Longines Women's Parallel Import Metal Strap Watch L6.141.4.87.6 with 2-Year WarrantyBrand History In 1832, Auguste Agassiz, the brother of naturalist Louis Agassiz, immersed himself in the world of watchmaking at a watch sales company in Santimier, Switzerland, under the name "Agassiz & Co." He successfully expanded the sales network of watches made in domestic industries at the time to America and beyond. In the mid 1850s, Ernest Francillon, Agassiz's nephew, took over the business. Francillon consolidated the manufacturing