Longines Watches
Saint-Imier institution since 1832, the volume leader in mid-tier Swiss watchmaking with strong heritage pilot and dress lines.
37
Models
5
Styles
Under $2,000 - $2,000 - $5,000
Price Range
About Longines
Founded in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz in Saint-Imier and now part of the Swatch Group, Longines is one of the highest-volume Swiss manufacturers at the affordable-luxury tier. The brand was a pioneering supplier of pilot watches in the 1920s and 1930s — including the Lindbergh Hour Angle and the Charles Lindbergh-spec Aviator references — and its archive of vintage references is unusually deep, supporting the strongest heritage-revival program at this price tier.
The current collection covers four main territories. The Master Collection is the dress-watch backbone, with moonphase and chronograph variants. The Spirit and Heritage Pilot lines revive the brand's 1930s aviation history with modern automatic movements. The HydroConquest is the volume dive watch, competing directly with the Tudor Black Bay and the Tag Heuer Aquaracer. The Conquest covers entry-tier sports watches.
Most Longines references use modified ETA movements (Caliber L888, L688, L633), with COSC chronometer certification on selected references. Pricing typically runs $1,500 to $4,000, placing Longines firmly between mass-market Swiss (Tissot, Hamilton) and mid-luxury (Tudor, Omega).
- Founded
- 1832
- Headquarters
- Saint-Imier, Switzerland
- Flagship Collections
- Master Collection · HydroConquest · Spirit · Heritage · Conquest
