Longines Just Brought Back the Dive Watch That Started Its Vintage Revival (opens in new tab)

The Longines Legend Diver deserves more credit than it usually gets. It helped set a course for an entire segment of watchmaking, and its influence predates much of what Tudor went on to do with the Black Bay. I see it as one of the first true "vintage reissue" dive watches of our day. The two watches carved out very different paths, even if they tend to get lumped together in conversation. Now, Longines is leaning further into that legacy with the Legend Diver 59, a release that feels like a...