The esteemed Swiss watch maker Longines has had a long and colourful history. Originally founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832 the company has manufactured some truly iconic watches over the years and they continue to produce timepieces of unsurpassed quality to this day.
Longines HydroConquest Automatic Gents Watch
Since the company's inception Longines have been strongly associated with many historically significant events and personalities. For example, Longines was responsible for the chronographs and timers used to keep time at the first modern Olympic Games in 1892. This began Longines longstanding reputation with the world of sport and since then their timers have been used at the Tour de France thirty one times and in more recently the company became the Internal Skiing Federation’s official timekeeper for the 2006-2007 Alpine World Cup competition.
With such strong ties to illustrious and prestigious sporting institutions it is hardly surprising the Longines brand is associated with quality and reliability by many. The Longines watches of today, much like their predecessors from years gone by, offer their wearer dependability and consistency in timekeeping. It is this pragmatic reliability combined with stylish and elegant designs that make Longines one of the most respected manufacturers of luxury Swiss watches.
Today the family of Longines watches includes a variety of different models such as the elegant Longines DolceVita and the Longines HydroConquest, a highly functional diver’s watch. With more innovative and superbly designed watches being added to their range annually it is likely that the Longines reputation for excellence will continue long into the future. Look out for the unmistakable winged hourglasses logo, an emblem, considered by many to be a mark of quality, that has adorned their watches since 1867.