The all-mechanical Longines Master Collection, the best-selling in the brand’s portfolio, expands to offer Longines’ first ever annual calendar. For those who are wondering, an annual calendar watch automatically manages the varying lengths of the months. This allows the timepieces to distinguish between a month with 30 days and a month with 31 days for example, with little intervention. The Longines Master Collection is the first range from Longines to house this feature. Vital Statistics As recently as 2005, Longines launched the Master Collection, and it proved to be a line that would pave the way forward while remaining faithful to Longines’ 185-year history. It is traditional without bordering on twee, classic with enough nuance to avoid being boring, and it moves just enough with the times to play to modern tastes. Best of all, it does all this while including those on modest budgets. Now with an annual calendar to play alongside highly complicated models, it will also strongly appeal to those who actually use their watch to remind themselves of the day and date as well. The Master Collection Annual Calendar houses the new automatic L897 caliber in a 40mm stainless-steel case. It has 64 hours of power reserve…
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