The story of Longines watch began in 1832, an oldest registered trademark in the world, and has played a pioneering role in numerous technological breakthroughs, while being an example in elegance, around the world. Auguste Agassiz, a young entrepreneur, founded Longines, a watch-making workshop in St. Imier in the Swiss Mountains.

All Longines watch lines offer a unique combination of precision and elegance, elegance which is, as stated in the company’s advertising campaign, "an attitude". Longines made history in the world of sports by introducing in 1912.It has since been appointed official timekeeper for many international sports events, including many winter and summer Olympic Games. Longines has also been associated with the history of aviation and navigation.

In 1867, Longines received their first of many prizes at the World Expo in Paris for an outstanding achievement in pocket watch design. Longines has been named the world's most honored watch. Longines watches are warranted by WristWatch.com for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. The purchased unit is guaranteed to be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.

Longines gained a reputation for creating watches that would help to shape history as they were worn on the wrists of such pioneers as Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindberg who designed the still famous Hour Angle aviator watch. Longines watch is a complicated and refined timepiece that will always be a treasured possession.The company has been responsible for several technological breakthroughs and is known for its elegant designs all over the world. It made history in 1912 by using an electric wire that activated and stopped the timing mechanism at the start and finish of a race.

Longines watches are highly polished steel bezel frames the silvery white square dial with silver colored hands and hour markers. There are wide varieties of fashionable mens' and womens' watches available from Longines including the Longines Opposition and the Longines Conquest. Today the name is widely recognized as a world leader in Swiss sport watches and chronographs.

It introduced automatic timekeeping at the Federal Gymnastics at Basel in 1912. And since 1952, it has marked time at the summer and Winter Olympics, the World Grand Prix Motorcycle championships and the World Alpine Ski Championship.

Time is an elemental and eternal component of the universe. Longines has a long standing tradition of excellence in the highest tradition of the watch maker's craft. Its products are instantly recognizable as symbols of style, elegance and quality.

Some of its more famous watches are:

The DolceVita collection: This combines the trim lines of the 1930s with the glamour of the 1950s. It expresses the joy of living that is a part of the Italian spirit, with style.

The Evidenza collection: This is inspired by the rapid changes in habits and styles of the 1920s. It features watches for both ladies as well as gents

The La Grande Classique de Longines: This captures the style and the soul of the earliest design tradition of the company.

The Longines LungoMare: This features a bold contemporary style and is designed for young people. It is represented by the young rising stars being used as ambassadors.

The Lindberg Original: This celebrates the first transatlantic flight by Charles A. Lindberg, in 1927. As the official timekeeper of the International Aviation Association, the company was responsible for entering his flight in the record books.

The Longines Master Collection: This combines genuine value with unique character, a typical trademark of Longines watches.