Longines Pulsometer Chronograph & Heritage Diver 1967 In Hand Review

So I follow-up my last watch post about Basel 2015 timepieces with the Basel 2015 timepiece that I thought was a winner... and in the metal... IT IS! check dis out [Note: All press release info in black text and red text is my views/thoughts... Thanks to the fine folks at Longines for getting this baby in my paws...]

sweet sweet pulsometer... 

u got my heart beating faster which u can time for sure ;)

u want it back? you'll have to pry it off my wrist! :) oh my ticky ticker

one minor niggle though... it needs a pin to set the date... the date is to meet the demand of the masses 

who prefer to have the date but for folks like me, i'd rather not have the date and the pin pusher to set it

and the movement, though exclusive made by ETA, is no 13zn or 30ch manual
winding goodness... again something that would make the enthusiast buy it... 
but it needs to be automatic for the people ;) movement finishing is more basic
but is to be expected. it does have an interesting blued column wheel... 

what lovely Breguet  blued steel hands u have and on such nice lacquered dial... a pretty face for sure

Retail for this is S$6,360... hmmm do i start saving up? decisions decisions... 

Press Release Info: Inspired by a mainly medical timepiece from the early 1920s, the Longines Pulsometer Chronograph measures the number of heartbeats, in addition to the time. The original model of this reissue was used as an instrument by the medical profession to calculate a patient's heart rate reliably and quickly.

At the time, the pulse measurement was taken over a period of 60 seconds during which it was necessary to precisely calculate the number of the patient's heartbeats. As this approach is not entirely trustworthy, the creation of pulsometer overcame inaccuracies. Indeed, this function provides a simple, reliable and rapid heart rate reading. The chronograph hand, coupled with the pulsometric scale, clearly indicates the patient's heart rate on the screen after only 30 pulses.

The Longines Pulsometer Chronograph offers sober elegance like the model that inspired it. The white lacquered dial is adorned with painted black Arabic numerals which subtly enhance "Breguet"-type blued steel hands, while the red of the pulsometric scale stands out in perfect refinement. The transparent steel case back with a diameter of 40 mm reveals the minutiae of the column wheel movement produced exclusively for Longines.

Now as I was at Longines office in SG, there was a great reference book for their vintage pieces and this caught my eye...

come to papa... just imagine it on a lovely black gator strap.... We have a winner!

the 13zn... what a movement. i wish they would revive this or the 30CH and that would 
be me buying these Longines watches and my wife probably kicking some sense into me after ;)

Next to the Longines Heritage Diver 1967 in the metal!

i don't need another diver

i don't need another diver

i don't need another diver

....

i am so weak ;)

another really nice looking piece

Longines draws on its rich watchmaking history to offer new editions of its iconic pieces. The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 draws its inspiration from a divers watch produced in 1967. Its graduated bordeaux diving bezel contrasts elegantly with its black opaline dial and silver-coloured counters. This chronograph watch is also equipped with a tachymeter function. An original piece is kept in the Longines museum in Saint-Imier.

Longines has always made chronographs designed to accompany pioneers' exploits. After having explored the earth and the sky in the twenties and thirties, athletes turned to the ocean depths in the fifties in the early days of diving with compressed air. This turning point promoted the development of divers watches. The reliable and elegant divers watches produced by Longines experienced great success.

Today, Longines is reissuing a divers watch dating back to 1967, a copy of which is kept in the Swiss watchmaker's museum in Saint-Imier. The divers watches of the time borrowed the pilot watch system, in particular their notched rotating bezel with divisions in minutes. This device makes it possible to calculate the length of the dive. The tachymeter scale of the internal flange is used to calculate the speed of the diver: the chronograph must be triggered at the starting point and stopped once the distance of one kilometre is completed. The hand will indicate the average speed.

With a diameter of 42 mm, The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 case houses a self-winding L688.2 movement. This chronograph features a completely original design, reflecting the model that inspired it. It’s silver-coloured asymmetrical counters stand out against the black opaline dial. The bordeaux graduated bezel and silver-coloured tachymeter scale of this model add elegant touches of colour to the overall piece. In the spirit of divers watches, the hands and hour markers are coated in Super-LumiNova® while the back and crown of the piece are screwed to ensure water resistance of up to 30 bar. The watches are fitted with a steel bracelet, black leather or rubber strap. 

Retail is S$4,770 for the diver on bracelet or rubber... 
i think i likes it on the rubber more...

An engraving of a diver adorns the caseback as a reminder of the first divers watches produced by Longines

42mm steel-y goodness and it's got depth[see what i did there ;) ]

signing off for now (& saving money for my next watch purchase too :) cheers, raph