Longines The Longines Saint-Imier

History
Auguste Agassiz founded Longines as a watch manufacturing brand in the year 1832. Since then the company’s headquarters have been based at Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Its logo, the winged hourglass, is the oldest registered among watchmakers. Owned by the Swatch Group of companies, the brand is famous for manufacturing watches of varying materials and designs. Longines specialize in making ‘Aviator’ watches for the interested watch aficionados. The company has been long associated with sports and is known to have provided timers to the first Modern Olympics in 1896.

The stunning range of watches provided by The Longines Saint-Imier collection instantly catches your eye.

Design
The Longines Saint-Imier Collection L2.563.4.72.6 reflects the beauty of the brand’s place of origin, Switzerland, where the journey of watch making began. Measuring 36 mm in diameter, the case is made of durable stainless steel. The silver bezel adds to the appearance of the watch, which also features a crown for efficient winding. Polished with silver, the round white dial has the hour hands pointing at indexes and a highlighted Arabic numeral at 12 o’ clock. The dial is protected with scratch resistant sapphire crystal, increasing the sturdiness of the timepiece. Made of fine stainless steel links, the bracelet celebrates femininity to the core.

Features
The watch has a date display window at 3 o’clock, helping you to keep track of the days. Powered with Swiss automatic movement, the watch keeps time with fine accuracy. Being water resistant up to 30 m, this exquisite timepiece is capable of surviving small and accidental spills of water.

Interesting Facts
Longines's first factory was on the bank of a river overlooking beautiful meadows. 'Long meadows' in the native tongue translates to 'les longines', and hence the brand name.