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Dial looks less "champagne" than other pics I've seen, but why is it the only version without a red second hand?
I see there's now a 42mm Ti version, fingers crossed for a 37mm...
Scilly.Suffolk-
37mm champagne dial:
https://www.longines.com/en-gb/watch-longines-spirit-l3-410-4-63-6
No red second hand and date window is not great.
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I really like that it doesn't have the red seconds hand personally as I'm not drawn too much to red on watches. (Apart from an amazing burgundy IWC I saw recently.) I do wish the diamond on the second hand was further back though as I think this would give better balance but I get that it's there to align with the diamond markers on the dial.
ElGonzo
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Just tried the smaller Longines Spirit on and I think they've done an excellent job with it. Fit was great, stays close to the wrist. Enough contrast in the dial so it's not too flat, I find sometimes that silver dials can blend in too much with the rest of the case but this looked really good. Initially thought the date window looked a bit big for the dial when on display but when trying on it didn't appear too large. I'd also say I found it more like a 36mm because of the chapter ring rather than the flat dial running right to the edge.
The only thing I didn't really like is the branding on the clasp. The bracelet was nice, smooth, good weight but they've slapped a huge written Longines logo running all the way along the clasp and it kills the refinement. Would have been way better to have just the 'winged logo' much smaller on there.