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Longines DolceVita 23mm X 37mm Ladies Watch Grey
Ref. L55126752
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 line draws its architecture from the rectangular dress watches that defined mid-century Swiss elegance — the same Tank-derived geometry that places a long, narrow case across the wrist rather than sitting on it like a coin. This particular example is cut from solid 18-karat yellow gold, with stepped flanks that catch light the way flat surfaces do not, and an anthracite dial carrying painted Roman numerals and a small seconds subdial at six o'clock — details that belong to a different tradition than sport or utility. At 7.20mm thin, it disappears under a cuff in a way most solid gold watches cannot, and the 23mm width keeps it honest on a narrower wrist without reading as a children's piece. The grey alligator strap with its quick-release pins means changing it requires no tools and a few seconds — useful on a watch where the strap choice matters as much as the case. The L176 also carries an end-of-life indicator, shifting the seconds hand to multi-second jumps when the battery runs low, so there is no mistaking a stopped watch for a dead one.
- Reference
- L55126752
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- DolceVita
- Case size
- 37mm
- Case thickness
- 7.20mm
- Lug width
- 17mm
- Case material
- Gold
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Grey
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- L176
- Functions
- Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Grey
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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), Dress Watches (475), Rectangular & Square Watches (359) and Grey Dial Watches (197).
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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 | L55126752 | 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
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £5,900, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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