Longines is a Swiss watch making company based in the town of St Imier. The company has been manufacturing high quality watches since 1832 and hence is one of the oldest vintage watch makers still in business today. Since being founded the company has prided itself on manufacturing elegant, reliable and high quality watches. Longines watches have also been used to time-keep at a number of high profile sporting events.
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LONGINES 14K SOLID GOLD LADIES WATCH WORKINGUS $499.00 |
VINTAGE LONGINES OLD SWISS WATCH 2 TONE DIAL Ca 1949US $499.00 |
Authentic Rodolphe by Longines Ladies WatchUS $499.00 |
Some of the collections manufactured by Longines include the Longines Dolce Vita, Longines Master Collection and Hyrdroconquest.
Longines Watch History
Longines watches was founded by Augeste Agassiz us 1832 and started to sell products through an agreement with a watch making company in Saint Imier. When Agassiz took complete control of the company he originally named it “Agassiz and compagnie”. Rather than just selling to people in Switzerland the company quickly began selling high quality timepieces to customers all over the world including North America.
Despite all the recent changes in styles and fashion when it comes to wristwatches, Longines have always been able to maintain a distinctive style without appearing behind the times. This is largely down to the geometry and shapes of some of the watches it manufactures.
Some of the sports which Longines technology has been used to keep time for include Skiing, the Tour De France and Formula One racing. The company has a special bond with the Ferrari Formula 1 racing team and has worked closely with them since the 1980s.
In 2001 Longines Watches celebrated the milestone of 30 million watches produced at their factory.
Longines Master Collection
The Longines Master Collection is the company’s flagship collection and combines the extensive experience of the company with the expertise gained during that time. The Longines Master collection includes a number of different watches – all of which are designed in an elegant and stylish way. Newer models of the Longines Master Collection are available in both pink and yellow gold which is a departure from the classic Longine style but have proved to be very popular.
You can find Longines Master Collection watches for sale all over the internet as well as in many online retailers. It’s also not difficult to find pre owned Master collection watches.
Some of the different options available if you want to buy Longines Maser collection watches include stainless steel casing, transparent back casing and self winding movements. There are also Longines Master Collection Automatic Chronograph watches available.
Longines Dolce Vita
The Longines Dolce Vita collection utilizes much smoother and elegant lines than some of the more contemporary models. The design includes a rectangular casing and is designed with Italian principles in mind (hence the name).
A Longines Dolce Vita ladies watch made from 18 carat gold will cost around $8000 depending on where you buy from. You can also find used Dolce Vita watches for sale although the price will depend on whether the watch is a vintage version or not. Some of the other options include a Women’s blue dial diamond watch and a black face diamond watch.