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Longines DolceVita 23mm X 37mm Ladies Watch Silver
Ref. L55126710
Sits in Longines’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Longines watches we list, which start at £900.
Price range £900 to £22,850 across 271 Longines watches in stock.The DolceVita draws its proportions from the geometric severity of 1920s art deco — the rectangular case is a direct inheritance from that era, and the guilloché flinqué texture across the silver dial, the painted Roman numerals, and the blued steel hands all sustain the same vocabulary rather than merely nod to it. The case itself is solid 18-karat yellow gold, which at 23mm by 37mm sits narrow and long on the wrist in a way that reads closer to a bracelet than a conventional watch. At 7.2mm thick it disappears beneath a cuff, and the black alligator strap with its solid gold pin buckle keeps the fastening as spare as the dial. The small seconds at six o'clock is the only complication, placed where it adds visual balance without disturbing the symmetry the design depends on. The L176 movement earns its place here: the EOL indicator — a seconds hand that begins jumping in multi-second steps when the battery nears exhaustion — means the wearer gets a clear warning rather than a silent stop, which matters on a watch worn to occasions where a dead display is genuinely inconvenient.
- Reference
- L55126710
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- DolceVita
- Case size
- 37mm
- Case thickness
- 7.2mm
- Lug width
- 17mm
- Case material
- Gold
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- L176
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 37mm
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 (3,734), Women's Watches (1,263), Leather Strap Watches (860), Silver Dial Watches (576), Dress Watches (475) and Rectangular & Square Watches (359).
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 37mm suits most wrists
- 37mm lug-to-lug keeps the 37mm case wearable
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Longines's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Longines DolceVita alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | L55126710 | 278582-6001 | H6954 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,900 | £7,530 | £4,210 |
| Case size | 37mm | 36mm | 34.6mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Rubber strap | Leather 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.
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 comparedWhat size strap does it take?
17mm. 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.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 37mm, which suits wrists from roughly 15cm (6 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's, though at 37mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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