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Longines Conquest 30mm Ladies Watch Mother Of Pearl
Ref. L33205876
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Stepping up in Longines's range
The Conquest line has always sat at the point where Longines' sporting credentials meet its more formal sensibilities, and this 30mm version makes that balance explicit. The case pairs stainless steel with an 18-carat rose gold cap, and the dial beneath the sapphire carries diamond dot hour markers — around 0.037 carats in total — against white mother-of-pearl. It is dressed jewellery that happens to swim. What keeps it from being purely decorative is what sits inside and underneath. The silicon balance spring resists magnetic fields that would trouble a conventional lever escapement, the movement runs at 28,800vph with a 45-hour reserve, and the whole thing is rated to 100 metres. At 30mm and 9.7mm thick it sits quietly on the wrist without pulling at a cuff, and the triple-action folding clasp — released by a push-piece rather than a pinch — makes one-handed removal straightforward in a way that simpler clasps on watches at this scale rarely are.
- Reference
- L33205876
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- Conquest
- Case size
- 30mm
- Case thickness
- 30mm
- Lug width
- 15mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 45 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
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 the Longines Conquest range (60), Watches Under 37mm (1,746), Women's Watches (1,692), Automatic Watches (1,645) and Solid Gold Watches (146).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 30mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 30mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Longines Conquest alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | L33205876 | R30019732 | STGF387 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,300 | £2,500 | £3,600 |
| Case size | 30mm | 30.5mm | 26mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 50m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 45 hours | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
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 £3,300, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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