Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon S.A., or just Longines, is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Started by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, the company has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Example Team because 1983. Its winged hourglass logo design, which was signed up in 1889, is the oldest the same yet still energetic signed up hallmark.