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Longines Mini DolceVita 21.5mm X 29mm Ladies Watch Blue
Ref. L52000952
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 269 Longines watches in stock.The Mini DolceVita has been in the Longines catalogue since 1997, a rectangular dress watch built on the quiet conviction that small and considered beats large and conspicuous. This version makes that case persuasively: the steel case carries 38 Top Wesselton IF-VVS diamonds totalling 0.456 carats, and at 6.75mm thick it disappears beneath a cuff. The blue flinqué dial — a guillochéd ground that shifts under different light — is matched by the alligator strap in the same tone, and the pairing has an unhurried coherence to it. Gold-plated hands and painted Roman numerals read cleanly against it, the small seconds at six keeping the layout tidy without crowding the space.
- Reference
- L52000952
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- DolceVita
- Case size
- 29mm
- Case thickness
- 6.75mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- L178
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 6 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,366), Watches Under 37mm (1,073), Women's Watches (1,011), Leather Strap Watches (743), Blue Dial Watches (628) and Dress Watches (342).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 29mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- One of Longines's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | L52000952 |  MWW33B000002 |  H11770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,450 | £2,899 | £4,000 |
| Case size | 29mm | 29mm | 28mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Rubber strap |
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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.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
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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