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Longines Mini DolceVita 21.5mm X 29mm Ladies Watch Silver Red Alligator
Ref. L52004715
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Stepping up in the same dial colour
The DolceVita line traces its origins to a rectangular Longines from 1927, and the Mini variant keeps that proportional logic intact — a case narrower than it is tall, shaped for the wrist rather than the dial. At 21.5 × 29mm and 6.75mm thick, it sits closer to a bracelet than a watch in the way it lies against the skin, and the red alligator strap makes the most of that: it reads as an accessory before it reads as an instrument. The silver flinqué dial — an engine-turned surface beneath the lacquer — shifts in angled light in a way a plain dial does not, and the blued steel hands against it are unhurried and exact. Roman numerals, a small seconds subdial at six, and nothing else. The strap comes with a quick-release fitting, so swapping it takes seconds without tools — useful given how directly the colour choice shapes the whole character of the watch.
- Reference
- L52004715
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- DolceVita
- Case size
- 29mm
- Case thickness
- 6.75mm
- Lug width
- 16mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- L178
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Weight
- 21.6g
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 the Longines DolceVita range (50), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Watches Under 37mm (1,509), Women's Watches (1,465), Automatic Watches (1,417) and Silver Dial Watches (630).
Temporarily out of stock
Mappin & Webb is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 24 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 29mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Longines's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Longines Mini DolceVita alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | L52004715 | 5925-P-00995 | FC-206MPWD1S3B |
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| Price | £1,500 | £1,395 | £1,195 |
| Case size | 29mm | 28.1mm | 30mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
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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 comparedWhat size strap does it take?
16mm. 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.
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