longines - watch brands

The oldest watch manufacturer in the world, Vacheron & Constantin was founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron, longines a 24-year-old Geneva cabinotier, or watch craftsman, who dared to venture out and open his own workshop. Vacheron made pocket watches longines for the likes of the kings of Rome and Naples, but he also peddled cloth and even seven-year-old cherry acqua vita to augment sales. A Chronometer is a high-precision timepiece which movement, after rigorous testing, has received an official timing certificate from and official timing bureau. Watches providing additional measurement functions to the hours, minutes and seconds are referred to as "Complications". The best-known complication watches are calendar watch, the most common of which display only the date.

Rolex quality and expertise. The distinguishing characteristic of the first Rolex Oyster Watch, which today perpetuates its preeminent position, was the perfect marriage between case, crystal, and winding crown, resulting in a single pressure-proof unit. Today the Rolex Oyster case maintains the heritage by providing the strongest possible protection for the movement longines within, while at the same time conveying a distinctive elegance. The Rolex Watch creation of such a masterpiece places equal demands on the watchmaker''s technical and artistic skills, and exemplifies the constant striving for perfection that is Rolex. Rolex takes a full year to complete an Oyster movement with its 220 individual longines components longines.