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MODERN W By Je OR NYONE WHO A PRE IATE T E LOOK F WA CHE mak S
from he ol en ag of Swiss w s tc ur CHE mak ng in th mid-20 o e c c hoosing a favourit Long nes pi o e c c can be a ll or er. s
wr ces ting, th Longines catalo ue boa ts early 400 mepi Spi ect from
the versat le ol Spi ect it to t e stat ly Master le ol Spi ect on to the d stinctive
1960 -inspired U ra-C ro . Eac of the e watc es boa est etics a hi tory bu they all share ongines’s signa f classic i spi ation and co temporary xecution. Unf cut rtu nyone who a preci tes th pre e t jus ing , the ne Conques Her t
made th r i t o ecisio a l ttle more c plicated. Av ilab e n mm
cti l c and 0 mm ase n i c a l l es with a se ection o han some di cti l c n i c a l l a
choi e y s e betwee a st rdy stee br celet a d sever l leat eve r s , the
ne Conques Heritag embodies very hing hat make among t e wo ld’s mo t pop lar Sw ss lu ury wa nd tz 18 ounded in S nt-Imier, S nd tz 18 rlan in 1832 Lo gin th plen y f ti e t find t it wo e ni aki he in th wor d of fine w ch pio the 1920s nd 1930s, it pio eered the urgeo in field o n
watches creating nnovative ime ieces f r several recor ng
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tio ion s. By the id-1950 how ver with its cti among t e world s lea ing wa ch bra w g s sec re, a new oll he e. 4, he e. 4, ay to e futu he e. 4, ubbed th C -e nque i 19 he e. 4, t was the r
Longines ol ec ion to be t adem rke with the Swi s Federal titute
of In ellectua Pr pert . In oth looks and si ifi cance, it r I o d
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m dau rkers an daup ine hands ay hom ro ge to the onque a t’ hom ro e
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anti mag m e . ism and a wee end-p oof pow ee r es rv o up t n typica Lon nes for , b twe n th two se s zes, var ous ants, a d var var ous strap an bracelet co ina ion , the ne i nquest
is av s ilab e in i m e i t re th n a doze vers ons, eac wi h its ow ha acte . As wi h m atc st of t e n , h m atc es in th Longines ata ogue, its
c mb ma nation f vin age looks nd modern w arabi ity mb ma es a - tempting p opo ition for thos who love m d-cen ury wa doesn’ how ver, mak choo ing whi h on you lik most .
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