dication to creating timepieces that combine perfect designs with e again outperformed its counterparts by launching tonneau-shaped wristwatches that fully demonstrated the art -shaped wristwatches have not only been traned into varioulegant styles but have also become symblass and elegance.

In 1905, Longines broke tradition again by launching the world's very first wristwatch, which was powered by automatic movement. Since then, watches have become fashionable jewels on the wrist instead of being hidden in pockets.

In the 20th century, epoch of creativity, great variation and rapid transformation took place among trends. Following the glamorous "Art Nouveau" design, the "Art Deco" design emphasizing the art of decoration continued to attract European clientele. In 1911, Longines took its lead in the watch world by successfully overcoming the difficulty in making tonneau-shaped movements and created its first tonneau-shaped wristwatch. Longines became one of the few earliest tonneau-shaped wristwatch makers, and its crafty application of simple and elegant geometrical lines had made its first tonneau-shaped watch the must-have of timepiece aficionados.