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LonginesSpirit Zulu TimeL3.812.4.50
Longines Spirit Zulu Time
RolexSky‑Dweller336933
Rolex Sky-Dweller

General

Collection (differs)
Yacht-Master
Not known
Sky-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2023
2025
2023
Retail price
€15,750
US$3,550
€23,550

Case

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

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
Not known
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
72 h
80 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
31
21
40
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
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
  • 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)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone
  • Annual calendar
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Month

Dial

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

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Oyster
Not known
Jubilee
Material (differs)
Titanium
Stainless steel
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp