The retro-sized case of the Longines Asthmometer-Pulsometer Chronograph is 38.5 mm, the same dimensions as the 1963 original, and features beveled lugs. The hands, applied hour indices and Arabic numeral “12” are all gold-plated. The watch contains the automatic ETA 2094 caliber (here renamed Longines Caliber L652.2), which powers a chronograph with central sweep seconds, a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, along with a small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock. The Longines Asthmometer-Pulsometer Chronograph retails for $2,475.
Technical characteristics:
Movement: Longines Caliber L652.2 (ETA 2094), automatic; 10 1/2 lignes; 33 jewels; 28,800 vph; 37-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, chronograph with asthmometer and pulsometer scale
Case and strap: Stainless steel case, diameter = 38.5 mm; sapphire crystal with nonreflective coating; water-resistant to 30 meters; on black alligator strap with steel buckle
Dial and hands: Silvered dial with one gilded Arabic numeral (“12”) and 8 gilded applied indices; gilded hands; asthmometer scale in blue; pulsometer scale in red; small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock; chronograph minutes subdial at 3 o’clock; chronograph hours subdial at 6 o’clock; date window at 6 o’clock
next.on.my.shoping.list.have.nice.day.george from Sydney Australia
I love the look of this watch. Can’t wait to get it.