![]() At 17mm in height, it won’t be a watch that wears under a cuff. And while already relatively thick in its standard configuration, this new Flyback version is thick. The diameter is thus on the large side, at 42mm. The case of the Longines Spirit Flyback relies on the same overall proportions as other chronographs in the collection. And when you look at the specification sheet of this new Spirit Flyback, Longines has been working hard to bring its best game: advanced materials inside and out, certifications, modern features and traditional mechanical solutions. In both cases, we have sportier watches with an external rotating bezel and a more advanced movement. If the Spirit Zulu Time was to be seen as the bigger brother of the classic 3-hand models, the same could be said about the Spirit Flyback next to the classic automatic chronograph. Just after WWII, Longines developed yet another emblematic movement, the calibre 30CH, which, once again, was equipped with a flyback mechanism. That same year, the brand released the first serial chronograph with a flyback function, the all-time great calibre 13ZN. However, if the creation of the function itself remains hard to demonstrate (without extensive research), an essential factor is that Longines filed a patent for the flyback on 12 June 1935, which went on to be registered on 16 June 1936. While the authorship of the flyback complication is a topic that is still discussed (most sources indicate 1923, Breitling), examples of flyback movements at Longines can be traced back already to 1925, with the brand’s wristwatch chronograph with two independent pushers and flyback function in Longines’ archives – equipped with a modified calibre 13.33Z. In the context of flight calculations in a plane, it is not a practical way to measure average speed. ![]() An acceptable manoeuvre, as long as you don’t need to make multiple timing sessions in a row. When the chronograph is running, you need to pause it by pressing the pusher at 2, then reset it by pressing the pusher at 4, and then relaunch it by pressing the pusher at 2. On a classic, two-pusher chronograph (meaning the vast majority of the production), the sequence to reset and restart the chronograph is composed of three steps. Quick technical reminder about the flyback What matters most today actually has to do with what’s under the hood, with a complication or function that has a lot to do with Longines: the flyback chronograph or retour-en-vol function. We’ve explained this in the first article covering the Spirit collection. ![]() Longines’ expertise in the field of aviation-related watches and chronographs is undeniable. Let’s discover the new Longines Spirit Flyback. And now, it appears in its most complicated edition so far, a new chronograph that’s fairly different from this classic version that pays tribute to an important function for the winged hourglass. With its attractive combination of modern features and historical references to the brand’s aviation past, the Spirit has already been released in multiple editions, including time-and-date, chronograph, no-date and recently, GMT Zulu time. There is no denying that Longines’ latest and most prolific collection, the Spirit, has been quite a success during its two years of existence. ![]()
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