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20 October 2018, 05:13 AM | #1 |
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Big Eye
New to me Longines Big Eye. I’ve been looking for a Breguet Type XX and started reading up on this one. Same dial out and arguably less cluttered. Fantastic dial and case with. Column wheel movement. What’s not to like!?
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20 October 2018, 05:33 AM | #2 |
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Nice looking watch there!. Hmm. I will do some research on it.
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20 October 2018, 06:37 AM | #3 |
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lovely watch !! a real good looker
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20 October 2018, 08:05 AM | #4 |
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Stunning. I really admire the contrast and legibility of that watch. How big is your wrist, if you don’t mind?
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20 October 2018, 08:17 AM | #5 | |
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I’m about 6.5” and flat. The watch is 41mm and the lug to lug is reasonable. Like my Speedy, it looks great on ANY strap. You can find used for under $2k. Great value for a solid column wheel movement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Awesome. Thanks of the tip. This will go nicely with my Speedy and incoming Zenith. I’m becoming a chronograph guy myself. Hunt initiated. |
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20 October 2018, 09:31 AM | #7 |
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Congratulations. I looked at that model in a store and was really impressed with it.
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20 October 2018, 09:33 AM | #8 |
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Been looking at this one for a while, amazing value
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20 October 2018, 09:51 AM | #9 |
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Good looking watch! Congrats!
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20 October 2018, 10:18 AM | #10 |
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Congrats! This is my favorite classic looking Chrono out there. Great looking watch.
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20 October 2018, 11:37 AM | #11 |
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Love the look.
Wish it was a manual wind. But for some reason then it would probably be 51mm. Will have to check this one out again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
20 October 2018, 12:00 PM | #12 |
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Great looking Longines! May have to check one of these out at a local AD to see how it fits my wrist.
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20 October 2018, 12:08 PM | #13 |
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Nice looking watch. Longines offers a lot of watch for the money.
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21 October 2018, 03:33 AM | #14 |
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This is a piece I've considered more than once. Looks great, enjoy!
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23 June 2021, 01:15 AM | #15 |
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When this watch was first released, it was advertised as having a 54H power reserve. Now, the Longines website says 66 hour for both the titanium version and the original black dial version.
Any idea if this was due to more testing or a physical change to the movement? Anyone test their power reserve for this one yet and if so, how many hours? I love this watch and am about to buy one, but how cool would it be a bit thinner and with a manual wind version of the movement? |
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Not sure why the change in power reserve. I did pick up a new one on sale from Navy Exchange recently after stupidly flipping the one in my original post. I’ll need to test it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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24 June 2021, 11:35 AM | #17 |
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Just noticed I have the same shirt on that I did when I posted original pic. Lol. Love my flannels.
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24 June 2021, 02:41 PM | #18 |
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I just can't unsee that subdial/register at 3 o'clock. If it were subdued and similar to the others, I'd probably have a greater interest in this model.
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This is a great looking and relatively affordable reference, especially compared to other brands with similar aviation watches like Breguet. I prefer the black dial to the newer blue dial. Longines’ Heritage Division did a masterful job of reproducing this piece spot on from the original Longines BigEye. And, yes, the 3 o’clock subdial is larger. Hence the name BigEye.
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If you’re a stickler for symmetry, I can see how that can throw you off. However, some of the Type XX spec’d watches from that era had this unique look. It’s not something that Longines threw in casually - it’s historically accurate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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In fact, the oversized chronograph minute counter is one of the things that sets this apart from the herd of illegible chronographs (think Daytona, Royal Oak et al). The Second Generation Vacheron Overseas Chronograph shared this feature and was, similarly, under appreciated because few people enjoy practical chronos.
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