<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.longines.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Longines (French pronunciation: ​ (lɔ̃ʒin), LAWN - zheen) is a luxury watch company based in Saint - Imier, Switzerland . Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, it is currently owned by the Swatch Group . Its winged hourglass logo is the oldest registered trademark for a watchmaker . </P> <P> Based in Saint - Imier since 1832, the Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon S.A. was among the world's leading watch companies . In 2007, Longines had its 175th anniversary . The brand evolved from a comptoir to a full - fledged manufacturing operation and then back down to an établisseur today, since the early 1980s, as a Swatch Group company . </P>

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