Industry Watch manufacturing Website www.longines.com CEO Walter Von Kanel (1988–) Number of employees 340 (2009) | Revenue €70.3 million (2009) Founder Ernest Francillon Headquarters Saint-Imier Parent organization The Swatch Group | |
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Type Member of the Swatch group Key people Walter von Känel, President Products Wristwatches, timing devices/systems Founded 1832, Saint-Imier, Switzerland Profiles | ||
Longines ([lɔ̃ʒin], LAWN-zheen) is a watch company based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, it is currently owned by the Swatch Group. Its winged hourglass logo is the oldest registered trademark for a watchmaker.
History
Based in Saint-Imier since 1832, the Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon S.A. was among the world’s leading watch companies. In 2007, Longines had its 175th anniversary. The brand evolved from a comptoir to a full-fledged manufacturing operation and then back down to an établisseur today, since the early 1980s, as a Swatch Group company.
References
Longines Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA