Longines

Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.
	Factory in Saint-Imier
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Watchmaking
Founded	1832
Founder	Auguste Agassiz
Headquarters	Saint-Imier (canton of Bern), Switzerland
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Matthias Breschan (President);
Products	Wristwatches; stopwatches;
Revenue	CHF 1.47 billion (2017)
Number of employees	340 (2009)
Parent	The Swatch Group
Website	longines.com

Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A., or simply Longines (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʒin]), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, the company has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Swatch Group and its predecessors since 1983. Its winged hourglass logo, registered in 1889, is the oldest unchanged active trademark registered with WIPO.

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