At a glance
- Period
- 19th century
- Place
- Switzerland
The watchmaking story
A useful place to start with Auguste Agassiz's work is Agassiz workshop. 1
Auguste Agassiz founded or co-founded Agassiz workshop (Longines predecessor). 1
Scope: Direct watchmaking
Why this person is included
Founding role in historically significant manufacture
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: Longines predecessor workshop
Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Watchmaking workshop / practice · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Agassiz workshop (Longines predecessor) — Founder / co-founder. Saint-Imier workshop established with fellow watchmakers in 1832 1
Legacy affiliation: Longines predecessor workshop. Person-level contribution: Joined fellow watchmakers to establish a Saint-Imier workshop in 1832.
Original affiliation wording: Longines predecessor workshop. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 5 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established
Claim qualifications (5)
- Noteworthy contribution: Brand chronology; roles not assigned as sole movement invention. Locator: Founders and Weems sections 1
- Representative work: Brand chronology; roles not assigned as sole movement invention. Locator: Founders and Weems sections 1
- Specific role: Brand chronology; roles not assigned as sole movement invention. Locator: Founders and Weems sections 1
- Birth year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Founders paragraph 1
- Death year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Founders paragraph 1
Sources
- An Inspiring Legacy: LONGINES's HistoryLongines · First-party / official · Not stated
[S0083] Longines. "An Inspiring Legacy: LONGINES's History." Not stated. https://www.longines.com/en-us/universe/history/ Accessed 2026-09-13.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization
How it was checked: Opened and read
Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.
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