Celebrity
Albert Einstein
Relativity's father kept time with a gold Longines.
- Known for
- Physicist
- The watch
- Longines Gold tonneau wristwatch (1931)
The story
Einstein's tonneau-shaped gold Longines, engraved to him and presented in Los Angeles in 1931, sold at auction in 2008 for $596,000 — a record for any Longines. The professor was a repeat customer: his Longines pocket watch is preserved at the Historical Museum in Bern.
Facts
- It remains the most expensive Longines ever sold at auction.
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