Passion, innovation, high standards... These values have been the foundation of the Longines spirit since its creation in 1832. Since then, the brand has forged a lasting bond with excellence, becoming the official timekeeper of sporting events and the manufacturer of instruments for pilots, navigators and explorers.
All those who, like Longines, prove to be pioneers both in their personality and in their field.
As a true pioneer and to meet the needs of pilots, Longines produced the first wrist chronograph in 1911 and the first wristwatch with a rotating bezel in 1931.
Alongside Elinor Smith and Amelia Earhart
Thanks to their reliability, precision, solidity and unprecedented technologies, Longines timepieces have accompanied generations of adventurers in their conquest of the air, sea or land, like Elinor Smith and Amelia Earhart.
If the first was the youngest licensed pilot (in 1928, she was then 16 years old) before being elected Woman pilot of the year in 1930, the second was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in 1928. Amelia Earhart wore the Longines monopusher chronograph that day.
These examples of women, committed, determined and independent, perfectly embody the pioneering spirit of Longines which continues to inspire the house almost a century later.
The Longines Spirit collection is a perfect tribute to this philosophy.
Available in 40 and 42 mm, and now in a 37 mm version, the models in this line display the symbols of the great hours of aviation embellished with modern aesthetic codes, such as the champagne color of the dial or the oversized crown.
Elegant and precise, they have a satin-brushed and polished stainless steel case, an exclusive automatic movement and a leather or steel strap.
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Longines Spirit, an invitation to excel
Longines has always been the partner of great adventurers and continues today to accompany those who move the world forward.
To once again celebrate surpassing oneself and the quest for excellence, Longines went to meet Dorine Bourneton, the first disabled female high-flying pilot and author of the book
Du crash à la aerobatic.
My method to achieve your dreams
(Editions Robert Laffont).
In the video entitled “Pioneering spirit
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, the aviator displays the Longines Spirit 37 on her wrist, a model that inspires her and invites her to surpass herself and take up new challenges.
The opportunity to discover its history and its commitments, but also to discuss the values it shares with Longines:
“We have in common the quest for excellence,
she confides.
I'm still training to perfect my gesture, it's a constant questioning.
The watch
, resolutely contemporary, accompanies these impulses and these explorations.
Longines Spirit
In images, in pictures
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"The pioneering spirit is to fight"
The one who lost the use of her legs at the age of 16 during a plane crash has always retained her determination:
"When I had my accident,
says Dorine Bourneton,
it gave me the opportunity to realize what I had inside of me.
I wanted to get moving right away.
The pioneering spirit is to fight, to do something bigger than yourself.
»
A way of thinking in resonance with the Longines philosophy, which followed the ambitious projects of great navigators and aviators despite the risks.
Dorine Bourneton's perseverance enabled her to have a ministerial decree signed in 2003, giving people with disabilities access to the professional pilot's license:
“I am committed to changing the way people look at disability.
I wanted to prove that it was possible to overcome it.
»
The pioneering spirit dear to Longines and Dorine Bourneton is also found in the courage, the will and above all the desire to pass on the great figures of aviation – Jean Mermoz or Adrienne Bolland – whom she considers to be icons:
“ People who outdo themselves to shine do not interest me,
she says.
I have admiration for those who fight for a cause.
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Values that she applies on a daily basis, to continue to reinvent herself:
“You have to stay curious.
This is the key because we do not have the answers in ourselves.
They are found by observing the world and other people.
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