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* Montres Avia was re-launched by [[Degoumois|Degoumois & Cie.]] of [[Neuchâtel]] and [[Louis Newmark Limited]] of the UK in [[1945]] and produced through [[1972]]. It was a lower-priced mass-market brand of [[Roskopf]] and [[cylinder escapement]] watches in addition to higher-end [[Swiss lever]] movements.
* Montres Avia was re-launched by [[Degoumois|Degoumois & Cie.]] of [[Neuchâtel]] and [[Louis Newmark Limited]] of the UK in [[1945]] and produced through [[1972]]. It was a lower-priced mass-market brand of [[Roskopf]] and [[cylinder escapement]] watches in addition to higher-end [[Swiss lever]] movements.
* Avia-Silvana was the successor to Degoumois under holding company [[SGT]] from [[1972]] through [[1981]]. Avia was used to market [[LCD]] and [[LED]] [[digital watch]]es in the early 1970s but became insolvent with SGT in 1980.
* Avia-Silvana was the successor to Degoumois under holding company [[SGT]] from [[1972]] through [[1981]]. Avia was used to market [[LCD]] and [[LED]] [[digital watch]]es in the early 1970s but became insolvent with SGT in 1980.
* Avia was acquired by [[Louis Newmark Limited]] in [[1981]] and re-launched as a UK mass-market watch brand.
* Avia was acquired by [[Louis Newmark Limited]] in [[1981]] and re-launched as a UK mass-market watch brand. [[2005|As of 2005]], Avia was one of the top brands in the UK by retail sales volume.


[[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]]
[[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]]

Revision as of 15:04, 16 July 2021

Avia was a Swiss watch brand for multiple firms at different periods: