Finally LONGINES Longines Conquest Heritage 38

This video is sponsored by Squarespace. Squarespace is the all-in-one website platform to help you stand out and succeed online, but more on them later. So, I've been wanting to review a Longines for a while. You guys have been asking me to review a Longines for a while. So, when my brother-in-law was gifted this watch, I obviously got excited, asked him if I could film his new watch, and was generally insufferable about it. So, this is my brother-in-law's Longines Conquest Heritage, 38 millimeters in stainless steel. This is such a good taste watch. I have never been so happy to be in this family. A sporty take on a classic dress watch. And I was honestly blown away by how elevated this felt, and the quality Longines is packing into their watches. If you're new here, my name is Brittany, and on this channel, we just talk all things watches. This is maybe my favorite video I've ever made. For one, it makes me feel closer to my family. Two, it is sharing this wonderful hobby with the people I love the most. And three, it's a great watch. Thank you to my brother-in-law for letting me steal this away, and film it, and spend some hands-on time with this. This has me convinced that Longines aren't messing around. This is insane value for money, and one of my favorite watches I've had the pleasure of reviewing. I've wanted to review a Longines for a while now. It's been a brand I've been close to buying, but then something else would come up and I'd spend my money elsewhere. They are a very important brand for Switzerland and a lot of retailers, offering luxury high-end products for a price that isn't ridiculous and actually achievable. I think collectors, now more than ever, are pretty sensitive to price fluctuations due to the increases we've been experiencing since the pandemic. I feel like since the pandemic, a lot of brands have decided to change their strategy and just go for more whale customers or incredibly wealthy customers. They don't need or seem to want broad mass appeal. They just need a few very, very rich customers. I've been kind of feeling like the brands that I love so much, and the brands that I found really aspirational and wanted to collect the most, don't really want people at my income level shopping with them anymore. Maybe I just need to make more money. Then, contrasted against this feeling, we have Longines. They offer beautiful, good taste, high quality products at a price that is actually doable with a bit of saving. But let's talk about this watch specifically. Looking at the specifications, this has a case diameter of 38 millimeters, a thickness of 10.8 millimeters, and a lug-to-lug of 45.6 millimeters. These are golden proportions. This feels so elegant on wrist, really nice thickness and lug-to-lug feeling. So here it is on my five and a half inch wrist. And sadly, I only have it on my wrist. I wish I would have had time to film this on my brother-in-law's wrist. It really suits him. It's perfect. Something to note is that this is also available in 40 millimeters, but I would recommend the 38 millimeters for most people. If you have a 7.25 inch wrist and smaller, I would recommend the 38 millimeters. And larger than that, maybe trying on the 40 millimeters, depending on how you like your watches to wear. The case material is stainless steel, beautifully polished, making it feel dressy and 50 meters of water resistance. So not a diver, but still pretty robust. Design-wise, this ticks all the boxes for me. Brown sunburst dial feels elegant and understated, taking classic design cues from the Longines Mid-Century Conquest line, but modernizing it with the finishing and modern build quality that we expect. The slim profile makes it feel elevated, but I'd still consider this a daily wear. This is my favorite style of watch. It would look just as in place with a nice knit jumper, going to the pub to meet friends, and you could still dress it up with a suit if you were going to a wedding. Ah, weddings are awesome. I wish I had more friends getting married. I want to go to more weddings. Pro tip for engaged people, you could always use today's fabulous video sponsor, Squarespace, to make a website where your guests can RSVP, find your registry, see the schedule of the big day. That was a great transition. Or was it bad? Regardless, Squarespace has you covered for all of your website needs. Whether it is recreational, like your wedding, or professional, they have everything you need to create a beautiful website that is the perfect reflection of you. 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Link is in my description, go click that so they know I sent you, and thank you so much to Squarespace for sponsoring this video. Okay, we're back on the watch. Let's talk about the movement. The L888 is a massive strength, with a 72-hour power reserve and silicon balance spring. It is reliable and quite anti-magnetic, and we can proof with that 72-hour power reserve, which is longer than a lot of Swiss brands that cost significantly more. I feel like we could sit here and talk about specifications all day long, but the magic for me is always in the wearing experience and how a watch makes you feel. Buying watches isn't a logical thing. I think we like to think it is and justify it to ourselves, but it's not. These are expensive, precious, and almost irrelevant in a world where we could check our phones and have atomic time adjusted for every time zone. But there is this special thing about mechanical watches specifically. This analog device that tells you the time unreasonably well and looks good while doing it. And this watch has it. When you put it on, you can feel the quality that has gone into it. It is a genuinely beautiful object. Another thing we really need to talk about is the strap. This really influences the vibe of this watch, causing it to feel dressy and elevated. So brown alligator leather with pin buckle rather than deployant. I love alligator leather. It is resistant to scratches and water. Very distinctive with fantastic durability. I'd expect this to last 20 to 30 years if treated with care. I feel like this is a watch where you'll keep finding new little things you love about it over the years. Like even for me with the limited amount of time I got to spend with this, I was looking at the dial and thought, oh, this is really nice. This is really pretty. And once I thought I knew everything about it, I turned it around. Look at this case back. So a screw down with 18 karat yellow gold medallion. This isn't just a decorative feature, but a historic one associated with water resistance and the Conquest line origins. This motif pays homage to the original Conquest watches of the 1950s. The fish motif has been a branding hallmark with the Conquest for decades. Purely subjective. Almost everyone disagrees with me, but I almost always prefer a well-decorated closed case back over a display. Weirdly enough, the way a brand executes a case back says a lot about them. It's this opportunity to tell a story, but the story is mostly for the owner of the watch. No one sees this except for the owner. Maybe when they take it off for the night or have a weird little moment where they choose to look at it. The way a brand treats the things that are unseen, or just for the owner, says a lot about them. Classy move, Blanchine. Things I dislike. And I am trying to find things I dislike. I asked my husband if there's anything he dislikes because maybe I had a blind spot or maybe I was missing something massive. I can't find anything I dislike about this watch. Every time I review something I quite like, I will have a flood of comments saying I'm such a shill, or I'm just trying to build brand relationships, or I'm paid, all of which is untrue. But I'm not going to invent complaints so I seem more knowledgeable or more impartial. I'm going to tell you what I honestly think. I can't find anything that I personally dislike about this. Maybe it's because my family has incredible tastes. This watch really appeals to me and the things I personally like and look for in a watch from a brand I immensely respect. Blanchine is one of the oldest Swiss brands and has the oldest watch brand trademark with their winged hourglass logo. Founded in 1832, the brand began as a fellowship of watchmakers in a single workshop in the Swiss village of Saint-Immer. They would create components in their homes and would come together to assemble them in the workshop. Named after the field where the workshop was situated, Les Longines, meaning long meadow, became the name of the brand and it has stuck to this day. I said it at the start of this video, but I've been a long-term admirer and fan of Longines and spending time with this watch has only made me into a bigger fan. I need to get more of these through to review. Fantastic watches. If you have the opportunity to try one of these on, I highly recommend you do. The feeling and wearing experience reminds me a lot of the JLC Master Control, but for 2,700 pounds rather than 8,750 pounds. Anyways, guys, I think I've gushed long enough. This might be the gushiest video I've ever made. Thank you to Steven, my fabulous brother-in-law, for letting me borrow this watch. Thank you to you for your viewership. Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this video. And yeah, oh, Pope to your patrons, of course. How did I almost forget that? Look, Pope to your patrons, I'm on my first cup of coffee for the day. You're gonna have to have some grace with me. I had so much fun making this video. Thank you so much for supporting my weird little channel. I love making these videos. And you guys, the names on the screen, you make this financially viable for me, and so do all tiers of patrons. Thank you so much for supporting my weird little channel. I hope you keep enjoying the work we do here. Even if you don't, I hope you keep enjoying watches forever. They're fabulous. You're fabulous. Bye, guys.