Longines is one of the famous watch brands that are ruling over the world now. Many of the celebrities of today's fashion world wear these magnificent Longines watches to add glamour to their looks. It is also said sometimes that Einstein also used to keep a Longines watch in his pocket. The Aviators brand of Longines is the most popular model of watches among the customers.
To talk about the origins of the Longines brand, we have to go back to 1830. That was period when this world famous watch company was launched at Saint-Imier, in Switzerland. The founder of this grand Longines was Ernest Francillon.
The logo of Longines has remained the same since its launch in the year 1830. The logo features an hourglass that has two wings on its both sides. These wristwatches are really very famous throughout the world. Longines has recently taken over the famous Swatch Group.
Longines is primarily a luxury watch brand. Different types of costly metals are used to make these luxury watches. There are different styles and shapes of Longines watches available for ladies and gent. Watches are available in various colors too. These Swiss Longines watches are truly beautiful. Some of these watches are also equipped with various unique qualities such as self-winding services, different types of horology complications like moon phase, chronograph, month display, day, date.
In 1912, Longines made an official bond with the 1912 Swiss Federal Gymnastics Meet in Basel, Switzerland as their official timekeeper. After that the concept of automatic timing came into existence in the watch brand of Longines.
