The timing feels significant. Longines has not been without monopusher history, but in the recent catalogue the role was previously occupied by the Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935, a characterful aviation-inspired piece that was also a considerably larger and more niche proposition. With that model now gone, the new Master Chrono Monopusher neatly fills the gap it left behind, but does so in a far more versatile form.

On paper, this is a 41mm stainless steel chronograph measuring 12.60mm thick, with a 48.60mm lug-to-lug and 21mm spacing between the lugs. Those numbers put it close to the Avigation BigEye in diameter, yet on the wrist the impression is different. The case sits with the ease of something closer to 40mm, helped by relatively short lugs and a profile that has clearly had some care put into it. The sides are softly curved, the concave bezel reduces visual mass, and the single pusher integrated into the crown keeps the whole silhouette clean rather than busy.

That single-button layout is, of course, the point. Rather than the usual start and stop pushers flanking the crown, the chronograph is controlled through one coaxial pusher: press once to start, press again to stop, press a third time to reset. It is a simple action to use, but mechanically it gives the watch a sense of ceremony that a conventional automatic chronograph often lacks.

Inside is the new Longines-exclusive calibre L799.5, a manually wound monopusher chronograph movement with a column wheel, vertical clutch, silicon balance spring, 4Hz frequency and approximately 68 hours of power reserve. It is beautifully smooth through the crown, and that matters. In an era where the default expectation is automatic winding, the act of engaging with a movement every couple of days feels refreshingly deliberate. This is now the second current Longines model to put a manual-wind movement front and centre after the Spirit Pilot Flyback, and that feels notable for a brand that has often built its modern reputation around accessible automatic watchmaking.

Longines has made the sensible decision to show that movement through a sapphire case back. The finishing is exactly the sort of thing that makes the watch more rewarding in person: Geneva striping across the bridges, polished levers and wheels, and perlage on the mainplate. It is not haute horlogerie theatre, nor does it pretend to be, but it is handsome, honest and very satisfying at the price point.

The dial work is equally strong. Longines offers the model in two references: L2.960.4.78.2 with an ivory or silver-opaline barleycorn dial and 5N rose-gold-coloured applied numerals, and L2.960.4.93.2 with a frosted blue barleycorn dial and polished rhodium-plated numerals. Both use snailed sub-dials, small seconds at 9 o’clock, a 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock and a central chronograph seconds hand, with a pulsometer scale around the outside. The proportions are superb, the applied Arabic numerals are full of charm, and the guilloché-style barleycorn texture gives the watch far more depth than press images suggest.

If there is a frustration, it is the 21mm lug width. Longines is far from alone in choosing an odd-numbered spacing, but it does make strap experimentation a little less straightforward than it would be at 20mm or 22mm. The supplied alligator leather straps are well chosen, with a triple-folding safety clasp, push-piece opening and fine adjustment, but owners who enjoy regularly changing straps may find the aftermarket options more limited.

Key specifications

At £3,350 in the UK, this is a compelling release. Longines has managed to combine archival credibility, day-to-day wearability and a genuinely engaging movement without pushing the watch into unobtainable territory. The Master Collection Chrono Monopusher is elegant without being fragile, vintage-inspired without being costume-like, and technical without becoming cold. More importantly, it is the sort of watch that improves once it is on the wrist.

For me, this is one of the strongest Longines launches in recent memory. It restores a distinctive complication to the catalogue, packages it beautifully, and delivers the kind of value that reminds you why Longines remains such a force in this part of the market. If the specifications interest you at all, this is absolutely one to try in person, because the case, dial and winding experience are far more persuasive in the hand than they are on a screen.

The Longines Master Collection Chrono Monopusher is available here: www.longines.com

Longines has now released the new ‘Legend Diver 59’ returning to the 42mm diameter of the original. This new version favours a Milanese bracelet with a revised clasp integrating a push button micro adjustment underneath. In addition it comes in a presentation box along with a tropic rubber strap with a pin buckle closure, and a Longines spring bar tool.

Inside the same COSC certified L888.6 movement powers the watch bringing with it 72 hours (3 days) of power reserve. with its 300m water resistance, it has also undergone the full ISO 6425 Certification meaning that each watch is tested to 125% of its claimed depth.

We’re big fans of the Legend Diver having spent considerable time with the original 2007 no-date release as well as the no-date bronze that was released in November 2020. This new iteration combines the 42mm design proportions and updated crowns that are sympathetic to the original along with a COSC 72 hour updated movement. In our eyes this is the best of both worlds delivering an incredibly sympathetic aesthetic to the original in a watch that will stand up to modern lifestyle.

The New Legend Diver 59 is available now from Longines for £3550

Find out more at www.longines.com

The Longines Spirit Pilot features a redesigned stainless steel 39 mm case with improved ergonomics and a refined aesthetic keeping the charm of the case profile and complementing brushed and polished surfaces. Rather than being secured by 6 screws the new caseback is screwed down into the case. Speaking of which, the case height has been reduced from 12.2mm to 11.5.

The clean matt black dial has done away with the 5 stars and replaces them with two lines of text: “Chronometer – Officially certified” along with the removal of the date window at 3. The Spirit Pilot is powered by the same Longines self-winding calibre L888.4, featuring a silicon balance-spring that provides magnetic resistance 10 times greater than the ISO 764 standard.

This is available on stainless steel bracelet featuring a double safety folding clasp with micro-adjustment, a brown leather strap on Longines deployant clasp which features an on the fly integrated micro adjustment, or a new textile-style green rubber strap with pin buckle.

CALIBRE
• Longines automatic calibre L888.4
• COSC Certified Chronometer
• Silicon balance-spring – resistant to magnetic fields (ISO 764)
• 11½ lines, 21 jewels, 25 200 vibrations per hour
• Power reserve: up to 72 hours
CASE
• Ø 39 mm; thickness 11.5 mm
• Domed sapphire crystal with multi-layer anti-reflective coating on both sides
• Screw-down crown
• Screw-down case back
• Distance between lugs: 20 mm
Water Resistance
• 100m / 10 bar

We first saw this watch earlier this year at an invitation only event held by Longines under embargo. Embodying the clean aesthetics from the titanium version but now in steel and at a size suitable for a broad range of wrist sizes this stood out as an immediate favourite of the event – along with the white 39mm legend diver also revealed at the same event. We only hope that like the legend diver Longines will also choose to release this is a white dialled variant.

With its 100m water resistance, simple yet classy aesthetics, ideal proportions and high-performing COSC movement this is a frankly stunning value proposition that could equally serve in both formal and more casual social settings alike – a perfect GADA (Go Anywhere Do Anything) watch.

The Longines Spirit Pilot is available now at www.longines.com from £2150

The new G40 is available in 3 dial variants: the traditional black dial, the White dial Sub Hunter and the iconic Sonar model – first envisioned as a homage to the CWC stopwatch used in the movie Mission Impossible 6 Fallout.

The dimensions give more wrist presence, improve legibility at a glance while maintaining all of the ‘tough as nails’ characteristics people love and expect from CWC. Each feature the same general specifications as the GS series from CWC including 200m water resistance, screw down crown & case back, and sapphire crystal.

Specifications include:

• 40mm Sainless steel case (44mm with crown), 46mm height lug to lug, 12mm depth
• Screw-down crown, screw-down case back with 20atm / 200m water-resistance
• Domed sapphire glass for scratch-resistance and durability
• Anti-reflective coating on crystal
• Light Vintage colour SuperLuminova markings on dial and hands
• Ronda Lithium 715Li movement
• Long life battery (7+ years)
• Weight (without strap): 58g
• Fixed strap bars, 20mm lugs
• Supplied with 20mm grey strap
• Three year warranty

Although CWC have announced the release of the new G40, at the time of writing, they are still awaiting stock so if you’re interested in getting hands on, we advise you to register your interest.

Available from www.cwcwatch.com for £399

According to Oris, “The colours are lifted from nature, particularly the deep ocean green, a shade that also picks up on the oaky green tones of the forested hills that surround our Hölstein factory.” Behind the watch’s retro façade is a contemporary mechanical chronograph movement, Oris Calibre 771. As well as providing running-second and chronograph 30-minute subdial indications, it also delivers an impressive 62-hour power reserve.

Water-resistant to 10 bar (100 metres), the watch is supplied on either a sustainably sourced Cervo Volante deer leather strap, or on a stainless steel bracelet.

Available now from www.oris.ch for £3,550

The entire Seamaster Diver 300M collection recently underwent a comprehensive revamp, with new mesh bracelets, domed sapphire crystals, and oxalic anodised aluminium bezels. These latest models continue that same design theme, while establishing their own identity through a black and orange colourway.

Each 42 mm timepiece is distinguished by its black aluminium dial, with rhodium plated skeletonized hands and indexes that are filled with white Super-LumiNova for a blue glow in dark conditions. Most notably, the central seconds hand is coated with an orange varnish, along with the indexes at the four quarter positions. There is also an orange Seamaster name, located beneath an OMEGA logo that is transferred in white.

This new orange style has been delivered in two different expressions. Either on a brushed mesh bracelet with clasp, or with an integrated orange rubber strap with foldover clasp.

Notably the dial on these is the same grained textured dial that Omaga have used on thir precious metal models since December 2024 rather than the revised wave pattern etched into the revised base no-date models.

In line with the rest of the models in the 300m range, this is equipped with the METAS certified 8806 no-date movement visible through the case back’s sapphire crystal.

Oddly and probably controversially, we think that the new orange dial highlights would look best on the Black rubber strap as an option keeping the colourway subtle as it is on the mesh bracelet above.

These are available now from www.omega.com starting at £5,800 on rubber or £6,100 on mesh and at all other authorised Omega dealers

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As you would expect the new Blue Lagoon is adorned with the same 5-link jubilee style bracelet with the T-fit clasp providing instant on-the-fly adjustment – ideal for the summer weather.

The Blue Lagoon is delivered right on time for the summer weather and we can see this being a big hit – especially for those who have been on the cusp purchasing a BlackBay 54. If the turquoise colour choices from other brands are anything to go by, this will sell out quickly and I can see waiting lists on the horizon, so if you are interested in this piece, I would encourage you to call your local Tudor dealer without delay.

One small word of caution: due to the the size of this watch being 37mm, the T-fit easy adjustability and the colour and appeal of this for both men and women, this may provoke some challenging conversations with your partner who may be just as eager as you to wear your new purchase as you are in the coming months!

The new Blue Lagoon is not a limited edition and is available now from www.tudorwatch.com for £3,590

In addition to this new size, Breitling have refreshed the other size offerings now delivering a 36mm, 40mm, 42mm and 44mm and have dropped the largest 46mm. Due to size constraints, the new 36mm variant doesn’t use the new B31 calibre but instead relies on the Breitling Calibre 10 (Breitling’s modified 2892)

In addition and in celebration of their Brand Ambassador, they have also released a ‘Kelly Slater Limited Edition ‘ variant limited to just 500 pieces. The dial features a tropical foliage pattern, capturing the essence of a Hawaiian paradise. The caseback is open, revealing the manufacture B31 movement, and its outer ring is engraved with “One of 500” and “Kelly Slater Limited Edition.” Available on a blue rubber mesh strap or stainless-steel mesh bracelet, the watch comes in a special presentation box, featuring the same lush Hawaiian motif, and includes a personal note from Slater himself. “Breitling has been with me for years,” says Slater. “This watch reflects everything I love—the ocean, nature, and the easy going style I’ve always connected with.”

The new Breitling SuperOcean Heritage line is available now at www.breitling.com from £4,400

For 2025, Longines has introduced reference L3.764.4.16.6 – a model featuring an immaculate, matt white dial that provides exceptional contrast and readability, while maintaining the distinctive DNA of the collection. The hours are marked by extended indexes and raised Arabic numerals, complemented by satinated black and light green arrow hands, all treated with Super-LumiNova® to ensure optimal visibility in all conditions. This pristine dial is protected by a domed sapphire crystal with black-metallic coating and multi-layer anti-reflective treatment on both sides. The watch comes on a stainless-steel bracelet with beads of-rice links at the centre. The bracelet also features a micro-adjustable, double folding safety clasp.

Instantly recognizable by its dual crowns and internal rotating bezel, this emblematic timepiece unites more than six decades of diving heritage with contemporary precision and timeless design.

This new white model is a continuation of Longines 39mm line of Legend Diver watches. Powered by the Longines Calibre L888.6, the watches are not only COSC certified, but as they are all ISO 6425 certified diving watches, each watch as undergone pressure testing to 125% of its depth rating (375m). Beating at 25,200vph the movement also has a power reserve of 3 days (72 hours) so you should be good take it off on Friday and its still going on Monday.

We were fortunate to get hands on with this piece earlier in the year at an invitation only event in London. This is a stunning watch in person and this particular combination provides the greatest flexibility and legibility. Although this is a 39mm watch and inherently a sweet spot for the vast majority of wearers, due to the internal rotating bezel, the dial and bezel combine to present the illusion of a larger dial suiting larger wrists as well.

In addition, Longines have released an integrated rubber strap for the Legend Diver. Available now in two colours; Black and Blue. This is a beautifully soft and pliable strap that’s perfectly suited to a dive watch, and is extremely comfortable on the wrist. The block-integration of the strap further elevates the feel of the watch and is an ideal alternative to a bracelet, but this also serves another important purpose: further lowering the entry price point of the Legend Diver.

Longines have been going from strength to strength over the last few years and this is no exception. The release of the 39mm Legend Diver in 2023, improving the movement, removing the date to create balance and improve legibility and making them all ISO6425 certified dive watches was a notable step. Todays releases further refines and elevates this already iconic piece.

The Longines Legend Diver is available now from www.longines.com starting at £2850

The Fears Arnos Pewter Blue is the first piece in this new collection, that focuses on modern watches with an angular case shape. The Fears Archive is well stocked with elegant rectangular watches, all with this distinctive tall and thin shape which was last used on the archival 1930 which was limited to just 175 pieces.

The Arnos’ slim and elegant rectangular case takes inspiration from the rectangular watches in the Fears Archive dating from the 1920s and 30s. The Arnos case is expertly machined from 316L Stainless Steel, in Switzerland, to a level usually reserved for precious metals. This precisely milled case has then been finished with a combination of linearly brushed and highly polished surfaces. This tall, slim watch is supremely comfortable due to its elegantly curved profile – the crystal, case and case back all possess the same matching curvature that maps the contours of the wrist perfectly. Complementing the case is a new bespoke (subtly onion-shaped, yet contemporary) winding crown, signed with the Fears Cypher.

Expertly made in Germany, the Arnos Pewter Blue dial features the striking combination of a blue circle within a grey rectangle – the ‘inner dial’ leaves a large negative space that forms the rectangular ‘outer dial’. The outer dial has a distinct hobnail pattern cut by a CNC machine at a precisely-defined angle, then coated in precious Rhodium. The inner dial is constructed from a separate section, which has been machine-turned with a concentric pattern before being coated in galvanic blue. This unique dial then features a set of contemporary-styled roman numerals (the first time they’ve featured on a core model in the modern Fears era) crisply printed in white.

The Arnos is powered by a top-grade Swiss-made, automatic Sellita SW1000 movement (that has been customised for Fears to display just hours / minutes). This small but mighty movement offers a power reserve of 46 hours and features a Fears Blue decorated rotor (which as per Fears tradition, also features the flower of Bristol motif).

The Arnos is presented in a slim, rectangular, wooden box made of solid ash and stained in our bespoke shade of blue. This luxury box was inspired by traditional slim Fears watch boxes used in the past, in which the watch lies flat. Recognising the company’s heritage, we called this box the Amos, after the names of both the 2nd and 3rd Managing Directors.

The top of the box is discreetly engraved with the Fears logo and features a gentle bevel around its edges, whilst the interior is lined in genuine cream suede. The box is secured by a polished chrome push button, keeping your watch safe and secure.

Pre-orders for the Fears Arnos is available now with the first batch shipping from July 2025 from
Available from www.fearswatches.com for £4350