On Sunday, 5 October 2014, the large crowds that flocked to the Longchamp Racecourse. For the second consecutive year, Thierry Jarnet on Trêve was the first across the finish line to carry off the 2,400-metre Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
The Swiss watch brand also presented on the same day another French top-level international race, the Prix de l'Opéra Longines, which was also won by Thierry Jarnet, but this time on We Are.
This year's Official Watch for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was a steel chronograph from the Conquest Classic collection, a line of timepieces dedicated to Longines' passion for horseracing. With a diameter of 41mm, this timepiece is equipped with an exclusive column wheel movement. Its black dial, with one Arabic numeral and eleven applied indexes all coated with Super-LumiNova®, displays the hours and minutes, with small seconds at 9 o'clock, a 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock, a 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock, and the date display at 4:30. Just like the entire Conquest Classic collection, the watch is water-resistant to 5 bar and its screwed-down case-back is equipped with a sapphire crystal.
