The Longines Record | family history
The Record is Longines at its most understated. An 8.1mm case height, COSC-certified L592.2 caliber with silicon balance spring, and a clean dress dial that references the brand's early-20th-century observatory chronometer work. One of the thinnest and most precise Swiss automatics under $2,000.
Longines’s precision-focused dress line: 8.1mm height, COSC-certified L592.2 calibre, and a silicon balance spring for anti-magnetic performance. Named after Longines’s early-20th-century timekeeping record-breaking work. Sits alongside the Master Collection but leads with engineering credentials.
2017 · Record launch
Longines launched the Record in 2017, naming it for the brand's history of breaking timekeeping records at observatory trials in the early 20th century. The L592.2 caliber uses a silicon balance spring (Longines's in-house silicon work, not a licensed module) and COSC certification. At 8.1mm, it sits in the company of the Omega De Ville Prestige in dress-slim Swiss automatics at accessible pricing.
How to read this family
Two honest questions for any Record buyer:
- Record or Master Collection? The Longines Master Collection offers more dial complications (moon phase, chronograph, annual calendar) at higher price points. The Record is the precision-only proposition: the thinnest case, the best movement specification, the cleanest dial. Choose the Record if precision and wearability are the point; the Master Collection if you want complications.
- Longines Record vs. Omega De Ville? The De Ville Prestige Co-Axial is similarly priced, slightly thicker, and carries better secondary-market recognition. The Record's L592.2 competes favorably with the caliber 2500 on rate accuracy. For daily wear, both are strong; for resale, Omega holds slightly better.
Related families: Longines Flagship · Calatrava
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Which ref to buy
The Record is Longines' COSC-certified daily wearer -- a 38.5mm round dress watch with silicon hairspring (anti-magnetic), COSC certification, and a sapphire display back. It is the most technically serious piece in the Longines non-Master lineup: accuracy-first, minimalist design, no complications.
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Longines Record 38.5mm -- COSC precision with silicon hairspring, the spec-focused daily dress watch.
- The case for it:
- COSC certification means -4/+6 seconds per day. The silicon hairspring adds magnetic resistance without requiring an inner shield. At 38.5mm it is properly sized for a dress watch. For buyers who want accuracy and legibility in a clean Swiss package under $2,000, this is the answer.
- Consider instead if:
- The Record is deliberately plain -- no complications, no standout dial details. Buyers who want visual interest in this price range will find the Master Moonphase a more rewarding purchase.
Rankings last reviewed 2026-06-07. Editorial perspective only. Not financial advice.