Longines Women's Metal Strap Watch Parallel Import with 2-Year Warranty L4.374.4.57.6Brand History In 1832, Auguste Agassiz, brother of the renowned naturalist Louis Agassiz, ventured into the world of watchmaking at a timepiece sales company in Saint Imier, Switzerland, under the name "Agassiz & Co." He successfully expanded the distribution network of watches made through cottage industry to America and beyond. In the mid 1850s, Ernest Francillon, Agassiz's nephew, took over the business. Francillon consolidated the scattered