Spending Some Quality Time With The Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve

2024-03-25

Longines' signature Conquest collection celebrates its 70th birthday this year, and the Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve we have here was created in large part to honor this milestone. As the name suggests, the most novel detail of this piece, is, of course, the central power reserve indicator disk, which traces its roots back to a Longines design from 1959. Outfitted in contemporary 38mm sizing in stainless steel, this model remains true to its vintage predecessor but has just enough updates in terms of design, construction, and functionality to make it feel relevant right now – which is arguably the key to the success of any revival piece in this oversaturated genre, after all.

While I would normally subconsciously gravitate toward the champagne and yellow-gold model — undoubtedly the most, well, heritage-looking of the trio released in January – I thought it might be a fun time to exercise some flexibility, try something different, and challenge my tastes. And, I will say, that I liked the combination of grey and rose gold much better than I thought I would. Generally speaking, it's a smart move for brands to present a model that stylizes a vintage reboot design in a modern color palette alongside more classic options for the traditionalists. The "something for everyone" ethos continues to be an effective one.

Reprinted from: www.hodinkee.com

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