Longines Conquest Marco Odermatt

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On March 18, 2023, 25-year-old Swiss skier Marco Odermatt made history by breaking a 23-year-old record in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup giant slalom in Soldeu (AND). With 2042 points for a single season, he set a new record for the highest number of points obtained in a single season by a male skier. In celebration, Longines introduces the Conquest Marco Odermatt special edition, featuring an engraved back with "ONE OF 2042."

The chronograph comes in a 42 mm x 14.30 mm case in stainless steel with alternating polished and satin-finished surfaces. Water-resistant to 10 bar (100 metres / 330 feet), it is equipped by a tachymetric bezel with a blue ceramic insert.

Protected by a sapphire crystal with multi-layer anti-reflective treatment on both sides, the sunray blue background of the dial makes the three silver counters - small seconds at 3 o'clock, chronograph 12-hour at 6 o'clock, and 30-minute at 9 o'clock - stand out clearly.

Like the overlaid hour markers, the silvered polished hands are coated with Super-LumiNova®. For optimum legibility, the tip of the chronograph’s central seconds hand and the two hands of the 12-hour and 30-minute counters are tinted red.

Under the applied indexes, a special snailed finish completes the ensemble.

The emblem of the Alpine Skiing World Cup, the Crystal Globe, which the Swiss champion has won consecutively over the last two seasons, is illustrated in a decal on the watch’s transparent back.

The watch operates on the self-winding Longines L898.5 calibre, featuring a silicon balance-spring and innovative components that contribute to achieving magnetic resistance ten times greater than the ISO 764 benchmark standard. With a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour), this movement ensures a power reserve of up to 59 hours.

This special edition comes on a blue fabric strap with white stitching and four red stitches, secured to the wrist by a steel folding clasp with a micro-adjustment system. It is complemented by an additional NATO strap in the same colour.