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Comparison

Longines Spirit vs Conquest: which should you buy? (2026)

The Spirit and the Conquest are Longines' two best-selling everyday automatics, at similar prices, with the same 72-hour power reserve and 100 metres of water resistance. The differences are in the details: certification, thickness, sizes and style. This is which to buy, using Longines' own figures.

By the Sterling Guild team · Updated 25 October 2026 · Prices checked daily at Goldsmiths · How we choose

Our top picks: Longines Spirit, Longines Conquest, Longines Spirit

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Our top picks

  1. Best SpiritLongines Spirit£2,150The 40mm Spirit, a COSC-certified chronometer with a 72-hour power reserve and Longines' 5-year warranty.
  2. Best ConquestLongines Conquest£1,900The 41mm Conquest, 10.9mm thick, with a 72-hour power reserve, for less than the Spirit.
  3. Best for smaller wristsLongines Spirit£2,350The 37mm Spirit, with a 44.8mm lug-to-lug.
  4. Best for travellersLongines Spirit Zulu Time£2,900The Spirit Zulu Time, with a second time zone.
  5. Best for womenLongines Conquest£2,000The 34mm Conquest, an automatic with a 72-hour power reserve.
In this guide
  1. How we chose
  2. Spirit vs Conquest at a glance
  3. What's the difference?
  4. The best Spirit: 40mm
  5. The best Conquest: 41mm
  6. The best for travellers: Spirit Zulu Time
  7. The best for women: Conquest 34mm or 30mm
  8. Spirit, Conquest or something else?
  9. Questions people ask

The short answer: buy the Spirit if you want a COSC-certified chronometer with a pilot's-watch look; buy the Conquest if you want a slimmer everyday watch for a little less. Both have a 72-hour power reserve, 100 metres of water resistance and a 5-year warranty, according to Longines.

Every watch here is sold new by Goldsmiths, a UK authorised Longines retailer. Prices are Goldsmiths' own on the date shown.

How we chose

We read Longines' own UK product pages for each size of the Spirit and Conquest that Goldsmiths has in stock: the calibre, power reserve, thickness, lug-to-lug and warranty. We earn a commission if you buy through our links, which never changes the price you pay.

Spirit vs Conquest at a glance

Watch Size Calibre Chronometer Power reserve Thickness Lug-to-lug Example price
Spirit 40mm L888.4 COSC 72 hours 12.2mm 49.7mm £2,150
Spirit 37mm L888.4 COSC 72 hours 11.7mm 44.8mm £2,350
Spirit Pilot 39mm L888.4 COSC 72 hours 11.5mm 47.2mm £2,600
Conquest 41mm L888.5 72 hours 10.9mm 49.1mm £1,900
Conquest 34mm L888.5 72 hours 10.9mm 41.1mm £2,000
Conquest 30mm L592.5 45 hours 9.7mm 37.8mm £2,000
Conquest (quartz) 38mm L157.3 quartz 9.2mm 46.8mm £1,300

Figures are Longines' own, from its UK product pages; a blank means Longines' page doesn't describe it as chronometer-certified. All are water resistant to 100 metres, according to Longines. Prices are Goldsmiths' for the version shown, on a steel bracelet.

What's the difference?

Certification. The Spirit's L888.4 is certified as a chronometer by the COSC, the Swiss testing body, according to Longines. Longines' pages for the Conquest don't describe it as certified. Both use a silicon balance spring and have a 72-hour power reserve, so in everyday use the difference is small.

Thickness. The Conquest is noticeably slimmer: Longines gives the 41mm as 10.9mm thick, against 12.2mm for the 40mm Spirit. It slides under a shirt cuff more easily.

Style. Goldsmiths' description calls the Spirit "a pilot watch with contemporary sophistication" and a tribute to the pioneers who left their mark on the world. The Conquest is a cleaner everyday sports watch; Goldsmiths says the collection dates back to 1954.

Sizes. The Spirit comes in 37mm and 40mm (and 39mm for the Pilot and Zulu Time). The automatic Conquest comes in 30mm, 34mm and 41mm. Goldsmiths' 38mm Conquest is quartz, which matters if you're searching for "Spirit 37 vs Conquest 38".

Price. The Conquest costs a little less: when we checked, Goldsmiths' 41mm Conquest was £1,900 and the 40mm Spirit £2,150.

The best Spirit: 40mm

A COSC-certified chronometer with a 72-hour power reserve and a silicon balance spring, water resistant to 100 metres, according to Longines, with a 5-year warranty. At 49.7mm lug-to-lug, it wears its full size.

Longines Spirit
Best SpiritLongines Spirit L38104936 · 40mm · Automatic · 100 metres (10 bar) water resistant £2,150Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

37mm, for smaller wrists. The same movement in a 37mm case, 11.7mm thick with a 44.8mm lug-to-lug, according to Longines: a much shorter watch on the wrist.

Longines Spirit
Best for smaller wristsLongines Spirit L34104936 · 37mm · Automatic · 100 metres (10 bar) water resistant £2,350Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Spirit Pilot, 39mm. A more pilot-style dial, with the same L888.4 chronometer, 11.5mm thick, according to Longines.

Longines Spirit Pilot
Longines Spirit Pilot L38094936 · 39mm · Automatic · 100 metres (10 bar) water resistant £2,600Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths
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The best Conquest: 41mm

The value pick. Longines lists the L888.5 automatic with a 72-hour power reserve and a silicon balance spring, a 41mm case only 10.9mm thick, 100 metres of water resistance and a 5-year warranty. It's also sold on a rubber strap, for less.

Longines Conquest
Best ConquestLongines Conquest L38304926 · 41mm · Automatic · 100 metres (10 bar) water resistant £1,900Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

The best for travellers: Spirit Zulu Time

The Spirit with a second time zone. Longines gives the 39mm Zulu Time the L844.4 calibre, also COSC-certified, with a 72-hour power reserve. For more travel watches, see our best GMT watches.

Longines Spirit Zulu Time
Best for travellersLongines Spirit Zulu Time L38024932 · 39mm · Automatic · 100 m water resistant £2,900Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

The best for women: Conquest 34mm or 30mm

Conquest 34mm. The same L888.5 automatic and 72-hour power reserve as the 41mm, 10.9mm thick with a 41.1mm lug-to-lug, according to Longines.

Longines Conquest
Best for womenLongines Conquest L34304926 · 34mm · Automatic · 100 metres (10 bar) water resistant £2,000Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Conquest 30mm. Smaller and slimmer, 9.7mm thick, with the L592.5 automatic and a 45-hour power reserve, according to Longines.

Longines Conquest
Longines Conquest L33204726 · 30mm · Automatic · 100 metres (10 bar) water resistant £2,000Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Spirit, Conquest or something else?

For a Longines to dive with, see which Longines HydroConquest to buy. For a Swiss automatic for less, see which Tissot PRX to buy, and for the rest of the range, our best Longines watches.

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Questions people ask

Longines Spirit or Conquest: which is better?
They're closer than they look: both have a 72-hour power reserve and 100 metres of water resistance, according to Longines. The Spirit is chronometer-certified by the COSC and has a pilot's-watch style; the Conquest is slimmer, at 10.9mm against 12.2mm, more of an everyday sports watch, and costs less. Choose the Spirit for the certification and the look, the Conquest for the value and the slimmer case.
Longines Spirit 37 vs Conquest 38?
They're different watches underneath. The 37mm Spirit is an automatic chronometer with a 72-hour power reserve, 11.7mm thick with a 44.8mm lug-to-lug. The 38mm Conquest that Goldsmiths sells is a quartz watch, only 9.2mm thick, with a 2-year warranty against 5 years for the automatics, according to Longines, and it costs much less.
Is the Longines Conquest a chronometer?
The Spirit is: Longines describes it as COSC-certified. Longines' pages for the Conquest automatics we checked don't describe them as chronometer-certified, although they use a similar movement with the same 72-hour power reserve and a silicon balance spring.
Is the Longines Spirit waterproof?
Longines rates both the Spirit and the Conquest to 10 bar (100 metres), so both are fine for swimming.
What warranty do Longines watches have?
Longines lists a 5-year warranty on the Spirit and Conquest automatics we checked, and 2 years on the 38mm Conquest quartz.
Longines Conquest or HydroConquest?
The Conquest is the everyday sports watch, with no rotating bezel; the HydroConquest is Longines' dive watch, water resistant to 300 metres. See which Longines HydroConquest to buy.

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How we write these guides: every watch is one you can buy new from a UK authorised retailer. Prices and specifications come from the retailer's own product page, and anything extra comes from the brand's website. We check prices and stock every morning, but they can change, so the retailer's page always has the final word. No brand or retailer pays to appear. Read how we choose watches and jewellery and our editorial policy; spotted a mistake? Email contact@sterlingguild.co.uk.