![]() The dial was simple light – not sure if they initially were white or cream in color. The originally drilled lugs were welded in. They had a 32mm steel (or chromed) round cases, often with fixed spring bars. ![]() The watch that Longines used as inspiration actually belonged to a highly decorated radiotelegraph operator. Royal Air Force used them, pilots and other personnel alike. They were special orders from the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) and were delivered at the beginning of the war. Longines produced the same watches with and without the steel 60-second bezel just like Omega. ![]() Though that watch had a large steel bezel it is essentially the same design. You might have seen very similar models from Omega, most recently in the movie Dunkirk – as Tom Hardy’s character, an RAF pilot, is wearing one. The Longines Heritage Military takes inspiration from the pilots watches used by the British Royal Air Force during World War II. There already was a Longines Heritage Military before but in the current collection, there’s only this one today and we review it today for you. If the name sounds familiar to you, it is no coincidence.
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