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Longines PrimaLuna 34mm Ladies Watch Blue Leather Strap
Ref. L81260972
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 249 Longines watches in stock.The PrimaLuna sits within Longines' tradition of dresswatches made specifically for women rather than scaled down from men's designs, and the moonphase complication deepens that intent — celestial displays have belonged to feminine horology since the pocket-watch era, and this one continues the line honestly rather than decoratively. At 34mm with lug spacing of just 8mm, the case reads as rounder and fuller than the diameter alone suggests; the narrow strap connection throws the geometry of the case into relief in a way that a conventional fitting would not. The dial is blue mother-of-pearl set with diamond indices, and the sapphire-set bezel closes the composition so that the whole thing reads as a single piece rather than a dial inside a case. There is no applied lume — the hands and markers rely entirely on polish, which is a legitimate choice on a watch that lives in this company. The movement beneath it earns a mention. Longines' L899 is built on an ETA base but fitted with a silicon balance-spring, which means it shrugs off magnetic fields that would disturb a conventional hairspring and carries a 72-hour reserve — more than enough to survive a weekend off the wrist and return on Monday without resetting. The triple safety clasp with push-button release is quietly substantial for a watch this delicate in appearance.
- Reference
- L81260972
- Brand
- Longines
- Collection
- PrimaLuna
- Case size
- 34mm
- Case thickness
- 11.6mm
- Lug width
- 8mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- L899
- Functions
- Date, Moonphase
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 41mm
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
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 PrimaLuna range (5), Back in Stock (4,361), Stainless Steel Watches (2,892), Automatic Watches (1,554), Watches Under 37mm (1,536), Women's Watches (1,491) and Leather Strap Watches (959).
Temporarily out of stock
Mappin & Webb is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 6 October 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 34mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- 72-hour reserve survives a weekend off the wrist
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Longines's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Longines PrimaLuna alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | L81260972 | 278590-3013 | R10203102 |
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| Price | £5,550 | £5,660 | £4,200 |
| Case size | 34mm | 30mm | 32.5mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | 72 hours | — | 72 hours |
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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 comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 72 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
What size strap does it take?
8mm. 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 41mm, 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 34mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
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