Had mine for two years now, still love it. The lugs are a little long but it is mean't to go around the outside of a wet suit. I find it very comfortable and it makes a great dress watch.

That’s a great unbiased and candid review! I found it immensely useful, thank you and well done!

I have this. It is my favorite watch. The crystal and compressor design is just legendary. Beautiful when wearing suit and in spare time anytime.

The best diver's watch. This watch simply does not compromise it's diving capabilities yet so refined and rich in history.

Thanks for a really honest review.. something about this piece which really appeals to me. Also looks so good on the Nato!

Nice watch. I have the 3rd version of the reissue. The 1st (2007-2012) no date, was based on ETA2824-2 (28800 vph and 42 hr. reserve). The 2nd with date (2009-2018) and movement as per above e.g. cal.L633 / L3.674.4 .. which you are reviewing. The 3rd version came out in 2018. Still with date and the same super-compressor case, but the movement inside is based on ETA2892-A2 cal. L888.2 / L3.774.4. This particular movement has been slowed down to 25200 vph. to increase reserve to 65 hours. I managed to get out of it 69 hrs at 23°C room temperature. The measured accuracy on Elma 3 timegrapher was --0.9 / +3.9 sec in 6 positions, with beat error 0.2 max. after 3 days of wear. The 3 versions of Legend Diver reissue are based on the original reference 7042 diver watch, released in 1960. The case back depiction of diver without scuba bottles, pre-dates ref. 7042. It goes back to 1953 Longines Bathyscape Trieste submarine and subsequent release of Longines "Nautilus Skin Diver" 1950s. As it hapenned, in 2019, Longines has as well re-released their 1950s "Nautilus Skin Diver" By the way, the wooden box, watch comes in ... is genuine ply wood.

Beautiful watch lots of character and personality... love the glossy dial

splendid video. received mine a few weeks ago and fell in love with it soon as it arrived. i'm hoping i never have to sell it because if i do, the post will have me lose all my money for trying to ship out that absurdly gigantic box!!! I love this timepiece. it looks fantastic on leather. I never noticed the size of the band because I removed it as soon as the watch arrived. I love to experiment with straps and seldom do i wear a watch with the same band on a regular basis. again, great video. this is the part where i stop typing and use the mouse to go click on 'subscribe'. cheers!

I’m in love with mine ! Had it a couple weeks now.. I have quite slender wrists but think it fits really well! Completely agree about the lume though.. the hands hold the light for a little while, but the dots disappear within minutes !

Beautiful piece, and a great review. I recommend keeping a microfiber cloth next to you so you could wipe the watch clean (and shiny!) as you film.. it's a shame to watch a watch like this with so many smudges. Keep up the great work!

Just got mine today and on my 7.5 inch wrist looks absolutely perfect. It truly is a stunning looking watch on wrist and looks like it should cost more. So happy with purchase.

I really love these compressors watches. I bought the nautic ski lip reedition and this one is attractive too. But it seems to be really large on the wrist. The best option is not greater than 40mm

Grazie! Thank you! Beautiful watch and the strap Vario is very good

Longines definitely hits the spot with this Legend diver; such a beautiful piece. Great review as usual Ivan; get yourself some gloves!!!

Got A pre-owned LLD L3.3774 with new 64hrs power reserve movement in mint condition for usd1050, excellent watch, the AR on that dome sapphire is amazing.

Nice reviews as always, Longines have a good history and I like the way this version is almost exactly the same as the original. Very pretty watch and not trying to be anything other than what is. Expensive however, and a bit big. The original was 42mm as well, must have seemed like a monster back in the day.

Hi Ivan, thanks, great review. Nice enough watch, but even at the grey price of $1600 , I think there are other watches I would rather go for. The 52mm l2l width and lack of lume is also a bit off-putting. Also, I've recently acquired a Glycine & an Armand Nicolet, so my capacity for unnecessarily big boxes have reached it's limit. The Oris 65 is mentioned elsewhere, and I think the Chronoris is also a good alternative. Strictly speaking neither are divers because of their 10 ATM WR, but they just appeal to me more (especially the Chronoris with its super compressor looks). Cheers.

It reminds me my late father dive watch, an Olma Caravelle 200 Super Compressor

I just stumbled onto the Longines Legend diver. I love it. Ha ha ha. Thinking about selling a few pieces and picking it up. Oh my.

This watch is now offered with a metal mesh bracelet and it looks incredible and wears comfortably

This looks like one worth saving for... I have huge wrists too so the massive lugs are good for me

Watch of my dreams!

One of the best divers out there!

I have one and its a KEEPER!❤

Didn't know you review this, two crown divers are getting rarer and rarer these days.

I love it! I do wish, however, the price point (at least on the gray market) were closer to the $1000 mark. Then this piece could better compete with the Oris Diver 65 in the heritage diver arena.

One problem for me is that the internal rotating bezel does not contrast at all with the time indices. The two tend to visually run together. It would be nice if the bezel were a different tone of gray or color to make it stand out.

Just an fyi > It's actually 52.5mm lug-to-lug and the watch is 42mm in diameter, not 44.

Lug length makes it out of bounds for many who would otherwise own it.

it is the XL and they have regular medium and XL, what happened to L? The main issue is the floating keeper.

Great video. Just bought mine today, very happy with my purchase. I got it £200 cheaper as it was the last one on display. Could you please tell me where did you buy the nato strap, and what size was it? Cheers

I've tried this watch on, the chap in AD did say it came with a big box! This kind of thing really does not interest me the box only goes in the wardrobe. It's a very nice watch but really did think it over priced, would have liked some different finishes, I would prefer a simpler box and better price. Far nicer watches for the cost.

I have a Legend Diver (purchased 2017) and I love this watch. However, recently it simply stopped working (normal when don´t wear it for a few days) and won´t work even after I wind it and wind it and wind it (not normal at all)!! Unfortunately it´s past the 2-year guaranty both from the shop and from Longines. I am afraid of getting a bill costing me another watch. Has this ever happened to any of you guys, and is there anything you can suggest? Thanks!

Judging by the luminosity of markers, this is probably more of a "muff diver" watch, rather than saturation diver watch. That aside, the 2019 version of the watch features Longines L888.2 caliber (modified ETA2892.A2 running at 25200 frequency)

Respect for not opening the book. :) You're a class act.

When reviewing a super compressor it would be good to know if it is or is not a super compressor.

my principal objection is to the pumpkin lume but it looks very white in your pictures, is there more than one variant?

The extra long straps is to suit the dive suit since it is a diver.

Tudor black bay 36 or legend diver 36? Im in dilemma

Love this watch, but it’s a little too large, anyway, this watch is awesome, form the look to the unboxing, this thing is awesome

Why does a supposedly serious 3oom diving watch come with a leather strap?

Would love this if the lugs weren’t so crazily long : (

you mentioned lug width end to end as 45 mm "twice" not 45 mm but over 50 mm

20 min with a diver watch and never show that inside bezel... nice Update, I'm sorry, you are right. 09:00 min you can see inside bezel action. My mistake. Very good review.

Dial at first glance looks more like a Flieger. Something just off balance on this piece. I like some Longines and eyeing a few of their dress watches. Longines Hydroconquest going for well under $900 on Grey, if one wanted Diver's look. These oversize boxes are getting silly and a pain to store. Always enjoy your vids.

Has anyone tried to wind this watch clockwise? Mine gives a lot of resistance, & I don’t want to break it, but winds perfectly anticlockwise. Anyone?

Beautiful watch. Divers are so practical and useful, never have to worry about them just wear them. They ship a lot of garbage with that watch. Finally a watch shipped with a strap for a mans wrist.

...and have weak lume as well?

Great video. I also made a review on the latest model of the Longines Legend Diver on my youtube channel, but this review is also good)

45 mm lug to lug is tiny. Are you sure you have your numbers correct??

a similar watch is the zelos helmsman

I don't know why but I really hate internal bezels.

in terms of versatility, ball engineer master ii gmt diver definitely beats this. having a gmt hand and tritium lume in addition to a inner rotating bezel and 300m wr just makes it the ultimate do-everything watch. meanwhile, longine ships a diver with leather bands lmfao.

I want one.......

I see metric system I subscribe.

If there is a definition of being too long, this is a perfect example

Lug-toLug is actually 52mm, not 45!

nice but i like OMEGA SEAMASTER better

wtf??, Is very similar to Vostok Amphibia!!, is like a reverse homage because this one cost 10 times more!! XD...by the way that internal rotating bezel is useless under water!!

That thing's enormous lol

It’s a 52mm lug to lug not 45mm

Nice review overall, but you fidget with your hands so much it’s quite distracting to view.

It looks too big for the reviewers wrist.

So when did watch reviews become box reviews ??

03:45 “....kind of book...” Extremely poor choice of words. It is either a book, or not.

Poor anti reflection coating.

2:33 this is so gross.... haha

This watch is a dress watch/poolside, swimming type watch. Not a proper diver. Good looking watch.

Not my cup of tea (appearance-wise).

What a fucking ridiculous lug length

I hate the looks. If it were given to me I couldn't sell or trade it fast enough.

Longeins watch most of tham not orginal