Moon phase for the camping trips, obviously
By Abby Turner, Melbourne ยท
Okay, this is a weird angle, but hear me out. Jess and I time our camping trips around the moon because a full moon in the bush is magic and a new moon is better for stars. A moon phase is the one fancy complication I'd actually use.
That said, I'd never take a US$2,100 to $2,500 Longines camping. It's a dress watch. 30.5 mm wide and 10 mm thick, on a steel bracelet, with a white dial, a date and that moon phase display. Quartz, which I love because it means no winding or setting the moon every time you pick it up, and a sapphire crystal.
It's lovely. But the seconds hand is thin and the dial is busy, and 30 m water resistance is for rain and dishes. The price is steep when a Citizen or Seiko with a moon phase costs a fraction of this. You're paying for the Longines name and the finishing, which is fine if that's what you want.
I'd buy it as a special-occasion watch. Not a work one.