Longines

Longines is a clock making company Swiss pertaining to the Swatch Group. It was created with Saint-Imier in 1832 by Ernest Francillon. It has a double activity of manufacture of watches and sporting time clerk.

Origin of the name

  • the place known as " Longines" in Saint-Imier where the factory
is located

Watches

  • 1879 First stop watch
  • the first 1945 watches with automatic reassembly
  • 1953 First crystal controlled quartz clock
  • 1961 First electromechanical watch

Sporting timing

  • 1896 Olympic Games of Athens
  • 1912 First use of the principle of the wire cut at the time of a race of athletics
  • 2006-2007 Timing of the World cup of Alpine skiing.
  • 2007 official Time clerk of Roland Garros

External bonds

  • Site of Longines
  • History

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