Is This the Best Value in Swiss Luxury Dive Watches?

Is This the Best Value in Swiss Luxury Dive Watches?

Longines continues to offer a relatively accessible entry into high-end mechanical watches with its new HydroConquest.

Longines’ Retooled Entry-Level Dive Watch Is the Best You Can Get for the Money

It’s not even close. Longines If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more It’s a big day for the Swatch Group. Not only did Omega add a shot of adrenaline to its neglected Constellation line with the stunning new Observatory dress watch, but sister brand Longines has also turned heads with a major reboot of its entry-level dive watch, the HydroConquest. I admittedly have never been a fan of the HydroConquest. The dated des…

Longines' New HydroConquest Looks More Like an Omega PlanetOcean Than the Actual PlanetOcean

Longines has quietly done something quite cheeky with the 2026 HydroConquest. They've redesigned their entry-level diver so thoroughly that it now bears a stronger resemblance to Omega's Seamaster Planet Ocean than the Planet Ocean does to itself. The applied indices, the ceramic bezel, the overall proportions, the H-link bracelet. Stand this thing next to Omega's recently redesigned Planet Ocean 42mm and the family resemblance is striking. Exce…

First Look: The All-New 2026 Longines HydroConquest Collection

Born in 2007, the HydroConquest is Longines‘ classic 300m, modern dive watch. While the Legend Diver is there to evoke the past, the HydroConquest is meant to be a contemporary offering, mixing strong diving credentials with a daily-oriented, sleek design. Until now, we’ve come to know the watch in this form here, when it benefited […]