Longines

1832 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, Longines founded by Auguste Agassiz, growing from a watchmaking agency to a mechanized factory under Ernest Francillon by 1867, pioneering mass production with in-house movements and adopting the winged hourglass logo, becoming renowned for precision sports timing and aviation instruments, developing innovations like early wrist chronographs and dual-time zone watches, and eventually joining the Swatch Group, solidifying its status as a historic luxury Swiss watchmaker.