Longines Admiral
A Workhorse Classic And a Fantastic Value Proposition DESCRIPTION Coming Soon! BRAND HISTORY Founded in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz in St. Imier, Switzerland, Longines has a longstanding reputation as one of the oldest Swiss watch manufacturers. From its inception, the brand established itself as a pioneer in horology by focusing on precision and innovation.The company's first in-house mechanism to ever produce was the 20H Calibre which was the first Chronograph Pocket Watch. Not a bad start. The movement used a monopusher mechanism for the chronograph. A true innovation for the Time. Longines would go on to create even more innovations including the first pocket watch with dual time zones, the first wrist watch chronograph, and the first flyback chronograph with two pushers. All occurring between 1908 - 1925. A period of 22 years. Now that's getting busy. Longines has a century-long history in the aviation field, starting in 1931 when the pilot Charles Lindbergh designed a watch to meet h