FOUNDED IN 1832 IN SAINT-IMIER, SWITZERLAND, LONGINES INTRODUCED THE CALIBER 20A THAT SAME YEAR. THIS INNOVATIVE MOVEMENT, EQUIPPED WITH AN ANKLE ESCAPEMENT AND A CROWN FOR WINDING AND SETTING THE TIME, AS IS THE CASE TODAY, WON AN AWARD AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION OF 1867. SINCE THEN, THE COMPANY HAS MADE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, WINNING 10 GRAND PRIX AND 28 GOLD MEDALS AT SUCCESSIVE EXPOSITIONS.
The popular collection is a reissue collection of outstanding archival pieces from a long history, such as the "Hour Angle Watch" used for Lindbergh's non-stop solo Atlantic Ocean flight in 1927.
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