Longines and Hodinkee have teamed up to launch a new LONGINES SPIRIT ZULU TIME limited series made entirely of Grade 5 titanium . This genuine tool watch, 39mm in diameter, combines lightness, bold design and cutting-edge precision as certified by COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres).
To end the year in style, the Longines Spirit Zulu Time is adorned with titanium. Longines and Hodinkee have teamed up to launch a new edition – limited to 500 numbered pieces – of the renowned GMT model, which was introduced in the Longines Spirit collection in 2022.
The Longines Spirit Zulu Time owes its name to the first Longines wristwatch with dual time zones, produced in 1925 and featuring the Zulu flag on its dial – Zulu referring to the letter Z which designates the universal time used by aviators and members of the armed forces.
The Longines Spirit Zulu Time Limited Edition for Hodinkee combines watchmaking tradition and innovation. Its 39 mm case, crafted from Grade 5 titanium – an alloy both lighter and tougher than steel – offers an understated, elegant design and superb wearer comfort. The name and number of the piece are engraved on
the screw-down back. Another distinctive feature is the bi-directional, circular-brushed titanium bezel featuring a laser-engraved 24-hour scale. The screw-down crown, also in titanium, allows the time zone and time setting to be set independently.
The beating heart of the watch is the exclusive Longines L844.4 calibre equipped with a silicon balance-spring and innovative components, offering a magnetic resistance ten times greater than the ISO 764 benchmark standard. This extremely precise self-winding mechanical movement has a power reserve of up to 72 hours. The movement is chronometer certified by COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres).
Topped by a domed sapphire crystal, the sandblasted anthracite dial is flanked by a date window at 3 o’clock. The applied hour-markers and Arabic numerals, as well as the hands, are in polished PVD-titanium. For optimum legibility, these components are coated with Super- LumiNova® light old radium. The matt black GMT hand has an orange tip with a luminescent arrow in the same colour as the “ZULU TIME” inscription on the dial.
Water-resistant to 10 bar (100 metres), the Longines Spirit Zulu Time Limited Edition for Hodinkee comes on a new Grade 5 titanium bracelet with double-safety folding clasp.
REFERENCE NUMBER
L3.802.1.59.6
CALIBRE
Self-winding mechanical movement
Exclusive Longines calibre L844.4
11½ lines, 21 jewels, 25’200 vibrations per hours
Magnetically resistant, with silicon balance-spring
Power reserve: up to 72 hours
COSC officially certified chronometer
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, seconds and date aperture at 3 o’clock
24-hour hand with time zone mechanism (GMT)
CASE
39 mm, 13,50 mm thickness
Round, Grade 5 titanium; satin & polished finishing
Sapphire domed glass with multi-layered anti-reflective coating on both sides
Circular-brushed bi-directional rotating Grade 5 titanium bezel, laserengraved 24-hour scale.
Screw in crown
Case back with 6 screws
Special engraving “Longines Spirit Hodinkee Limited Edition” and individual numbering indication “No xxx/500”
Lug-to-lug: 46,80 mm / Lug width: 21 mm
DIAL
Anthracite sandblasted, polished titanium PVD hour markers and 11 Arabic numerals, light old radium Super-LumiNova®
Orange “ZULU TIME” print
HANDS
Polished titanium PVD, light old radium Super-LumiNova®
Black mat GMT hand, with lacquered orange arrow filled with light old radium Super-LumiNova®
WATER-RESISTANCE
Up to 10 bar (100 metres)
BRACELET
Grade 5 titanium with double-safety folding clasp engraved with the winged hourglass symbol, push-piece opening mechanism Fitted with interchangeability system
