Longines Flagship Ref L4.716.4 – SS - Quartz 

Longines Flagship with reference L 4.716.4 with round white dial and baton for each hour. It is a Swiss model. The hands are in steel with Sword design. It is a stainless steel back case with engraved inside “Longines – Swiss Made – 7885 – 156 JV” and outside “S – L4.716.4 – 30 – 30507652”. It is a quartz movement with caliber Longines L 156.2 and 6 jewels. The watch comes with a stainless steel bracelet and Longines double clasp. The width between lugs is 18mm. The bracelet fits a 7.5 inches wrist.

History

Longines was born August 14, 1832 by a young man called Auguste Agassiz who became partner at “Comptoir Raiguel Jeune”, watch dealership in the Jura. After putting watches together mostly by watchmakers living in small farms, the comptoir sell them. The Co. becomes very prosperous. In 1847, the company changes the name for “Comptoir Agassiz & Co.” En 1866, the Co. buys a land called “Les Longines” to build production plant. One year later, the first watches “E. Francillon, Longines, Suisse” are introduced to the universal exhibition in Paris. In 1880, the company registered its patent as “Longines” and the famous trademark “the winged hourglass”. Then came the famous calibers, the 13.33Z, the 13ZN or the 30CH in 1947. The most memorable moment was the association with Charles A. Lindbergh who had flown his Spirit of Saint Louis across the Atlantic on May 27, 1927. Hour angle watch that made navigation easier for many a pilot on trans-oceanic flights was available from 1932. Longines was also the pioneer of electronic timekeeping.

Technical details

Quartz movement with caliver Longines L 156.2 and 6 jewels.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 36mm


Length including lugs: 42mm