About Longines
Longines: Elegance, tradition and performance Longines has been based at Saint-Imier in Switzerland since 1832. Its watchmaking expertise reflects a strong devotion to tradition, elegance and performance.Longines has many years of experience as a timekeeper for world championships in sport or as a partner of international sports federation.
The History of Longines
In 1832, Auguste Agassiz and his fellow watchmakers founded the workshop in Switzerland. The Longines Factory located in Saint-Lmier was built on the field Es Longines (‘long meadows’), which gave Longines its brand name. Without electricity, running water and no means of communication other than diligence, they followed a vision to stand out in quality. In 1867, Agassiz’s nephew, Ernest Francillion transformed the watchmaking workshop into a new factory. Longines is one of the first Swiss brands to mechanize the production of its watches and through hydro-electric turbines, the quality of components were improved.
Fun Facts About Longines
Longines is the 1st registered trademark that is still valid today. When the factory opened, Longines watches were already adorned with a winged hourglass logo and a serial number as a protection against counterfeits and a guarantee of authenticity. The winged hourglass of Longines has been in use since 1867.
About Longines’ Collections
Whether they are aesthetic or technical, Longine’ watchmaking innovations have established the winged hourglass of the brand as an actual symbol of Swiss watchmaking expertise and elegance. The mechanical watches of these collections are the result of the brand’s longstanding tradition. The charm and character of the exceptional automatic watches will appeal to even the most demanding people.
Awards and Accolades
Longines developed the first luminous scoreboards with rotating times for the Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane in 1962, followed by new entirely electronical sports timing sets in 1969 and new devices enabling the direct display of sports results on television screens worldwide in 1971.