MilitadoML08
Homage to the Longines Spirit Pilot (39 mm, three-hand)
about$89
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Militado ML08 black gilt-numeral dial is a homage to the Longines Spirit Pilot (39 mm, three-hand), with a 38 mm case, 1 mm smaller. It uses a quartz movement and is water resistant to 100 m. Its Resemblance Score is 66 out of 100. It costs about $89 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference L3.809.4.53.6. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | ML08 | Spirit (L3.809.4.53.6) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38 mm | 39 mm | −1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 44.5 mm | ≈ 47.2 mm | −2.7 mm |
| Thickness | 10.2 mm | ≈ 11.5 mm | −1.3 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | ≈ 20 mm | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Quartz, VH31 or VH65 | Automatic, L888.4 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 72 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, high clear AR coating, double domed | Sapphire, several layers of anti-reflective coating on both sides | |
| Bezel | Fixed, polished | Fixed, polished | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel, fully brushed | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Super C3 green or Super BGW9 blue on dial, hands and markers | Swiss Super-LumiNova | |
| Bracelet | Nylon strap or brushed steel bracelet (two options) | Stainless steel | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Spirit, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47.2 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Spirit, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (11.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Spirit, Lug width: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Longines
Spirit
Reference L3.809.4.53.6, spirit pilot 39 mm, black dial, steel bracelet
- Case
- 39 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.2 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 11.5 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, L888.4
- List price
- $3,100
Why it scores 66
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions13.2 / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 82.7 mm apart
- Thickness3.4 / 61.3 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures32.5 / 40
- Applied gilt Arabic numerals at all twelve hours5 / 10Arabic numerals at all twelve hours, outlined in a gold tone with cream lume fill, in the official images. They look applied and gilt-edged, but the lume fill is cream rather than a solid gilt numeral.
- Gilt pencil-style hands with lume fill9 / 9Slim pencil-style hour and minute hands in a gold tone with lume fill in the official images.
- Clean dial with no date window6 / 6No date window on this dial, as on the original.
- Diamond-tipped seconds hand4 / 4Red central seconds hand with a diamond-shaped tip at the end, visible in the official images; the colour is red where the original is not described as red.
- Three-link steel bracelet2.5 / 5A brushed steel bracelet is offered as the dearer option; the official image shows a multi-link brushed design, and the link count could not be confirmed at that size. The cheaper option is a nylon strap.
- Plain polished fixed bezel3 / 3Fixed polished bezel on a brushed case; the brand lists the bezel as polished.
- Knurled screw-down crown at 33 / 3Knurled screw-down crown at 3 in the official images; the brand lists a screw-down crown.
Functions and materials20 / 20
- Complications8 / 8Time only, no date, as on the original.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4Steel case with a fixed polished bezel, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire with an AR coating and no date window or cyclops, as on the original.
Movement type0 / 10
- Movement type0 / 10Different movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Compact 38 mm case with a short 44.5 mm lug to lug (brand figure)
- Double-domed sapphire crystal with an AR coating
- Screw-down crown and caseback, 100 m
- Sweeping-seconds quartz movement
- Choice of nylon strap or steel bracelet
Less good
- Quartz movement where the original is automatic
- No independent review of this dial was found
Versions and colours
- Black dial, gilt numerals, nylon strapIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $89
- Black dial, gilt numerals, steel braceletFollows the Spirit L3.809.4.53.6 (spirit pilot 39 mm, black dial, steel bracelet)about $109
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.