That white air king is 🔥🔥🔥. 34 mm is a great size unless you truly have giant wrists. I think that size looks great on anyone with normal 6.5-7" wrists

I was given my Nomos at 26 by my dad when I graduated from medical school. Finally bought a Tudor for myself at age 36 after working for a few years (had to claw through another 5 years of residency making roughly minimum wage before starting to earn a real income)

If you go used, you can find a sinn 556 at that price point. Amazing quality for that price

My favorite Longines and definitely a contender for watch of the year!!

Nope. I'm super happy with my small collection of 4 and don't feel the urge to expand even when I see bigger collections or watches I admire. I think about how annoying it would be to have so many options fighting for wrist time and that I would have so many watches to reset every other month or after traveling.

Air King if the ocean is in your home time zone, GMT if not

They do have some great watches. I particularly like the legend diver with its retro vibes. The big eye is another favorite.

However, as much as I wanted to like their pilot range like the spirit, there is just something really bland about the styling. Something between the font and the tacky 5 stars above the word chronograph and their logo that reminds me of the Chrysler car logo doesn't feel interesting. Would much rather go IWC or Sinn for those types of watches (albeit at slightly different price points)

Same goes with the hydroconquest line. Something about the proportions, font choices, and use of space just feels a bit generic, as if they were doing their best to imitate more classic divers without outright copying them. Again, I'd go Omega, Rolex, or oris instead of that range.

Don't let all that sway you from buying a Longines though! My gripes are mostly to do with style. As I said at the top, I think they have some excellent models and even if I don't agree with the styling choices, their finish quality is great and I can't argue with the value for money in any of their range.