Longines was built in 1832 at Saint-Imier. Since then, the brand has established an extremely close relationship with this village. Saint-Imier is regarded as company’s source of development and base. As the only watchmaking company located in Saint-Imier, Longines always adheres to its own values: tradition, elegance and movement. And now, Longines launches the new collection called Saint-Imier. Those excellent watches of the collection are essence of brand’s birth place.
Longines Saint-Imier Collection is inspired by brand’s birthplace, where Longines has formed its traditional watchmaking crafts. The common element of the whole collection is watch’s case, which is inspired by a watch launched in 1945. Exquisite lines together with lugs balance the classic and modern design of new works. Longines Saint-Imier Collection offers four models, including common watch with hours, minutes, seconds and date display functions, stopwatch model, retrograde model and the watch with day/night and moonphase functions. All the watches of this collection are drive by mechanical movements. Through transparent sapphire crystal caseback, wearer can appreciate beautiful operation of the movement.
The common watch with hours, minutes, seconds and date display functions provides three choices: steel version, steel rose gold version and rose gold version. Four different sizes are available, including 26mm, 30mm, 38.50mm and 41 mm diameter. Each customer can find the most suitable one for him. In addition, the watch came in black, silver or white MOP dial decorated with diamond hour markers. Luminous hands offer convenience to read time. And black or brown crocodile leather strap match well with dial. Some watches are equipped with steel or steel rose gold bracelet, as well as folding safety clasp.
Another top watch of Longines Saint-Imier Collection fully reflects brand’s excellent watchmaking skills. The top watch came in 44 mm diameter case. 12 Arab numeral time scales placed on silver or black dial. It is drive by ETA L707 movement, which contributes retrograde and day/night as well as moonphase functions. This unique watch is equipped with black or brown crocodile leather strap or steel bracelet.