Longines HydroConquest 44mm Mens Watch Blue

Ref. L38414966

The HydroConquest sits in Longines' Sport Collection as the brand's answer to a specific brief: a proper tool diver that does not look like it came from a dive-equipment catalogue. The larger of the two available case sizes, it makes no apology for presence on the wrist, though at 11.9mm thick it avoids the stacked profile that afflicts many watches rated to this depth, and will clear a shirt cuff more readily than the numbers might suggest. The L888 at the heart of it is a finely finished derivative of the ETA 2892, one of the more respected automatic platforms in Swiss production — running at 25,200 vph with a 64-hour power reserve, which means a watch left off the wrist on Friday morning is still running on Sunday evening. The sunray blue dial shifts from near-navy in shadow to a brighter, more saturated tone in direct light, and the snowflake hands — a HydroConquest signature — pick up the Super-LumiNova well enough to be genuinely useful at depth rather than merely decorative after dark.

Reference

L38414966

Brand

Longines

Case size

44mm

Case thickness

11.9mm

Lug width

22mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Blue

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

ETA 2892

Functions

Date

Water resistance

300m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Deployant clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths