{"product_id":"longines-diver-chronograph-as10835","title":"Longines Diver Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom race cars to rocket ships, boats to battlefields, you are likely to find a chronograph being employed to measure a plethora of tasks and times. From the Greek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ekhrónos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(‘time’) and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e gráphō \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(‘to write’), a chronograph is a watch that has the ability to record time, generally via the addition of small sub-counters that register minutes and hours. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThough many storied brands produced notable chronographs during the complication’s heyday from the 1930s through the 1970s, numerous other firms fell by the wayside during the Quartz Crisis, folding completely and disappearing or being rolled up into conglomerates that pillaged their stores of parts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThankfully, collector-favorite marque Longines is still alive and kicking, situated as one of the Swatch Group’s strongest mid-tier brands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular Longines Reference 8224-4 diver chronograph from the late 1960s is a perfect example of the company's excellent offerings from the heyday of the tool watch: Housed in a 43mm stainless steel cushion case with a radially brushed surface, a neat 14-sided bezel, a signed crown, dual integrated pump pushers, and an acrylic crystal, it features a wildly cool, Singer-made matte-black dial with an outer rotating elapsed time bezel in white and orange; luminous, applied 'baton' indices; a luminous 'baton' handset with a white minute hand and an orange central chronograph seconds hand; and a triple-register chronograph display with white totalizers and black 'exotic' typography. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by the hand-wound Longines Calibre 330 based upon the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003evenerable Valjoux 72 movement, this incredibly diver's chronograph from the late 1960s combines 'Paul Newman' Daytona aesthetics with the functionality of a tank-like dive watch housing. Paired to a signed stainless steel multi-link bracelet with brushed and polished surfaced and a Longines-signed clasp, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e it’s just the type of fun tool watch that makes for a perfect weekender — or an excellent everyday option for the more aesthetically adventurous collector.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Longines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41831474462807,"sku":"40992472","price":6250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS10835_40992472_LONGINES_CHRONOW-SINGERDIAL-5.jpg?v=1754059670","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/longines-diver-chronograph-as10835","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}