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The Longines Hour Angle watch 989.5215 is a modern adaptation of the original Longines Hour Angle that was designed in collaboration with Charles Lindbergh following his first in history, solo flight across the Atlantic. The original Hour angle was a big watch, at 48mm not including the massive onion crown. While the originals are great watches and command premium prices, unless you are a 6'8" NBA basketball player, the 48 mm watch will just be too big. When the watches were reintroduced several years ago by Longines, they did indeed have a very limited edition of the original 48mm watch. They also introduced this one, which comes in at around 38mm, which is a much more manageable size for the average wearer. the watch is extremely comfortable, very light, and really "disappears" on your wrist. It's powered by a Longines Auto wind movement which is accurate within about 10-12 seconds per day. Leather strap and tang buckle complete the watch. There are a couple of minuses which would be of no consequence to some people, and a deal breaker for others . the first is no date. this is a no date watch, as it is a reintroduction of a historical watch from the 1930's and at that time, no watches had a date function. The second is the lack of lume. I find this strange, as the original watch was designed for pilots, and flying in a darkened cockpit, not having luminous hands and dial to me would make it less useful. The final thing is the lack of water resistance. It is only tested to 3 atmospheres, which is not adequate for more than splashing water on the watch while washing your hands. No swimming, snorkeling or even showering with the watch. I suppose since it was designed as a pilots watch, water resistance was not a big factor. All in all I like this watch, it's interesting, comfortable and I suppose if one were to learn how to use the hour angle feature of the bezel, it would be quite a conversation piece, at least at parties! Read full review
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