Longines
Founded in 1832 in Saint-Imier, Longines developed its first instrument for timing sport events — a chronograph pocket watch with a monopusher crown — as early as 1878. By 1886, Longines was already supplying the majority of New York’s sports officials. As the official timekeeper of sporting events across disciplines, and as a manufacturer of professional instruments for pilots, navigators, explorers and sportsmen, Longines has always strived to improve accuracy, precision and functionality of its watches.
By working on professional pocket watches, Longines gradually transferred its know-how to wristwatches. To do so, the heart of the watch — the movement — often needed to be redesigned and miniaturized. This culminated in the brand’s first wrist chronograph in 1913 (caliber 13.33Z) and the world’s first wristwatch with a rotating bezel in 1931. The company also patented the world’s first flyback chronograph in 1936. In 1954, a Longines quartz clock set the record for precision at the Neuchâtel Observatory competition. The brand later launched one of the world’s first quartz wristwatches in 1969, the Ultra-Quartz.
Longines
Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 – The Hour Glass Limited Edition
Longines
Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 – The Hour Glass Limited Edition
Auctions
Povey’s Picks – Christies Rare Watches 11th November 2019, Geveva
Auctions
Povey’s Picks – Christies Rare Watches 11th November 2019, Geveva
Cartier
The Tonneau: 10 Barrel-shaped Watches
Cartier
The Tonneau: 10 Barrel-shaped Watches
Longines
The Greatest Watch You’ve Never Heard Of: Longines Nonius
Longines
The Greatest Watch You’ve Never Heard Of: Longines Nonius
Audemars Piguet
10 Equation of Time Watches
Audemars Piguet
10 Equation of Time Watches
Longines
Introducing the Longines Master Moon Phase in Stainless Steel
Longines
Introducing the Longines Master Moon Phase in Stainless Steel
IWC Schaffhausen
The Watch Face: Sector Dials
IWC Schaffhausen
The Watch Face: Sector Dials
Certina
The Dive Master
Certina
The Dive Master
IWC Schaffhausen
Absolute Seventies: Beta 21 Quartz Funk
IWC Schaffhausen
Absolute Seventies: Beta 21 Quartz Funk
Auctions
Povey’s Picks – Phillips The Geneva Watch Auction: Nine
Auctions
Povey’s Picks – Phillips The Geneva Watch Auction: Nine
Auctions
Highlights from the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: Nine
Auctions
Highlights from the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: Nine
Longines
Update: Longines gives its HydroConquest an all-ceramic makeover (with pricing and availability)
Longines
Update: Longines gives its HydroConquest an all-ceramic makeover (with pricing and availability)
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