Military and civil aviation spread its technical wings during the Second World War and in the 50s. Reliable, accurate and sturdy watches were specially designed to be worn by pilots and were often seriously put to the test. Longines has a new aviator chronograph in its Heritage collection with the details you’d expect of a pilot’s timepiece: large diameter (47.5mm), large notched crown and easy-to-read dial. The 24 hour track and graduated minute track run around the silver dial beneath blue hands. The small seconds lies at 9 o’ clock and the date display at 6 o’ clock. Use the pusher in the crown to start the central seconds to see the chronograph seconds. These functions are brought to life by a self-winding mechanical movement inside the steel case which also provides a power reserve of up to 54 hours. Price: 4’000 CHF