While the classic inspired dip watch tendency dominates the current diver market, in several ways the trend began in 2007 together with the launch of the original Longines Legend Diver. The Legend Diver was a cornerstone of this new lineup ever since, and despite its status as a possible spearhead for the entire retro diver movement Longines has never intersected the Legend Diver together with the other popular contemporary dive watch trend of bronze case substance. Longines’ most up-to-date release changes this, rendering the super compressor situation in bronze with a rich new color palette. The Longines Replica Legend Diver in bronze pairs this fresh warm case substance using a magnetic desaturated, patinated look that emphasizes the design’s classic feel.
Apart from the vivid, slightly coppery tone of this bronze case material, this brand new Longines Master Replica shares the exact same 42mm case layout as its stainless steel sockets. The touch dual crosshatched crowns and attractively long, narrow lugs are still here, which may make this a challenging proposition for smaller wrists. The warmer bronze substance looks in first images to complement the unorthodox midcentury diver design nicely, creating a searchable statement without compromising the period feel. The solid caseback is rendered in titanium, showing the clean and classical embossed diver with spear shared across all of Longines’ heritage sailors. Like the stainless steel models, the double screwdown crowns and superb compressor layout allow this edition of the Legend Diver to achieve a hefty 300 meters of water resistance.
