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LonginesSpirit Zulu TimeL3.812.4.50
Longines Spirit Zulu Time
LonginesSpirit Flyback TitaniumL3.821.1.53
Longines Spirit Flyback Titanium

General

Collection
Yacht-Master
Not known
Not known
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2023
2025
2023
Retail price
€15,750
US$3,550
US$5,500

Case

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

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
Not known
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
72 h
68 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
31
21
28
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
COSC
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Hours, minutes, seconds and date. 24 hours hand with time zone mechanism
  • Hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Chronograph mechanism: central 60 seconds hand and 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone
  • Chronograph
  • Flyback chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

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

Bracelet

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