Longines marked the spectacular kick-off of the 2024/2025 Alpine Skiing World Cup season in Sölden, Austria , at the end of October. As Official Partner and Official Timekeeper of the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS), the brand brought the world’s best skiers together in sublime style. At the heart of this season opener, Longines once again affirmed its unwavering commitment to alpine skiing, a sport that embodies its values of excellence, precision and passion.
The Conquest Chrono Ski Edition: a tribute to Saalbach 2025
As part of the 48ᵉ FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, to be held in Saalbach/Saltzburgerland from 4 to 16 February 2025, Longines has unveiled an iconic watch: the Longines Conquest Chrono Ski Edition. This chronograph, limited to 2025 pieces, celebrates the event while honouring Longines’ rich heritage in alpine skiing.
A design to match the slopes
This exceptional watch, designed for lovers of performance and elegance, is distinguished by its technical and aesthetic features:
- Robust and sophisticated case: The 42 mm stainless steel case combines polished and satin-brushed finishes, reinforced by a black ceramic insert adorned with a tachometric bezel. These elements reflect the sporty and technical nature of Longines watchmaking, while offering optimum resistance to demanding environments such as ski slopes.
- Water-resistance and durability: Water-resistant to 10 bar (100 metres), the Conquest Chrono Ski Edition is an ideal choice for adventurers and keen skiers, guaranteeing maximum reliability in extreme conditions.
- Anthracite dial and sporty details: The dial features a vertical satin finish, enhanced by black counters and applied hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock. The polished rhodium-plated hands, coated with Super-LumiNova®, ensure perfect visibility even in the diffused light of snow-covered mountains. To underline the competitive spirit of this edition, red accents enliven the chronograph hands and the ‘TACHYMETRE’ inscription on the bezel.
Longines Conquest Chrono Ski Edition
Exclusive engraving for a unique event
Like the applied hour-markers at 3-6-9 and 12 o’clock, the polished rhodium-plated hour and minute hands are coated with Super-LumiNova®. For optimum legibility, the tip of the chronograph large seconds and the two hands of the 12-hour and 30-minute counters are tinted the same red as the TACHYMETRE annotation on the ceramic bezel.
The back of the watch is a true jewel of precision. The signature of this limited edition displays an engraving depicting a skier in action, the symbol of the 48ᵉ FIS 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships. The inscriptions ‘SAALBACH 2025 – FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS’ and ‘LIMITED EDITION – ONE OF 2025’ reinforce the exclusive character of this chronograph, destined to become a collector’s item for watchmaking and winter sports enthusiasts.
The Conquest Chrono Ski Edition continues the heritage of the Conquest collection, first launched in 1954. Through its sporty and elegant lines, this watch captures the spirit of alpine skiing, blending tradition and modernity with finesse.
Longines: a century of excellence in alpine skiing
For almost 100 years, Longines has been a key player in alpine skiing. In 1924, the brand began timing ski races near Saint-Imier in Switzerland, where its headquarters are located. This was the starting point of a fruitful collaboration with the sport, marked by technological advances that redefined the precision of timekeeping. From Chamonix 1937 to Saalbach 2025, Longines continues to write the history of alpine skiing with passion and commitment.
Today, its role as Official Timekeeper of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cups and World Championships testifies to its technical mastery and love of winter sports.
