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Longines DolceVita 27.7x43.8mm Mens Watch
Ref. L57574710
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Stepping up in the same colour and case shape
DolceVita 21mm Stainless Steel with 18k Pink Gold Ladies Watch£2,000
DolceVita 20.8mm X 32mm Stainless Steel and Yellow Gold Ladies Watch£2,000
DolceVita 23.30 x 37 mm Ladies Watch Silver£2,100
DolceVita 20.8mm X 32mm Stainless Steel and Yellow Gold Ladies Watch£3,950
DolceVita 23.3mm X 37mm Ladies Watch Silver£4,050
The DolceVita line reaches back to a 1920s archival Longines design, and the Art Deco bones are unmistakable: a flinqué-textured silver dial worked in a geometric guilloché pattern, painted Roman numerals, and blued steel hands that belong to that era as completely as the rectangular case itself. That case rewards a closer look at what the proportions actually do. At 27.7mm wide the figure sounds modest, but the elongated rectangle reads on the wrist the way a round watch of 35mm or 36mm does — the geometry fills the eye. At 10.1mm thick it disappears under a shirt cuff. The L592 inside is an ETA-based self-winding movement running at 28,800 vph, chosen for longevity and uncomplicated servicing rather than spectacle, which suits a watch designed to last decades in regular rotation. The alligator strap and plain tang buckle keep faith with the same logic: nothing here that needs to be replaced with something more current.
- Reference
- L57574710
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- DolceVita
- Case size
- 43.8mm
- Case thickness
- 10.10mm
- Lug width
- 19mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- L592
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 43.80mm
- Power reserve
- 45 hours
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.
Manufacturer’s guarantee
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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?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 45 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
19mm. 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 43.80mm, which suits wrists from roughly 15cm (6 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men'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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