Affordable Alternatives to the Longines Master Collection Moonphase
The Longines Master Collection Moonphase is a dress watch in the $2,500–$5,000 band: Automatic Caliber L899, 40mm case, 30m (3 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal. The 6 watches below are the closest dress watch answers in this catalogue that Amazon stocks under $1,000, ranked by how near their published specification sits to the Master Collection Moonphase's: movement type first, then water resistance, then case size. None of them is a Longines, and this page makes no claim that any of them looks like one. What it shows is what a buyer gets when the brief is the category and the specification rather than the name.
The reference · Longines
Master Collection MoonphaseRef. L2.909.4.78.3
Automatic Caliber L899, 40mm case, 30m (3 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal
How this list is built
Candidates are every dress watch in the catalogue with a verified Amazon price band under $1,000. Each is scored against the Longines Master Collection Moonphase on the maker's published figures only: the same movement family (mechanical or quartz) scores highest, then water resistance at or above the Master Collection Moonphase's rating, then a case within two millimetres, then a matching crystal material. We do not test watches, and we do not rate resemblance. Prices are shown as bands, never exact figures, because they change daily.
Tissot
Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium
Powermatic 80.811 (Silicon Hairspring), 40mm case, 100m (10 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal
Compare with the Master Collection Moonphase
Tissot
Le Locle Powermatic 80
Powermatic 80.111, 39.3mm case, 30m (3 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal
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Tissot
Chemin des Tourelles Powermatic 80
Automatic Powermatic 80 (Caliber 80.111), 42.0mm case, 50m (5 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal
Compare with the Master Collection Moonphase
Bulova
Surveyor Automatic
Automatic Miyota 8215, 39mm case, 30m (3 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal
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Seiko
Presage SSA425 Open Heart
Automatic Caliber 4R38, 40.5mm case, 50m (5 ATM) water resistance, Hardlex Crystal crystal
Compare with the Master Collection Moonphase
Seiko
Presage Cocktail Time
Automatic Caliber 4R35, 40.5mm case, 50m (5 ATM) water resistance, Hardlex Crystal crystal
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Frequently Asked
Common Questions
On published specification, the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium is the nearest dress watch in this catalogue under $1,000: Powermatic 80.811 (Silicon Hairspring), 40mm case, 100m (10 ATM) water resistance, Sapphire Crystal crystal. It sits in the $500–$1,000 band against the Master Collection Moonphase's $2,500–$5,000. The Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 is the next closest.
This page does not rate looks. It lists dress watchs that match the Master Collection Moonphase on movement type, water resistance and case size at Amazon prices, which is the honest version of the question. Whether a design resembles the Master Collection Moonphase is for your eyes; the specification lines on each card are the maker's own.
The Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium (Powermatic 80.811 (Silicon Hairspring)), the Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 (Powermatic 80.111), the Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Powermatic 80 (Automatic Powermatic 80 (Caliber 80.111)), the Bulova Surveyor Automatic (Automatic Miyota 8215), the Seiko Presage SSA425 Open Heart (Automatic Caliber 4R38), the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time (Automatic Caliber 4R35). They are the mechanical options on this list; the rest run on quartz or solar movements, which are more accurate and need less servicing.
Amazon prices change daily and Associates rules do not allow us to publish a fixed figure. The band tells you where a watch sits today; the button opens the live listing.
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