{"id":25738,"date":"2021-03-25T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/?p=25738"},"modified":"2021-03-23T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T11:09:56","slug":"the-new-longines-silver-arrow-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/the-new-longines-silver-arrow-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Longines Silver Arrow Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Silver Arrow has been in Longines<\/a>\u2019 portfolio since the 1950s. The design’s unerring popularity and interesting history have led the brand to relaunch the watch for 2021. The most recent iteration of the watch uses advanced Longines technologies and design. This makes it the most accurate and precise Silver Arrow model yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The History Behind the Watch<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The history of the Longines Silver Arrow began in 1956 when the brand first released the Silver Arrow Model. The watch takes its name from the iconic Mercedes Benz Formula 1<\/a> race cars of the era. The vehicles had been known in the motorsport world since 1934. Throughout their lifetime they had become symbols of speed, technological advancement, and elegance. Longines’ watch shared these characteristics, so the timepiece was named to pay homage to these ground-breaking racing vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Silver Arrow watch is defined and made unique by the engraved emblem on the case back. The emblem depicts a supersonic plane flying amongst the stars. This image was on the first Silver Arrow, so Longines have featured it on the modern iteration of the watch. With this image, Longines have built a connection between racing circuits and celestial paths. The brand acknowledged how forward thinking and progressive the motor industry was. However, Longines has a long-standing association with aviation, which may be why an image of a plane is present. It is believed that the designers chose to illustrate space to depict the advancement of technology. At the time of the original Silver Arrow, humanity was on the cusp of the Space Age. The emblem symbolises how technology and humanity were rapidly advancing towards these new discoveries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Modern Silver Arrow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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