FROM GREENWICH, TO THE WORLD

Aviation geeks will promptly tell you that among their favourite aviation watches, the Zulu Spirit Time by Longines is up there.

- By Riaan Jacob George

This year, Longines' cult favourite, the Zulu Spirit Time celebrates 100 years of existence with a new 2025 anniversary drop. Henry Cavill, the swashbuckling British actor has been seen sporting the dual-time zone watch from Times Square and Mayfair, to the Champs Elysées in Paris. To set context, in 1925, when aviation was on its cusp, Longines announced its innovation—the world's first dual timezone watch—Zulu Time, named after the aviation term for the zero meridian timezone in Greenwich (UTC +0). Over decades, this became a must-have for frequent travellers and aviators.