One big eye, and it's the right one
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
The oversized minutes counter at nine o'clock is the reason this watch exists, and it's a very good reason. When you're timing something in the air, the minutes are what you care about, and the BigEye makes them impossible to miss. It's one of the most readable chronographs I know at any price.
Forty-one millimeters, 13.6 thick, on leather with 21 mm lugs (that number again, Longines). The L688.4 is a column-wheel chronograph with 54 hours of reserve, behind a closed caseback. The pushers have a nice positive feel.
Thirty meters of water resistance is the letdown, so it's a watch for dry days. And at 3,800 to 4,150 dollars, it sits close to the IWC price bracket without the brand pull. But I'd still pick this over plenty of watches that cost twice as much, purely because I can read it.