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

General

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

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
42 mm
42 mm
42 mm
Thickness (differs)
Not known
17 mm
14.1 mm
Lug to lug (differs)
Not known
49.5 mm
49.4 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
22 mm
22 mm
Material (differs)
Titanium
Titanium
Stainless steel
Bezel
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bezel insert
Cerachrom ceramic, Black
Not known
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Solid
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
124.7 g
164 g

Movement

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

Dial

Colour (differs)
Black
Anthracite
Black matte
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
Titanium
Stainless steel
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Strap colour
Not known
Black
Not known