The new Longines Spirit Flyback is housed in a 42mm steel case with a bidirectional bezel. It comes with a black or blue sunray dial with an interchangeable steel bracelet, a brown leather strap ...

We’re getting all hot and flustered over these flybacks 98 years after they first debuted on the watchmaking scene because Longines has just released a new one in its Spirit collection.

and brown leather. A beige NATO strap is also available. All this adds up to a whole lot of watch. At $4,450, the Longines Spirit Flyback is a tremendous value for this horological complication ...

Nudging the top end of Longines’ competitively priced Spirit lineup ... the models are available with green or brown leather straps to match the colour of the dial and a double-security folding ...

Although it seems crazy - even though it is the new Longines Spirit Flyback - when explorers did strange ... The combination of interchangeable stainless steel bracelet and brown leather or blue ...