The Latest Breaking News from Longines

Dress watch with moonphase dial gains new beige, black and green dial colours

A pair of new GMT watches from Longines are offered in yellow or rose gold

Whether you’re a soldier or a civvie, these timepieces are built for any situation

Every glance at my great-grandad’s Longines has my mind racing: where has this watch been? What events has it witnessed? What did its first owner think of it?

The new Longines timepiece has a 39mm case diameter and will be sold alongside its 42mm sibling

Formerly in the telecommunications industry, Matthias Breschan joined the Swatch Group in 1996. He didn’t know much about horology and the training totally changed his perception of the industry.

Longines’ association with the military included designing a pilot’s watch for the Czechoslovak Air Force, who requested a rotating bezel with a moving luminous hour marker. The Swiss watchmaker further worked on a curved cushion-shaped case, whose unique design was registered on April 1, 1935.

One Antiques Roadshow guest was left in disbelief after expert Ben Wright informed him that a Second World War watch he traded at the local pub is worth thousands

Classic timepieces runing on Swiss time