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Longines · Flagship Heritage

Longines FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE

Ref. L4.815.4.78.2 · Moonphase

$3,450In stock
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Case

Diameter
38.5mm
Thickness
12.4mm
Lug-to-lug
46.3mm
Lug width
19mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
30m
Caseback
Screw-down case back

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
AR coating
Both sides
Dial colour
Ivory
Indices
Applied indexes
Lume
Super-LumiNova

Movement

Caliber
Longines L899.5
Type
Automatic
Beat rate
25,200 vph
Power reserve
72h
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Hours, minutes, seconds, moon phase display and date indicated by small hand at

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
matte
Bezel
fixed
Bracelet
leather
Hands
dauphine
Moonphase
Yes

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02The community take

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The Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase is widely praised for its elegant aesthetic, balanced midnight blue dial with dauphine hands and wedge indices, and the L899.5 movement's 72-hour power reserve. Owners appreciate its value, classy integrated moonphase complication with a night blue background and shiny silver stars, and comfortable 38.5mm case size with good finishing, fitting well on smaller wrists. However, reviewers and owners note its minimal 30-meter water resistance, a 3 o'clock crown that appears undersized, and a thickness of 12.4mm, which some find hinders its dress watch suitability and ability to slip under a cuff, though others find it wearable. Some also consider the design overly traditional and the rehaut depth excessive. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase highly for its elegant design and value proposition at its price point.

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