Longines Revisits and Improves One of Its Most Interesting Watches in Years

A more modern, versatile look.

Close-up of a Longines Conquest automatic watch with a light blue dial and stainless steel case and crown.

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By Johnny Brayson

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In 2024, Longines launched the Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve.

The watch takes direct inspiration from a 1959 Longines watch that featured a unique circular power reserve indicator in the center of the dial, accompanied by a date window at 12:00. The 2024 edition was quite faithful to the ’50s model, featuring a champagne dial with gilt hands and indices for a classic look.

The watch had a highly acclaimed debut thanks to its unorthodox and intuitive display, and now Longines has launched a sequel to the Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve with a more contemporary appearance.

Silver Longines Conquest automatic watch with light blue dial and black leather strap on concentric blue plates. — One of Longines’ most interesting watches gets even more interesting.

Modernize it

Longines’ new take on the Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve adds a couple of touches that modernize the design.

Most obvious is the debut of a new dial color. The new dial is a light blue opaline with a color-matched date disc at 12:00. The cool blue color feels more casual and sportier than its dressy predecessors (black and gray versions accompanied the original champagne dial), and is paired with black printing and silver-toned applied indices and “skyscraper hands.”

Close-up of a Longines Conquest Automatic watch with a light blue dial, silver hour markers, and a date window at 12 o'clock. — A cool blue dial goes a long way toward modernizing the vintage-inspired design.

But this is more than just a new dial color. For the first time, Longines has also added a stainless steel bracelet option to the Central Power Reserve.

Only available as an option on this new blue version, the bracelet has an H-link design with brushed H-links and polished center links. It’s secured with a dual-push-button folding clasp featuring an applied Longines hourglass logo and equipped with a toolless microadjustment system.

If you’re not a fan of bracelets, or if you just think the Central Power Reserve works better as a dress watch, the blue version is also available on a gray alligator leather strap with a polished steel pin buckle.

Silver Longines Conquest automatic wristwatch with light blue dial and date window at 12 o'clock. — This marks the first time the watch is available on a bracelet.

Everything else on the watch remains unchanged. The stainless steel case measures 38mm across and is topped with a box sapphire crystal, and the sapphire crystal caseback reveals the decorated Longines Calibre L. L896.5 automatic movement and its silicon balance spring.

The movement has a full 72-hour power reserve, 64 hours of which are tracked via the central display on the dial, which features two rotating discs displaying a 64-hour scale and an indicator, respectively. This setup creates a much more symmetrical and aesthetically pleasing way to display a power reserve complication.

Close-up of Longines watch movement with visible gears and engraved text on stainless steel case back. — The Cal. L896.5 movement is exclusive to the Central Power Reserve.

Availability and pricing

With the light blue dial and the addition of a bracelet, this take on the Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve looks less like a vintage reissue and more like a modern, innovative sports watch. Some will like that. Others will prefer the original. Luckily for everyone, Longines offers both.

The new Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve is available now from Longines for $4,400 on the bracelet or $4,300 on an alligator leather strap.

Silver Longines Conquest automatic watch with light blue dial and black leather strap.

Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve

Specs

Case Size	38mm
Movement	Longines Cal. L896.5 automatic
Water Resistance	50m

$4,300 at Longines

About the Author:

Johnny Brayson is an editor at Gear Patrol mostly covering watches. He enjoys watches that are packed with blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em details and believes nearly every watch could stand to be a tad smaller.

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