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Longines Conquest Heritage 38mm Mens Watch Brown
Ref. L16494622
Sits in Longines’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Longines watches we list, which start at £1,050.
Price range £1,050 to £22,850 across 113 Longines watches in stock.The Conquest name has carried legal protection in Switzerland since 1954 — an unusual distinction that signals how seriously Longines regarded it. This Heritage edition returns to the proportions and mood of those original 1950s references: 38mm sits at the precise boundary where a dress watch stops feeling apologetically small and starts feeling composed, and at 10.80mm it disappears beneath a shirt cuff without the slight ridge that thicker automatics leave. The sunray brown lacquer catches raking light differently from direct light, shifting between warm amber and something closer to tobacco depending on the angle, and the rose gold-tone indices and hands key neatly into that warmth without tipping into ostentation. Underneath, the L888 runs on a monocrystalline silicon balance spring — a material that resists magnetic fields and thermal drift in a way that steel cannot — and carries a 72-hour reserve, so a watch left on the nightstand Friday evening is still running Monday morning. The screw-down caseback carries an engraved gold medallion with the original fish motif from the first Conquest series, which repays the moment you notice it: a detail addressed entirely to the owner rather than the observer.
- Reference
- L16494622
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- Conquest
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 10.80mm
- Lug width
- 19mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Brown
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Fixed
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- L888
- Functions
- Power reserve indicator
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Gem set
- Yes
Manufacturer’s guarantee
Your new watch
Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 72 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
What size strap does it take?
19mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 38mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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