The Basics
Launched in in 2012 at Longines’ 180th anniversary, the Longines Heritage 1942 is inspired by a 1942 13ZN-powered chronograph. It features a round case with a stepped bezel, and round push buttons controlling the caliber L688 chronograph functions. The lacquered dial -black for this version- features 9 Arab numerals to contrast with the dial and a railway-track minute ring as well as a tachymeter scale around its rim.
| Brand: | Longines |
| Family: | Heritage |
| Reference: | L2.768.4.53.2 |
| Name: | Heritage 1942 Black |
| Produced: | 2012 – 2015 |
| Limited: | No |
Below is a detailed look at Longines’s model L2.768.4.53.2 from Heritage watch family, including the price, case details and movement features.
The Details
Longines’s Heritage 1942 Black (L2.768.4.53.2) was originally released in 2012 – 2015. This watch features a automatic movement beating at a frequency of 28800 bph ( 4 Hz) to provide a 54-hour power reserve when fully wound.
The Case
The stainless steel case measures 40mm in diameter and roughly mm thick, with 20mm lug width. The round case is paired with a black color dial with feuille-shaped hands, and a arabic numerals hour markers and minute track, covered by a sapphire glass. Longines’s Heritage model L2.768.4.53.2 is water resistant up to 30 meters (98 ft). A display caseback is over the back of the watch case.
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Glass: | Sapphire |
| Back: | Display |
| Shape: | Round |
| Diameter: | 40mm |
| Height: | mm |
| Lug Width: | 20mm |
| W/R: | 30 |
Case Diameter
Case Thickness
Lug Width
Water Resistance
The Movement
The Heritage L2.768.4.53.2 movement is a powered by caliber L688.2 made by Longines. The 27-jewel automatic movement is 30mm in diameter. Its balance wheel oscillates at 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour or 4 Hz. This movement offers a 54-hour power reserve.
| Type: | Automatic |
| Brand: | Longines |
| Caliber: | L688.2 |
| Base: | N/A |
| Display: | Analog |
| Diameter: | 30mm |
| Jewels: | 27 |
| Reserve: | 54 hours |
| Frequency: | 28800 bph |
| Time: | Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds |
| Chronograph: | Chronograph, Column wheel |
| Additionals: |
The Price
How much does the Longines’s Heritage L2.768.4.53.2 cost? This watch was introduced in 2012 and has been in Longines’s collection for around . This watch is not a limited release. As with most luxury watches, the price of depends on the availability and demand.
CURRENT PRICE: $2,140
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Specifications:
- Brand: Longines
- Model: Heritage 1942 Black
- Reference Number: L2.768.4.53.2
- Limited: No
Case & Dial:
- Material: Stainless steel
- Glass: Sapphire
- Back: Display
- Diameter: 40
- Thickness:
- Lug Width: 20
- Dial Color: Black
- Indexes: Arabic Numerals and Feuille-shaped hands
- Water Resistance: 30 meters
Movement:
- Winding: Automatic
- Brand: Longines
- Caliber: L688.2
- Display: Analog
- Diameter: 30mm
- Jewels: 27
- Power Reserve: 54 hours
- Frequency: 28800 bph
- Functions: Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds
About Longines
Augueste Agassiz founded Longines in 1832 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Now owned by the Swatch Group, the manufacture is best known for its aviator watches. Its Heritage Collection includes the Telemeter Chronograph, Heritage Retrograde, Column-Wheel Chronograph, and Heritage 1935. Longines is part of the Swatch Group group.
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