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Longines - 141st Longines Kentucky Oaks
The Longines Kentucky Oaks, considered by some to be among the most popular horse races in America, was won by Lovely Maria with jockey Kerwin Clark. Elegant Longines watches were presented to owner Brereton Jones, trainer Larry Jones and jockey by Charles Villoz, Vice President of Longines and the American skier Mikaela Shiffrin, the latest addition to the Longines' family as its Ambassadors of Elegance.
For this 141st edition, the Official Watch was a lady model in steel from the Conquest Classic collection. Set with 30 diamonds and featuring a mother-of-pearl dial, this timepiece is water-resistant to 5 bar and its screw-down case back is fitted with a sapphire glass.
Once again pink was the official color of the Longines Kentucky Oaks. All attendees were encouraged to dress in pink or wear pink accessories in order to show their support for cancer survivors. The same rule applied for competitors in the Longines Kentucky Oaks Fashion Contest. Open to all ladies among the spectator, the contest was held on a pink carpet. The first prize was an elegant Longines watch presented to the most elegant chosen out by celebrity judge and Mikaela Shiffrin.
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Longines - Thundering horses hooves in the moonlight
The Night Turf St. Moritz took place on Friday evening 6 February 2015, on
the frozen lake of the renowned Swiss alpine resort,prior to the first White Turf race Sunday. Longines was the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of this unique event, as well as the Title Partner of the Longines Show-Sprint Race, which Cheryl Schoch on Boccalino won in style.
The event was enlightened by many celebrities, such as Nicola Spirig, Triathlon World Champion, Ariella Kaeslin, Gymnastics European Champion, Bruno Kernen, Downhill World Champion and Sven Epiney, SRF TV moderator, and also the Longines Ambassador of Elegance Ingeborga Dapkunaite.
The Official Watch of the competition, a stainless steel Conquest Classic Moonphase model, houses a self-winding mechanical chronograph movement. Its refined silvered dial displays the moon phases, echoing the excellence and elegance of equestrian sport stars.
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Longines - Conquest Classic
As a partner of the most prestigious flat races in the world, Longines was keen to launch a collection of timepieces to be worn amidst the excitement of the parade rings at Chantilly, Hong Kong, Royal Ascot or Dubai racecourses.
As a tribute to the chronographs produced from 1881 on for race-goers and jockeys in New York, the famous Swiss watchmaker has now launched the Conquest Classic line. True to the brand's values of elegance, tradition and performance, this new collection of models, all fitted with self-winding calibres, is at the same time totally contemporary and perfectly timeless.
The "Conquest" brand was patented through the WIPO on 25 May 1954. Since then this name has been used for many successful models manufactured by Longines across the years. Today, Conquest Classic joins the brand's other collections of classical beauty that have helped to make Longines' reputation and success throughout the world. This new line is dedicated to those race-goers who share the excitement of the season's most prestigious race meetings, from Chantilly to Hong Kong and from Dubai to Royal Ascot.
Conquest Classic is available in three sizes. The ladies' models have a diameter of 29.50 mm and show the hours, minutes and seconds as well as the date; they are available in steel, rose gold or in a combination of steel and rose gold. The black or silvered dial has applied 12, 6 and 9 numerals, lending this model a truly sporty look. The various versions are also available with a diameter of 40.00 mm. The mother-of-pearl dial set with 12 diamonds lends the ladies' models an extra air of refinement, and in some models the bezel is also set with 30 diamonds. These models are fitted on black alligator straps or steel or steel and rose gold bracelets, each to match the dial. All straps and bracelets all have a folding safety clasp.
With a diameter of 41 mm, the chronographs are fitted with an L688 column-wheel movement specially developed and produced by ETA exclusively for Longines. The case is either in steel, steel and rose gold or rose gold alone. The silvered or black dial shows the hours and minutes, with a small seconds at 9 o'clock, date and chronograph functions: a centre sweep seconds, a 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and a 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock. These chronographs are fitted on a black alligator strap or a steel or steel and rose gold bracelet, all having a folding safety clasp.