Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 USA Review

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Longines has a long and rich history of supplying watches to professional pilots; Avigation is a series that dates back to the 1930s, when they were supplying the American Air Corps. Today we will examine a very special one. Let's get started, shall we?

Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 USA Review

In an age where the word 'autopilot' is widely used, Longines reminds us that there was a time when pilots could not take their hands off the controls to avoid unnecessary risks. The Avigation Watch Type A-7 USA is a reinterpretation of a watch they produced for the United States Army Air Corps in 1935.

At first glance, the most striking feature would be the dial offset from the center. This Longines watch has a 40 degree tilt; The numerals are rotated slightly to the right, and the 12 o'clock position is placed between where the 1 and 2 o'clock positions would normally be. This is designed so that pilots do not have to take their hands off the controls to look at their watches.

The next thing that caught the eye would be the smoky colored dial, or as they call it; fumé. The center of the dial is smoky gray, while the outer color ranges from dark gray to almost black. There also seems to be a slight grained texture to the color, which works great with the texture of the vintage-style gray leather strap.

Another feature that stands out elegantly is the single-button structure, or as experts call it monopoussoire. Probably the first thing that catches the eye is the ornate structure of the large winding crown, but it is also worth noting that it has an integrated single pusher that controls the functions of the column wheel chronograph.

The chronograph uses large central seconds hour and minute hands and has a 30-minute counter sub-dial located at the (oblique) 12 o'clock position. The sub-dials use finely crafted railroad track style markings with white printed numerals. The perimeter of the dial also features a railroad-style seconds and minutes track, but also features a split-seconds track that can measure up to 1/5 second and white printed numerals at each 5-second interval.

The watch is designed to be started and used with as little distraction as possible; This explains the large vintage colored numerals, larger crown, single pusher chronograph, the comfort of the almost pebble shaped steel case and the strap extension to fit over a flight suit. Everything is designed to keep the pilot focused and at the controls.

Longines Heritage Avigation Watch Type A-7 USA is powered by the self-winding Longines caliber L788.2, based on the ETA A08.L11 ébauche movement. This 27 jewel automatic movement beats at 28,800 VpH and has a generous power reserve of approximately 54 hours. The Avigation Watch Type A-7 USA is limited to only 100 pieces worldwide and comes in a beautiful wooden presentation box.

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