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Longines Master Collection Date 36 Stainless Steel Black (L2.518.4.51.6)

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Longines Heritage 1954 Silver (L2.747.4.72.2)

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Longines Hydroconquest Chronograph Black Dial Stainless Steel Men's Watch L36964536

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The jury of the Longines Prize for Elegance brought together Bruno Grandi, FIG President, Magdalena Brzeska, 26-time German Champion in rhythmic gymnastics, Rainer Eckert, Brand Manager Longines Germany, and Walter von Känel, President of Longines. The basis for evaluating, judging and awarding the Prize included emotional appeal extending beyond technical considerations to beauty and femininity, grace and harmony of movement, and above all, elegance.

Set up in 1997, the Longines Prize for Elegance takes the form of a trophy representing a gymnast in movement created especially for Longines by the Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Gerber. In addition, the winner received an elegant Longines timepiece and a cheque. Besides, the Official Watch of the 34^th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships was a lady model of the Longines DolceVita collection, cased in steel, decorated with diamonds and featuring a silver-coloured "flinque" dial adorned with painted Roman numerals. This timepiece represents contemporary elegance of the Longines watchmaking brand worldwide. It perfectly illustrated the elegance of this world class competition.

Yana Kudryavtseva clinched the World Championships all-around title for the third year in a row. She also captured three gold medals in individual ribbon, ball and clubs, as well as the team title with her Russian compatriots Margarita Mamun and Aleksandra Soldatova. Famous for her ball-spinning tricks as well as her spectacular ribbon routines, she demonstrated once again that she is one of the best rhythmic gymnasts of her generation.

Longines first became involved in gymnastics in 1912, when it launched an innovative electro-mechanical timing system. For over twenty years the brand has been the official partner and timekeeper for artistic and rhythmic gymnastics competitions organized by the International Gymnastics Federation. At these events, Longines provides the necessary infrastructure and personnel for calculating times, presenting scores, processing data (start lists, results, and medals) and displaying it on the results screens, on the commentators' information system as well as transmitting it to the television companies that are covering the competitions.

Roland Garros - also known as the French Open - is the biggest clay court tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam events that have been the pillars of the sport for more than a century. This weekend will determine who will be this year's champions, with the women's singles final (Maria Sharapova vs Simona Halep) today and the men's (Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic) tomorrow; how long those finals will last no-one knows, but they will be timed by Longines - the Swatch Group brand that has been the official timekeeper of the tournament since 2007.

But does time really matter in tennis, since the scoring system theoretically allows a match to go on forever? Momentum is actually more important, yet there has been a timing controversy in the past few days: the only time limits in tennis are the ones in changeovers (1min.30) and between points (20s); Rafael Nadal, notorious for his elaborate routines before serving, received time violations for surpassing the allowed 20 seconds in his matches versus Dominic Thiem and Leonardo Mayer - voicing his frustration, even though he is one of the players that actually wear a watch on court (the Richard Mille RM27-01 Tourbillon Watch).

"The best thing would be to have countdown clock on the court", the Spanish champion grumbled. "That would allow us to know how many seconds we have left before serving!". Rafael Nadal feels that he is being targeted by the 'anti slow-play brigade' that has reduced the allowed time from 25 seconds to 20 seconds and strictly enforces the rule in his matches. There have been debates among officials whether adding a countdown clock would be a good idea. That would be a third clock on court, along with the existing two.

Official Timekeeper and a new watch
As official timekeeper of Roland-Garros, Longines has clocks keeping the time of day and the duration of each match that are not only visible in the corners of the main stadiums (Court Philippe Chatrier and Court Suzanne Lenglen) but also throughout the premises. The silhouette of the analogue clock on display is recognizable, from the Master collection. Yet the star is the Conquest Classic, the range exclusively comprised of models fitted with mechanical calibres that the Saint-Imier brand has been promoting in the context of the tournament. Actually, the Conquest Classic collection was launched last year precisely at Roland Garros.

Beyond the mere sponsorship and the eulogy of the Conquest Classic, Longines' dedication to tennis also includes an interesting programme promoting young players under 13 years old, the final stage of which is played in Paris during Roland Garros: the Longines Future Tennis Aces. Just like in the previous years, sixteen youngsters were brought from all over the world to have the opportunity not only to play on the French clay but also on a venue spectacularly set in the heart of Paris. Last year, it was right in front of the City Hall; this year, a court was built in the Champ de Mars, with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop.

The field was selected with the help of the tennis federations of their respective countries (Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong-Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K. and USA) and both the winner, Italy's Federica Rossi, and the runner-up, Russia's Daria Frayman, received an annual bursary of 2,000 USD to pay for their sports equipment until their sixteenth birthday.

Longines' association with tennis is also highlighted by the brand's partnership with two of the greatest tennis champions ever, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, married to each other and both engaged in philanthropic missions supported by Longines - the Andre Agassi Foundation (to assist the youth of Las Vegas and provide them educational opportunities, including a public school for at-risk children) and Children for Tomorrow (helping children and families that have suffered the trauma of war, exile and violence).

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The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education today announced that Michael Buble, Jimmy Kimmel, Martina McBride, Smokey Robinson and Train will headline its 16th Grand Slam for Children benefit concert. Hosted by tennis legend and philanthropist Andre Agassi and presented by Longines, the Swiss watch-making company, the 2011 Grand Slam for Children will take place Saturday, October 29th at Wynn Las Vegas. The event supports the Foundation's efforts to transform education and benefits the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a tuition free K-12 public charter school in Las Vegas which provides children with a first-class education.
The Foundation is proud to announce Longines as the new presenting sponsor for the 16th Grand Slam for Children event. Longines, the famous maker of elegant time pieces, has been a longterm partner of the Foundation.

"We are delighted to become the presenting sponsor of the Grand Slam for Children. Thus, Longines strengthens the partnership that has been built with the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education," said Longines' President Walter von Känel. "Helping disadvantaged children is in line with Longines' tradition and motto 'Elegance is an attitude.'"
"It's amazing what can be accomplished when people come together to change lives and make the world a better place for children. The 16th Grand Slam will bring together some of the world's greatest entertainers which inspires the generosity of people from Las Vegas and around the globe," Agassi said. "This year's event will create a lasting memory and will enable us to give the tools of hope to the next generation. I want to personally thank Wynn Las Vegas for its hospitality and Longines for being our presenting sponsor. Both are truly generous and great partners to the Foundation."
The Grand Slam brings together international stars and noted artists- from music to comedy - to build awareness and raise money for the Foundation's biggest fundraiser. Dedicated to transforming and elevating education, the Foundation opened Agassi Prep in 2001. In 2009, the public charter school graduated its first senior class with 100 percent of graduates accepted into college, as were the graduates in the classes of 2010 and 2011. The Foundation's work is directly impacting students in Las Vegas, Agassi's hometown community, but it has broader implications for education nationwide.
Since 1995, the Grand Slam has raised nearly $92 million, including $8.5 million from the 15th
event, to support a movement that's improving education.
Additional top-name talent, who will be announced prior to the Oct. 29 event, will join Michael
Buble, Jimmy Kimmel, Martina McBride, Smokey Robinson and Train.
The evening will include a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, live auction and benefit concert.
Sponsorships for the Grand Slam are still available at the following levels: Silver $10,000, Gold
$17,500, Platinum $40,000, and Diamond $85,000.
Visit www.agassifoundation.org for more information on sponsorships.

1960s: Diamonds-International AcademyDuring the nineteen sixties, no fewer than four Diamond Academy Awards were earned by Longines designs. In addition, Longines won in 1964 the Prix d'Honneur of the Swiss city of Lausanne, part of the events celebrating the Swiss National Exhibition, held every quarter of a century1970s: Golden Rose of Baden-BadenWhen the quartz revolution of the 1970s changed the industry forever, it took some time for designers, and of course their employers, to recover from an "everything is possible" mentality and return to their primary role, creating beauty on the wrist. Longines designers succeeded brilliantly, with Flore Marine (1970), Vagues (1970), Kleopatra (1975) and Volubilis (1978) all winning a prestigious German award, the Golden Rose of Baden-Baden.Design breakthroughs
In 1972, Paris-based French designer Serge Manzon created specially for Longines a series of solid silver watches. Even today, these avant-garde designs remain a source of inspiration for not a few watch manufacturers. One year later, a Longines model called Prototype won the coveted Prize of the City of Geneva award.Technical advances support aesthetic developments
By 1960 Longines set new records with the thinnest electromagnetic watch ever made. Nineteen years later, in 1979, its Feuille d'Or models, fitted with caliber L795, broke the two-millimeter thinness barrier to become the world's slimmest watch, measuring an astonishing 1.98 mm from front to back. The secret: a quartz movement totally integrated into the case.

1920s: Elegance in communicationDuring the 1920s and 30s, Longines accumulated design experience while new movement shapes prompted a new generation of Longines watches featuring Art Deco geometry and trim rectangular or square cases. Such models were featured in 1928 in the first Longines advertisements, with "Elegance" as its unique selling proposition. During that period, Longines launched three of its most memorably elegant watches, enhanced with diamonds and sapphires, which years later were reintroduced in a special limited vintage edition to celebrate 170 years of Longines elegance in watchmakingThe first nonstop transatlantic flight timed by Longines
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh made the first solo and nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, timed by Longines. In 1931, he designed a new instrument for Longines that earned a place in history as the hour-angle air navigation watch.Longines and equestrian events
In 1926, Longines participated in its first International Horse Show in Geneva, Switzerland. This event marked the start of a long and intense relationship between elegant equestrian sports and Longines, resulting in the first award, in 2000, of the Longines Prize for Elegance in equestrian sports at the Jumping International de Cannes, in southern France.1930s: Feminine elegance in aviationThe nineteen thirties saw a number of flying exploits succeed with timekeeping support from Longines. One adventurer of the skies equipped with a Longines timepiece was Amelia Earhart, who in 1932 was the first woman aviator to fly from Newfoundland to Ireland. The exploits of the aviation pioneers of the period inspired Longines in 1938 to design a second navigation instrument, called the siderograph