Longines releases legend diver 59 homage to 1959 model

18 Mwezi wa tano, 2026

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Longines has launched the Legend Diver 59, a new tribute to its original 1959 Diver reference 7042. The 42mm watch features a vintage-style dial and meets strict ISO 6542 standards for divers.

Longines introduced the Legend Diver 59 as a faithful recreation of the 1959 reference 7042. The model uses a black grained dial with Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, along with Old Radium Super-LumiNova indexes and a triangle on the internal bezel. It comes on a Milanese mesh bracelet and includes an extra Tropic-style rubber strap.

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