As any longtime reader of the ?Vintage Eye? series knows, Longines is a major leader when it comes to vintage-inspired and vintage-reissue watches. With its neo-vintage Heritage collection, which includes attention-grabbing models like the Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, Heritage Military Watch, and Heritage 1945, among many others, the Swiss brand has been at the forefront of capitalizing upon the nostalgic tastes of consumers. 

This week we?ll be taking a look at the latest additions to the Longines Heritage collection: two new 1940s-inspired pieces called the Heritage Classic Tuxedo Chronograph and Heritage Classic Tuxedo Time-only. Both of these new models take their inspiration from the postwar period and the sector-dial designs that were popular at the time (vintage examples pictured above and below); incidentally, this is the same period from which our subject of last week, the Montblanc Heritage GMT, drew much of its influences. The new Tuxedo sub-series of watches are the second and third sector-dial watches released by Longines in the past year, following up the Heritage Classic ?Sector? released in the fall of 2019.
Heritage Classic Tuxedo Chronograph (Ref. L2.830.4.93.0)

In the new Heritage Classic Tuxedo Chronograph, we find an attractive vintage reissue with modest proportions and, of course, the fascinating two-toned dial from which it takes its name. The chronograph uses what is likely a highly wearable polished steel case ? sized at 40 ...