It breathes robustness, its 2824 is worth the brand on the crown, it goes down to 200m so you can dive which I would never dare to do with a real vintage. In short it is essential especially with its aluminum bezel it remains unknown and rare because it is the ceramic that makes it sell a little afterwards. Its only flaw is to have a date but it had the good taste not to put a cyclops. I tell you it is almost perfect.

A magnificent new vintage worthy of the 5517

In love with divers from the 60s, I fell head over heels for this magnificent replica of this beautiful French brand that has recently been reborn. A modern case, a beautiful finish, a reliable Miyota caliber, a beautiful finish, including a neat caseback, a superb bezel, a magnificent dial, a top domed sapphire, a water resistance of 150m, very reassuring for every day and even sport.

A charming, new and sturdy vintage diver

The Longines brand was created in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz in Saint-Imier, located in the Swiss Jura. First registered watch brand, Longines shares a large part of its history with the rise of sports, the two worlds having in common values ​​of tradition, precision and elegance. This DNA has allowed the brand to launch models that have marked watchmaking history, such as the Longines Chronograph 13ZN or the Longines HydroConquest.
The current Longines range offers classic watches like the Longines DolceVita or the <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/master_collection">Longines Master Collection</a>, as well as sports watches like the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/legend_diver"> Longines Legend Diver</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/conquest"> Longines Conquest</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/spirit"> Longines Spirit</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/hydroconquest"> Longines HydroConquest</a> or<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/ultra-chron"> Longines Ultra-Chron</a>. Longines has also been involved in polar and aerial expeditions, providing precise measuring instruments to explorers to calculate longitude and latitude. Indeed, it is notably the brand which was chosen by Charles Lindbergh to design a navigation watch during his famous transatlantic flight in 1927. The watch, called <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/longines/lindbergh_hour_angle">Longines Lingbergh Hour Angle</a>, was used to determine the position of Lindbergh's plane during the historic flight.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Longines watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Longines watches sold on the brand's website vary between $900 and $8,950 depending on the models and finishes. Expect to pay $1,950 for a Longines Hydroconquest and $3,500 for a Longines Spirit Zulu Time.
The brand Longines is owned by the Swatch Group like the brands <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/omega">Omega</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/tissot"> Tissot</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/breguet"> Breguet</a> or<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/blancpain"> Blancpain</a> and produces around 1,700,000 watches per year, all models combined. Longines is part of the <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_swiss_watch_brands">Top most popular Swiss watch brands ranking</a>. To choose the Longines model that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating different models through real owner experience.
(Updated December 2023)

The Longines Conquest GMT is the first Swiss watch I bought. It was this one, along with the first watches of my adolescence (Seiko, Casio) that got me started in watchmaking. I was looking for a Swiss watch, with a recognized watchmaking history, automatic and with, if possible, a complication that was a bit nice and different from what we see, like dates or days. All that in a "content" budget, namely under the 1500€ mark. I found all that in this Longines. Its blue sunray dial is magnificent and the red hand of the second time zone contrasts with the dial and gives it a sporty side. You should know that this watch is quite thick and quite heavy to wear. Despite these two small flaws (as well as a slightly noisy oscillating weight but hey...), it remains quite pleasant to wear and remains a special piece in my eyes. It is water-resistant to 5 Bars, remains relatively precise over the hours and days, which makes it a perfect "daily". She is and will remain the one who made me put my finger in the Watchmaking gears.

My First Swiss Watch, the Longines Conquest GMT.

This Longines has a very special place in my collection. After having the "heritage" version from 2014, I couldn't help but think of the original version from 1954. So I sold the first one while waiting to find a good example of a vintage Conquest. Finally, in 2022, I found exactly what I was looking for with this watch in superb condition, with the 19.AS movement, which represents for me the embodiment of Longines' know-how and attention to detail of the case, dial and movement, without compromise. So here we have a watch resistant to water, magnetism, shocks, designed to meet the challenges of exploring the modern world that the second half of the 20th century was destined for. A robust and sophisticated watch, with a degree of finishing equal to the finest watchmaking productions of the time. Yes, the main rubies of the movement are set in gold chatons, the indices are solid gold, and the back of the case features a deep blue enamel motif (the steel and gold-plated versions have a green enamel medallion). A watch that evokes all the attributes of modern watchmaking and Swiss watchmaking tradition simultaneously. For me it is an extraordinary watch, a distillation of history that transports me into its universe and makes the flame of passion burn within me.

A vintage solid gold explorer

41mm quartz watch. Watch purchased with a chocolate brown leather strap. This is my first beautiful watch that I had for my 20th birthday, since then I can't do without it. 8 years later, I gave it a real youthful look with a metal strap and my watch is alive again, it has nothing to do with it. It is sporty and robust. I wear it every day, whether it's to go to work, play sports or whatever. The only small problem is its size, I would have loved it in 39mm given my small wrist.

Sporty but not too much

I present to you my Longines Conquest Automatic in 41mm.
This is a watch that arrived in my collection at a time when I no longer had a watch collection, having been burgled. So I was looking for an extremely versatile watch, ready to accompany me everywhere without flinching, to work, on an adventure or in the evening.
The Longines Conquest remains an enigma in my watchmaking journey: it is a watch that I first discovered in images, via different photos and videos, and systematically, I wondered what people could find in it: it is not particularly beautiful (I would go so far as to say that I found it rather ugly), not particularly original, nothing crazy... then I saw it in real life in London, and I can't really explain why, but it caught my eye. Then a few months later, passing by an AD, it was love at first sight (especially with a discount of 400chf!).

Coming to the watch itself: it's a big watch, with 41mm in diameter and 50mm from lug to lug. On the other hand, where many people seem to find that it's a bit larger than it says, I don't quite agree. It's a thin watch (11.7mm), with plunging lugs, which allows it to fit a lot of wrists (and I have a very small wrist of 15.5~16cm).
300m of water resistance for this piece, which is absurd, but nevertheless very cool!

The finishes are excellent considering its price, with many very well-made polished surfaces, a crown with an original design. The deep black lacquered dial brings very pretty reflections and plays of light, it's probably my favorite detail. The set of hands is very pretty, with two facets, and even prettier in the version with painted indexes and luminescent paint on the hands.
The bracelet is very nicely made with an elegant butterfly clasp. Downside, it will be difficult for you to adjust it perfectly to your liking, given that there is no kind of micro-adjustment. You will have to deal with half links, but in my case it is either slightly tight or too wide...

The movement is a Longines L888, derived from an ETA 2892: excellent reliability and more than proven movement, crazy precision (my copy runs at -2sec/day). Completely satisfied on this side!

On the downsides:
- It is a heavy watch on its steel bracelet (188 grams all the same), we do not forget it!
- Enjoy the moment when you see it immaculate in the store, because it will be scratched the next second! It is a scratch magnet, it is terrible! For my part, I like objects that live so it does not bother me at all, but if you are maniacs, run away!
- The original bracelet and its lack of micro-adjustments which can make it uncomfortable to wear for some wrists, inherent to the butterfly buckle...
- If you like it to be bright, it's the same, run away because it's sincerely crap aha!

But I forget all that and forgive it because beyond the fact that I love it enormously, it has a real emotional dimension which means that whatever happens, I would never part with it!

For 1250chf/1400e, you will have a real Swiss watch from one of the most important manufacturers in the history of watchmaking, a reliable, robust and precise movement, excellent finishes and a look so cool and versatile!

The best all-purpose Swiss watch for under €1,500

Cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2017 par le designer Nicolas Ducoudert, Beaubleu apporte une dimension nouvelle &agrave; l&rsquo;horlogerie en cr&eacute;ant des montres &agrave; la fois esth&eacute;tiques, &eacute;tonnantes et profond&eacute;ment symboliques. Les aiguilles rondes, signature de la Maison, sont le reflet d&rsquo;une singularit&eacute; et d&rsquo;une simplicit&eacute; sophistiqu&eacute;e. Chaque mod&egrave;le arbore un design d&eacute;licieusement contemporain, o&ugrave; chaque d&eacute;tail, chaque surface, interagissent avec la lumi&egrave;re.
Cassant les codes de l'horlogerie traditionnelle en apportant une vision nouvelle du temps, les montres Beaubleu sortent des sentiers battus en arborant des aiguilles rondes et &eacute;vid&eacute;es, inspir&eacute;es des travaux de Galil&eacute;e dans sa compr&eacute;hension du syst&egrave;me solaire. Ces aiguilles affichent de mani&egrave;re po&eacute;tique les heures, qui ne pointent pas un index ni une graduation, mais qui indiquent une position, un instant depuis le centre du cadran.
<h2>Quels sont les principaux mod&egrave;les de la marque Beaubleu ?</h2>
Beaubleu vient d&rsquo;annoncer le 5 juin 2024, le lancement d&rsquo;une nouvelle collection en s&eacute;rie limit&eacute;e nomm&eacute;e <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/seconde_francaise">Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise</a>. Une belle innovation esth&eacute;tique et po&eacute;tique comme en a le secret la marque., avec une aiguille volante des secondes et un calibre fran&ccedil;ais de France &Eacute;bauches. La Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise fait partie des nomin&eacute;s au Grand Prix d''Horlogerie de Gen&egrave;ve 2024.&nbsp;
La collection <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/ecce">Beaubleu Ecce</a> reste la collection permanente de la marque lanc&eacute;e en octobre 2023. Malgr&eacute; sa jeune histoire, Beaubleu a d&eacute;j&agrave; commercialis&eacute; 3 collections en s&eacute;ries limit&eacute;es :
<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/b01">Beaubleu B01</a> <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/union">Beaubleu Union</a> <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/vitruve_date">Beaubleu Vitruve Date</a> et <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/vitruve_gmt">Beaubleu Vitruve GMT</a>
<h2>Quel est le prix d'une montre Beaubleu ?</h2>
Le prix des montres Beaubleu &eacute;voluent et diff&egrave;rent selon les mod&egrave;les. La plupart co&ucirc;tent entre 800 &euro; et 1,600 &euro; selon les r&eacute;f&eacute;rences. A titre d'exemple, une <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/ecce/vesperal">Beaubleu Ecce Vesperal</a> est propos&eacute;e &agrave; 890 &euro; sur le bracelet cuir et la nouvelle collection <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/seconde_francaise">Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise</a> est vendue &agrave; partir de 1,490 &euro; sur bracelet cuir &eacute;galement. <a href="bit.ly/4abJPrn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tous les prix Beaubleu sur le site de la marque</a>.
La marque Beaubleu est ind&eacute;pendante et vend plusieurs milliers de montres par an, tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir le mod&egrave;le Beaubleu qui vous correspond le mieux, les <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/seconde_francaise/20.24_gris_perle/review/66607be37f15bc103d620fe3">avis clients Dialicious sur Beaubleu</a> sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer les diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients de la marque.
Consultez le<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_francaises"> Classement des meilleures marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises</a> dont Beaubleu fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2024)
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Created in 2017 by designer Nicolas Ducoudert, Beaubleu brings a new dimension to watchmaking by creating watches that are aesthetic, astonishing and deeply symbolic. The round hands, signature of the House, reflect singularity and sophisticated simplicity. Each model features a deliciously contemporary design, where every detail, every surface, interacts with light.
Breaking the codes of traditional watchmaking by providing a new vision of time, Beaubleu watches go off the beaten track by featuring round, hollowed-out hands, inspired by the work of Galileo in his understanding of the solar system. These hands poetically display the hours, which do not point to an index or a graduation, but which indicate a position, an instant from the center of the dial.
<h2 dir="ltr">What are the main models of the Beaubleu brand?</h2>
Beaubleu has just announced on June 5, 2024, the launch of a new limited series collection called<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/seconde_francaise"> Beaubleu Seconde Francaise</a>. A beautiful aesthetic and poetic innovation as the brand has the secret, with a flying seconds hand and a French caliber from France &Eacute;bauches. The Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise is one of the nominees for the 2024 GPHG (Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Gen&egrave;ve).&nbsp;
The collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/ecce"> Beaubleu Ecce</a> remains the permanent collection of the brand launched in October 2023. Despite its young history, Beaubleu has already marketed 3 collections in limited series:
<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/b01">Beaubleu B01 </a><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/union">Beaubleu Union </a><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/vitruve_date">Beaubleu Vitruvius Date</a> And<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/vitruve_gmt"> Beaubleu Vitruve GMT</a>
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Beaubleu watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Beaubleu watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between &euro; 800 and &euro; 1,600 according to the references. As an example, a<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/ecce/vesperal"> Beaubleu Ecce Vesperal</a> is offered at &euro; 890 on the leather strap and the new collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/seconde_francaise"> Beaubleu Seconde Francaise</a> is sold from &euro; 1,490 on a leather strap as well. All Beaubleu prices on the brand's website.
The Beaubleu brand is independent and sells several thousand watches per year, all models combined. To choose the Beaubleu model that best suits you, <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/seconde_francaise/20.24_gris_perle/review/66607be37f15bc103d620fe3">Dialicious owners' reviews on Beaubleu</a> are a valuable resource for evaluating the different models through the real experience of the brand's customers.
Check out the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands"> Ranking of the best French watch brands</a>, including Beaubleu.
(Updated November 2024)

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