Longines Ultra-Chron - References, Prices and Owners' Reviews

This watch, water-resistant to 300 meters, is extremely elegant. It offers very good readability day and night. In full sunlight, the sapphire bezel is magnificent with its red indexes. In the shade, the touches of green luminescence are most beautiful. Its precision is excellent, measured between 0 and +2 seconds per day on my copy.

I succumbed to the shape of this watch that I find very original. While listening to Julien in an episode of Petites Montres Entre Amis, I told myself that it was time for me to look at vintage Longines more closely and in particular the Ultra-Chron collection recognized as one of the very first watches equipped with a 5Hz caliber. While searching on the various second-hand watch sales sites, I discovered this one with a unique shape! The hands are original - if we refer to the ads of the time - the striated dial,…

A watch that combines charm and period know-how, this Longines Ultrachron ref 7826 dating from 1973 reminds us that sometimes certain vintages deserve a lot more attention. The horns are very angular with a slight chamfer on the inside. The rather thick stick indexes have multiple facets, the dial is cream-colored and is crossed by a line called "target", the Longines logo and the ultra-chron symbol are applied. The domed glass obviously gives us the feeling that the edge of the dial is curved, which it is not. Th…

Bought less than 2 years ago, a real favorite diving watch with a vintage look that I immediately liked. Waterproof to 300 meters, incredible precision thanks to the in-house movement caliber L836.6 with automatic winding, certified Ultra-Chronometer by TIMELAB, magnificent hands, perfect readability except perhaps at nightfall (but perhaps due to my aging eyesight) diameter of 43mm for a thickness of 13.6mm so yes it is a beautiful beast but I find that on my 17.5cm wrist it suits me quite well. The black bezel tu…