Style Edit: The Longines Master Collection gets a 2026 redesign and a new monopusher chronograph

Since it was introduced in 2005, the Longines Master Collection has consistently embodied a particularly smart and dressy interpretation of the watchmaker’s trademark aesthetic. Now, for 2026, the collection has been completely redesigned – and its new retro look has made it even more handsome than ever. With the introduction of new models, including the first monopusher chronograph in the collection, this dramatic reinvention is being supported with a campaign that shines appropriately brightly with celebrity wattage, bringing together six of the brand’s ambassadors of elegance. The Master Collection is a tribute to Longines’ storied history, drawing on and honouring design codes from the manufacture’s nearly two centuries of watchmaking. The development of the collection over the past two decades has been marked by a growing array of complications – and that continues today with the new Chrono Monopusher. The watch is distinguished by a complication of which Longines has long been a master: the monopusher chronograph. Most chronograph watches feature two pushers, one to start the timer and the other to stop it. In a monopusher chronograph, the start, stop and reset functions are all united in a single pusher. Longines released its first monopusher chronograph watch as long ago as 1911, and just two years later introduced Calibre 13.33Z, the first compact chronograph movement. These early chronographs even helped expand the range of human exploration, as the watches of choice of legendary aviators such as Amelia Earhart and Richard Byrd. Now, Longines has incorporated its mastery of the monopusher chronograph into the Chrono Monopusher, where it appears alongside a round, polished 41mm stainless case, paired with a concave bezel and a dial of peerless, classic good looks. That dial is distinguished by features that include a smart barleycorn finish, available in either warm silver opaline or icy frosted blue; engraved sub-dials; and the collection’s distinctive applied Arabic numerals, inspired by the Longines Weems Second-Setting watch of 1928, which here, come either rhodium plated and polished or 5N rose plated, and are joined by matching hands. Appearing around the edge of the dial is the other distinguishing characteristic of the Longines Master Collection Chrono Monopusher: a pulsometer scale. This unusual feature allows the wearer to easily calculate the number of heartbeats per minute without a full minute needing to elapse. Timepieces equipped with a pulsometer scale were originally known as doctor’s watches, and functioned as an early form of heart-rate monitor. The beating heart of this particular watch, though, is the manually wound Calibre L799.5, developed exclusively for Longines. It offers a 68-hour power reserve and powers a chronograph subdial at 9 o’clock and a 30-minute counter subdial at 3 o’clock. The watch comes with a choice of leather straps, in black anthracite or brown with an Oxford finish. The new Chrono Monopusher is joined in the latest iteration of the Master Collection by new three-hand models and moonphase chronographs. The brand’s Home of Elegance campaign sees these eye-catching new additions worn by celebrities Longines refers to as its ambassadors of elegance. They represent a formidable constellation of stellar acting talent, including Academy Award winners Kate Winslet and Jennifer Lawrence; Eddie Peng, star of acclaimed films including 2024’s Black Dog; Zhao Liying, whose presence represents a seal of quality in Chinese TV shows; Yosh Yu (Yu Shi), best known for his performances in the Creation of the Gods trilogy; and even Superman himself, Henry Cavill. Together, they constitute the perfect smart set to showcase watches of unmatched elegance and sophistication.

Style Edit: The Longines Master Collection gets a 2026 redesign and a new monopusher chronograph

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The line’s star-studded campaign features the watchmaker’s ambassadors of elegance, including Jennifer Lawrence, Henry Cavill and Kate Winslet

The line’s star-studded campaign features the watchmaker’s ambassadors of elegance, including Jennifer Lawrence, Henry Cavill and Kate Winslet