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The Agassiz Family is a family of Swiss origin, from the small village of Agiez near Lake Neuchatel. The family has included a number of high-profile members, such as the scientists Louis and Alexander Agassiz, as well as the founder of the Longines watch firm, Auguste Agassiz.
Longines was founded in Saint-Imier in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz, a Swiss watchmaker and brother of biologist Louis Agassiz. Auguste had two partners, lawyers Henri Raiguel and Florian Morel; the company's original name was Raiguel Jeune & Cie. By 1846, Raigeul and Morel had retired from the watch industry, leaving Agassiz as sole company head.
Find out about the incredible story of Auguste Agassiz & Ernest Francillion, and how they found the iconic watchmaking company Longines, in St Imier.
Auguste Agassiz & Ernest Francillon - Longines founders. Auguste Agassiz (1809-1877) teamed up with fellow watchmakers in 1832 to create a watchmaking workshop in the Swiss village of Saint-Imier. At that time, components were produced in the homes of watchmakers, before being assembled at the workshop. In 1852, his nephew, Ernest Francillon ...
SPOTLIGHT. www.watchtime.com. A HISTORY OF LONGINES WATCHES, FROM THE PAGES OF WATCHTIME MAGAZINE. LONGINES. Longines’ manufacturing site at the end of the 19th century. Pioneering Spirit, Precision. and Elegance. In 1832, Auguste Agassiz founded a comptoir that would develop into the Longines company we know today.
The history of the Longines brand started in 1832 in Saint-Imier, when Auguste Agassiz founded his watchmakers’ concern. In this type of establishment, known as a comptoir d’établissage, peasants made the watches at home, and Agassiz would then finish the assembly and sell them.
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Auguste Agassiz, who survived his brother Louis several years, and took the greatest interest in preserving whatever concerned his scientific career, confided to my hands many papers and documents belonging to his brother's earlier life.
