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LonginesSpirit Flyback TitaniumL3.821.1.53
Longines Spirit Flyback Titanium
RolexSky‑Dweller336235
Rolex Sky-Dweller

General

Collection (differs)
Not known
Yacht-Master
Sky-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced
2023
2023
2023
Retail price
US$5,500
€15,750
€52,350

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
42 mm
42 mm
42 mm
Thickness (differs)
17 mm
Not known
14.1 mm
Lug to lug
49.5 mm
Not known
Not known
Lug width (differs)
22 mm
21 mm
22 mm
Material (differs)
Titanium
Titanium
Everose gold
Bezel
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bezel insert
Not known
Cerachrom ceramic, Black
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
Yes
Yes
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m
Weight
124.7 g
Not known
Not known

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
68 h
70 h
72 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
28
31
40
Certification (differs)
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Chronograph mechanism: central 60 seconds hand and 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • 24-hour display on off-centre disc
  • Second time zone
  • Instantaneous annual calendar at 3 o'clock and rapid-setting of the date
  • Month display via 12 apertures around the circumference of the dial
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Chronograph
  • Flyback chronograph
  • Small seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Annual calendar
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Month

Dial

Colour (differs)
Anthracite
Black
White
Material
Not known
Brass
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Matte
Matte
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Applied, Arabic numerals
Baton
Baton
Hands (differs)
Baton
Mercedes
Baton
Lume (differs)
Super-LumiNova
Chromalight
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Not known
Oyster
Oysterflex
Material
Titanium
Titanium
Not known
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Strap colour
Black
Not known
Not known