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Longines Record 30mm Ladies Watch
Ref. L23214876
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Stepping up in the same colour and case shape
The Record collection is Longines staking a claim: that a dress watch can carry COSC chronometer certification and a silicon balance-spring without growing into something that overpowers a smaller wrist. The silicon hairspring resists magnetic interference in a way a conventional one cannot, and the chronometer rating means each movement passed the bureau's daily rate tests before leaving Switzerland — two genuinely useful properties wrapped in something meant to be worn to dinner. At 30mm the case is scaled for exactly that purpose, and 10.7mm of thickness keeps it from riding proud under a sleeve. The mother-of-pearl dial shifts between white and faint iridescence depending on how the light catches it, and the 13 diamonds set at the hours read as a considered decision rather than decoration for its own sake — they are Top Wesselton VS-SI stones, which matters in terms of how they hold their clarity. Blue steel hands tie the whole surface together without competing with it. Through the exhibition caseback, the decorated movement is worth a look on its own terms.
- Reference
- L23214876
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- Record
- Case size
- 30mm
- Case thickness
- 10.7mm
- Lug width
- 15mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- L592.4
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 45 hours
Learn more about Longines
Auguste Agassiz began trading watches in Saint-Imier in 1832, but the modern company dates from 1860, when his nephew Ernest Francillon built a factory in the meadows beside the Suze — the longines of the local dialect — and consolidated the scattered outworkers of the region under one roof.
Longines registered its winged hourglass in 1889. It is the oldest watch trademark still in continuous use.
The company's identity was built on precision and on timing things in public. It supplied chronographs for the first modern Olympic events it timed in 1896, timed the 1912 Federal Gymnastics Festival with a broken-wire mechanism accurate to a hundredth of a second, and developed the photo-finish camera and the quartz timing devices used across twentieth-century athletics.
Its aviation associations are equally deep. Longines instruments were carried by Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic in 1927, and the Hour Angle watch, designed to Lindbergh's own specification to simplify longitude calculation, remains in the catalogue. Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes both navigated by Longines.
The house was among the most decorated at nineteenth-century observatory trials, holding numerous precision records. Since joining the Swatch Group in 1983 it has occupied the accessible-heritage position: exclusive ETA-based movements, archive-driven designs through the Heritage line, and volume that makes it one of the group's most important brands.
- 1860
- Ernest Francillon builds the factory at Les Longines.
- 1889
- The winged hourglass is registered — the oldest watch trademark in use.
- 1912
- Broken-wire timing achieves hundredth-second accuracy.
- 1927
- Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic with Longines instruments.
- 1983
- Becomes part of the Swatch Group.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,417), Stainless Steel Watches (2,943), Automatic Watches (1,588), Watches Under 37mm (1,558) and Women's Watches (1,512).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 30mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Longines Record alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | L23214876 | R30019732 | 118536 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,450 | £2,500 | £2,575 |
| Case size | 30mm | 30.5mm | 32mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 45 hours | — | 42 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 45 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
15mm. 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 women's.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £2,450, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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