Jumping

The Swiss watchmaking brand Longines is proud to announce that the young prodigy of show jumping Bryan Balsiger joins the Longines Family as a Friend of the Brand.

Born into a family of riders who runs an equestrian centre in Corcelles, Switzerland where he grew up, horse riding seemed an obvious choice for Bryan who took up the reins for the first time when he was just 5 years old. Having discovered a real source of inspiration from his family, today alongside his father who is also his trainer, Bryan is developing his career.

At the young age of 23, the talented rider alre...

Longines and its long-term Partner the FEI have launched a digital quiz linking equestrian personalities with the brand’s iconic collections. Are you a graceful gelding or a majestic mare? Take our quiz to pick your equestrian personality and the perfect Longines watch to match! Are you elegant and refined like La Grande Classique de Longines? Dynamic and chic like the Conquest Classic? Is classy or easy-going the way others would define you? Then maybe The Longines Master Collection or the Conquest V.H.P. would be your perfect match! Be ready, it’s Horse o’clock !

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The new edition of the Longines Global Champions Tour promises to offer a year filled with thrilling sports moments in some of the world’s most beautiful cites. The opening leg of the series gathered the world’s best riders and horses in the magnificent Longines Arena at Al Shaqab in Doha. The Tour will then head to iconic destinations such as Mexico City, Saint-Tropez, Monaco and Prague. For the second edition, the prestigious final event of the season will take place in New York on the majestic Governor Island. The circuit will come to an end in Prague with the Longines Global Champions T...

On Saturday 29 February 2020, Team New Zealand composed of Bruce Goodin on Backatorps Danny V, Richard Gardner on Calisto, Tom Tarver-Priebe on Popeye and Daniel Meech on Cinca took first place in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations CupTM of UAE in Abu Dhabi. Egyptian representatives arrived second ahead of Team UAE on their home soil. Two days before, Egypt’s Mouda Zeyada and Morocco jumped to victory in the President of the UAE Showjumping Cup Grand Prix presented by Longines. He was followed by Latvia’s Kristaps Neretnieks on Moon Ray and Jordanian rider Maysam Bisharat on Un Dollar de Blon...

The 2019/2020 season of the Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM Western European League came to an end with the last qualifier, which took place during the Gothenburg Horse Show on Sunday 23 of February. On this occasion, Norway’s Geir Gulliksen on Vdl Groep Quatro took the win ahead of Switzerland’s Bryan Balsiger on Twentytwo Des Biches and French rider Kevin Staut on For Joy van’t Zorgvliet HDC. As the Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Watch of the Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM Western European League Series, the Swiss watchmaking brand Longines was proud to grant Geir Gulliksen an ...

In the context of its collaboration with the European Equestrian Federation (EEF), Longines becomes the Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of the Longines EEF Series. This 3* level jumping contest will be connected to the Longines FEI Jumping Nations CupTM Division 1, providing the winning team of the Series a ticket to compete in the Division 1 season the following year. This new Nations Cup circuit will open its doors to the next generation of riders, officials and sporting professionals from the continent. The format is applied for the first time in the 2020 outdoor se...

On Saturday 8 of February 2020, Swiss rider Steve Guerdat and Victorio Des Frotards claimed victory at the penultimate leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League held in Bordeaux. Germany’s Daniel Deusser on Jasmien v. Bisschop took second place followed by Niels Bruynseels (BEL) on Ilusionata van’t Meulenhof. Longines was glad to reward Steve Guerdat with an elegant timepiece to celebrate his great performance.

Longines is delighted to be associated as the Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Watch of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ series (Western European...