Longines Master Collection 40mm Mens Watch Silver

Ref. L28446712

The Master Collection launched in 2005 as Longines's answer to a question the brand had been circling for years: what a dress watch from a house with deep horological credentials should look like when built without compromise. This particular piece presses that ambition further — 18ct yellow gold case, pink gold buckle, limited to 500 examples, and carrying the L8844.5, a calibre that adds a true GMT function to the self-winding architecture and displays through a sapphire caseback. The frosted silver dial is the right choice at 40mm in yellow gold: it keeps the watch from reading as heavy, and the Roman numerals with their 24-hour scale and railroad minute track give it enough visual structure to stay interesting without crowding the surface. On the wrist, the anthracite grey strap provides the contrast that stops this from becoming a purely ceremonial object — it sits close enough to sober that the gold reads as considered rather than loud. The movement visible through the caseback is worth noting on a watch at this level of finishing: the L8844.5 is Longines's own, and seeing it through the exhibition glass is a reasonable reminder of what the 500-piece limit is actually underwriting.

Reference

L28446712

Brand

Longines

Case size

40mm

Case material

Gold

Case shape

Round

Dial

Silver

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Functions

Date, GMT

Water resistance

30m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

Grey

Clasp

Buckle

Retailer

Goldsmiths