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Longines ELEGANT COLLECTIONvsLongines MASTER COLLECTION

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ELEGANT COLLECTION
LonginesELEGANT COLLECTION
MSRP $2,500
MASTER COLLECTION
LonginesMASTER COLLECTION
MSRP $2,650

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
ELEGANT COLLECTION29mm
MASTER COLLECTION25.5mm
Power Reserve
ELEGANT COLLECTION45h
MASTER COLLECTION
Water Resistance
ELEGANT COLLECTION30m
MASTER COLLECTION30m
MSRP
ELEGANT COLLECTION$2,500
MASTER COLLECTION$2,650

Full specifications

Case

5 specs
Diameter
29mm
25.5mm
Thickness
8.5mm
8.9mm
Lug-to-Lug
33.4mm
30.5mm
Lug Width
14mm
13mm
Caseback
Transparent case back with sapphire crystal

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Indices
Diamond indexes
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

3 specs
Beat Rate
28,800 vph
0 vph
Power Reserve
45h
0h
Complications
Hours, minutes, seconds and date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$2,500
$2,650

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What people say

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Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION

The Longines Elegant Collection is praised for its modern, retro aesthetic and simplicity, with owners describing it as "very elegant" and "very classy." On balance, the Longines Elegant Collection is well-regarded by owners for its sophisticated and timeless design.

Longines MASTER COLLECTION

The Longines Master Collection is widely praised for its classic design, good value, and attractive dial work, with specific callouts for Breguet numerals, leaf hands, and barleycorn or hobnail textures. Owners and reviewers frequently highlight the excellent fit and finish, comfortable case sizes like 40mm, and the value offered by complications such as chronographs, moon phases, and annual calendars at competitive price points. The collection is seen as traditionally dressy, with some noting its thinness and appreciation for its bracelet finishing. However, some owners find the case finishing homogenous or the MSRP hard to justify, citing issues like cheap-feeling pushers or a chrono hour counter that doesn't always reset. Specific design elements like the subdial cutting off numerals or the overall aesthetic of certain dials and hands are not universally appealing.

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