SeesternS474
Homage to the Longines Spirit Zulu Time
about$260
Regular price at seesternwatches.com, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Seestern S474 is a homage to the Longines Spirit Zulu Time, with the same 42 mm case size. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 100 m. It costs about $260 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference L3.812.4.50.6. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | S474 | Spirit Zulu Time (L3.812.4.50.6) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 42 mm | 42 mm | same |
| Lug-to-lug | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 11 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, Peacock SL3032 | Automatic, L844 | |
| Power reserve | 35 h | 72 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire, several layers of anti-reflective coating on both sides | |
| Bezel | Bidirectional rotating bezel with a 24-hour scale | Bi-directional rotating, Ceramic | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Not published | Swiss Super-LumiNova | |
| Bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
The original
Longines
Spirit Zulu Time
Reference L3.812.4.50.6, spirit zulu time 42 mm, black dial, ceramic bezel, steel bracelet
- Case
- 42 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- Not published
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, L844
- List price
- $3,550
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter12 / 12Same size
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness0 / 6Not published, left out
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Bi-directional rotating bezel with ceramic insert5.5 / 11Bidirectional 24-hour bezel, but it looks like a brushed grey metal bezel in the photos and the brand does not list a ceramic insert.
- 24-hour GMT hand beside the hour and minute hands11 / 11Thin 24-hour hand with an orange triangle tip beside the hour and minute hands, with a 24-hour inner scale on the dial; the hand colour differs from the original.
- Date window at 60 / 6Date window is at 3 in the official photos; the original's signature is a date at 6.
- Brushed bracelet with polished inner strips3 / 6Brushed steel bracelet with polished edges and a folding clasp; the polished inner strips of the original's links are not clearly the same in the photos.
- Polished coin-edge bezel3 / 6Bezel edge is cut with a coin-style grip, but it is brushed rather than polished.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8GMT and date; the brand does not say whether the GMT hand is a true or caller type.
- Bezel action4 / 4Brand lists a bidirectional bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L steel case and bracelet, but no ceramic bezel insert is listed.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal with a date window and no cyclops, as on the original.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Bidirectional 24-hour bezel with a separate GMT hand
- Sapphire crystal and a steel bracelet at the price
- Strong lume on markers and hands in the brand photos
- 100 m water resistance, the same as the original
Less good
- No ceramic bezel insert listed
- Lug-to-lug and lug width not published
- Power reserve listed at only 35 hours
Versions and colours
- Black dial (S474.K)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $260
- Tiffany blue dial (S474.T)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $260
- White dial (S474.W)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $260
Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.