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Longines DolceVita 20.8x32mm Ladies Watch
Ref. L52554717
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Stepping up in the same colour and case shape
The DolceVita line traces its rectangular case back to the shaped wristwatches Longines made in the 1920s, a form the house revived formally in 1997 and has kept in continuous production since. The proportions — narrow in width, longer in height — are a direct quotation of that interwar template, unchanged in outline across every generation of the collection. At 20.8×32mm and just 6.90mm deep, this is a watch that disappears under a cuff and reads clearly when the wrist turns. The silver flinqué dial has a engine-turned texture that catches light differently as the angle shifts, and the blued steel hands sit against it with enough contrast to be read quickly. Roman numerals at the hours and a small seconds sub-dial at six give the layout a restrained formality. The blue alligator strap places this reference apart from the red-strap sibling — cooler, slightly more versatile with greys and navies — and fastens with a simple pin buckle that keeps the proportions honest.
- Reference
- L52554717
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- DolceVita
- Case size
- 32mm
- Case thickness
- 6.90mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- L178
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
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 7 collections
This watch appears in the Longines DolceVita range (50), Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Watches Under 37mm (1,509), Women's Watches (1,465), Leather Strap Watches (904) and Silver Dial Watches (630).
Temporarily out of stock
Mappin & Webb is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 5 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 32mm 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 DolceVita 20.8x32mm alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | L52554717 | T9292104626100 | YA163501 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,400 | £1,270 | £1,310 |
| Case size | 32mm | 33mm | 30mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 80 hours | — |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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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?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
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