FRONTIER SPIRIT

Continuing the tradition of precision instruments created by the brand to accompany the greatest explorers in their conquest of the air, sea and land, the Longines Spirit collection has now been extended to include a chronograph watch with flyback function

- KC YAP

THE LONGINES SPIRIT collection has expanded with a piece featuring a flyback function, a complication intrinsically linked to the brand’s rich heritage. Longines equipped its first models with a flyback function in 1925 and filed a patent for this on 12 June 1935. The patent was registered on 16 June 1936: a world’s first. The particular advantage of flyback is that it gives pilots a practical and fast way of successively timing different flight stages, thus facilitating navigation.

In addition, many legendary pioneers have put their faith in Longines to make the impossible a reality. Richard Byrd tops the list of those who have benefited from the brand’s expertise. Equipped with Longines instruments, he was the first man to fly over the South Pole, a unique feat echoing the pioneering spirit that has guided the hourglass brand since its inception.