Contribution History of Longines

Timing precision of Swiss watches elegant appearance founder Ernest Francillon was born in Switzerland, and his uncle Auguste Agassiz and people watch parts joint venture factory. 1862, Ernest Francillon took over the uncle's watch the official factory parts. 1866 and, Ernest plant expansion, in Saint-Imier the place to find two suiwatch sites and the construction of the first Longines factory. A nearby site called "Les Longines" where the name of the origin of this so Longines.

In 1867, Longines first one Tuo watch L20A production. At the hands of the watch is winding all the (key-wound), Longines to break through the frame, invented a gear to promote the winding of the watch L20A. Ernest to bring this novel Tuo watch held in Paris in 1867 "World Expo" and won a bronze medal when the second watch (bronze medal). Since then, Longines established its own brand position, and began producing the watch engraved with "wings of the hourglass," Brand (Brand image) is established by the up.

In 1880, Ernest Francillon President signs this this predicament and Longines This particular brand was registered; in 1900, With a 18k gold to create the Tuo Watch "La Renommee", in Paris World's Fair for the first time won the "Grand Prix Governance "Award (Grand Prix). In 1905, Longines introduced the world's No. 1 watch: Notice Tuo was the only watch for a class, watch it is a new concept. One hundred years later, everyone put on watch, Tuo watch has been forgetful man out the window. Longines watches the human contribution to the history of the scenes.

There, Longines and sport aviation community in timing position of authority, is also very important. Many aviation initiative also Longines participation. For example, in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh as a separate drive non-stop flight from New York to Paris the first person, accompany Mr. Lindbergh across the Atlantic, Longines watch is produced; in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman from the Americas flew to Ireland, witnessed the creation of this watch is Longines. May be the aircraft just popular, so the twenties and thirties to the above deeds of adventurers set flight records. The initiative inspired the development and launch of Longines aviation watches. In addition to aviation, Longines sports community support and contributions are not much better. Longines first sports sponsorship is held in Seoul in 1912 Prasob Swiss Federal Gymnastics Competition. Since then, Longines enthusiastic sports timing, but also in Oslo, Norway, in 1952 Winter Olympics official timekeeper.

In the ensuing winter and summer Olympic Games, Longines is no official time when a sponsor. Not only emphasized the contribution of the sports sector and the aviation community, Longines also to elegance design for the brand selling point. Especially the seventies, quartz watches, Central swept the world in the case, Longines insisted duties and strive to create elegant watch. In this short decades, Longines With several good looks of the watch and award-winning. Look under the map, then we can Longines how good. Development so far, Longines continue to adhere to the elegant design of the way, has always supported the spirit of the movement, and the watch extended to every corner of the world.

Founder: Ernest Francillon

Year: 1862

Respective organizations: Swatch Group