Welcome to Dialed In, Esquire’s column bringing you horological happenings and the most essential news from the watch world. If you know about dive watches, the Longines Legend Diver is an instant eye ...

Most modern dive watches are heavily influenced by designs from the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the genre exploded along with the aquatic hobbies that made them fashionable and necessary. But the ...

With their two signature dual crowns and spring-loaded back, “Super-Compressor” dive watches hold a specific allure among watch enthusiasts. Longines introduced its original model back in 1959, before ...

After expanding on its Spirit Flyback line, Longines has now unveiled three new Legend Diver watches in celebrating the series’ 65th anniversary. Adding to the Legend Diver roster are three new dial ...

If you thought a dive watch needs chunky, rotating bezels to be authentic, you may be forgiven for not knowing that a rarer—and technically more advanced—kind, the Super Compressor, has existed for ...

With its two crowns and internal rotating bezel, the new Longines Legend Diver will be immediately recognisable to those who know the original 1959 model. The brand introduced its first civilian diver ...

It is immediately recognisable by its two crowns and internal rotating bezel. The new LONGINES LEGEND DIVER is now resurfacing with a 39 mm diameter, faithful to the original 1959 model from which it ...

IN THE WORLD of horology, few things captivate collectors and enthusiasts like a well-executed reissue of a vintage watch. There’s an undeniable magic in seeing a beloved timepiece from the past ...

With its timeless design and cutting-edge performance, the Longines Legend Diver has been an iconic piece of the brand since 1959. This 39 mm-diameter model, certified as a diver’s watch (ISO 6425) ...

Welcome to Deep Dive, in which we test dive watches both new and vintage beneath the waves in some of the world’s most beautiful locations. This time, we’re in the Cayman Islands with the Longines ...

If you know about dive watches, the Longines Legend Diver is an instant eye-catcher. With no external rotating bezel, it doesn’t look at all like the chunky divers we’re used to. But the design, which ...