Hands-On The Longines Master Moonphase 40MM Automatic Stainless Steel Watch Replica

For about a decade and a half, the actual Collection continues to be Longines' home because of its classical pieces that play off classic watchmaking tropes without having to be all-out throwbacks (that's restricted to the Heritage collection). But there's another Longines collection that references timeless watchmaking codes without making specific nods to watches in the company's archives.
Launched in 2005, the Longines Master Collection replica, a good example of which we're going Hands-Up with today, provides a undertake traditional watch designs whose inspiration seems in the future mostly in the 20th century. Particularly, we are searching at one which features an analog display with moonphase indicator and date: the Longines Master 40mm Moonphase Stainless automatic watch replica L2.909.4.51.6.

Longines Master Moonphase

In mimicking the appearance of the Earth's satellite, the romantic moonphase display conveys information that, unlike the time or the date, isn't required by most of us as we go about our daily lives. When was the last time someone asked you what the phase of the moon was, or when we'll experience the next full moon? And yet, the horological moonphase was one of the first types of complications that I noticed when I first got into watches.
The display is intimately associated with classical watchmaking and horology, and its presence instantly connects a watch back to the movement of heavenly bodies, from which humans derived the very concept of time.

Black Dial

While the Longines Master 40mm Moonphase men's watch fake doesn't reference one specific watch from the Longines archives, it is a classically designed automatic in stainless steel that pairs a display for the date with its moonphase. Its dial has a barleycorn guilloché pattern and contrasting silver-tone Roman numerals and handset. The guilloché pattern is, as you would expect, not actual hand guilloché – you have to spend quite a bit more money on a watch before that kind of dial comes into play – but it does provide the recognizable look for a pretty reasonable price: $2,350.
I'm sure some of you are going to notice the cut-off Roman six at the bottom of the dial and not love it, but the practice of showing only half of a numeral on a watch dial does have a lengthy precedent in watch design.

40mm Case

Longines Master Moonphase automatic replica pieces are available in both 42mm and 40mm versions. We had the 40mm model in the office for our Hands-On, and it feels like a well-balanced watch in this size. While I've not seen the 42mm pieces in the metal, I think it would probably wear on the large side on my 7-inch wrist based on the 40mm example we did have. This version not only sat well on my wrist, but the proportionality of the dial and the indications provided by the movement also felt appropriate for the case.

Caliber L899

The Caliber L899 automatic movement (based on the ETA A31.L91) fills out the caseback quite nicely, offering 64 hours of power reserve, the aforementioned moonphase indicator with date display at six o'clock, and hours, minutes, and seconds from the central axis. It also comes with a signed Longines rotor featuring a cut-out in the shape of the company's winged hourglass logo.
It's interesting to note that this movement runs at the unconventional rate of 25,200 vph instead of the much more common modern rates of either 21,600 or 28,800 vph. The decorations to the rotor (Geneva waves) and to the mainplate (perlage) are nice touches even if they are all but certainly applied by machine, which is to be expected with a watch in this price range.

The Basics

Brand: Longines
Model: Master Collection Moonphase
Reference Number: L2.909.4 (40mm); L2.919.4 (42mm)
Diameter: 40mm or 42mm
Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial Color: Black barleycorn, silver barleycorn, sunray blue, black lacquered
Indexes: Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, or Top Wesselton VVS diamonds
Lume: None
Water Resistance: 30 meters
Strap/Bracelet: Leather strap or stainless steel bracelet, both with triple safety folding clasp
Caliber: Caliber L899 (the Longines version of the ETA A31.L91)
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, moonphase
Diameter: 25.6mm
Power Reserve: 64 hours
Winding: Automatic
Frequency: 3.5 Hz (25,200 vph)
Jewels: 21
Price: From $2,350 (no diamonds) to $2,750 (with diamonds)

Conclusion

I think the Longines Master 40mm Moonphase Automatic watch replica will be a good choice for those seeking modern outfits, with some extra things: this complication can convey the charm of the old world without excessively raising the price. If you are interested in Longines Master watch replica, you can pay more attention to our store, http://www.replicawatchreport.co/longines-watches, we are the largest and most reliable replica of luxury watches store, copy watches such as Rolex, Patek Phillippe, Panerai, Cartier, Hublot, IWC, Tag Heuer and more.