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== Foundation ==
== Foundation ==
In [[1982]] the watchmaker [[Lang, Gerd-Rüdiger|Gerd-Rüdiger Lang]] founded this company in Munich. Chronoswiss is specialized on mechanical [[wristwatch]]es with Swiss quality movements by [[ETA]] as well as on the basis of old calibre stocks by [[Enicar]] and [[Marvin]]. Also two own calibres are made. Since [[1988]] all cases come from in-house production. A particular success was the „[[Chronoswiss Régulateur|Régulateur]]“, a [[wristwatch]] with [[Regulator|regulator dial]]  based on the model of precision pendulum [[clock]]s. A [[pocket watch]] "Regulateur" with a [[Minerva]] calibre was also made. Chronoswiss now exports to over 40 countries worldwide. Each year about 7,000 watches are sold in about 500 stores worldwide - in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo.
In [[1981]] the watchmaker [[Lang, Gerd-Rüdiger|Gerd-Rüdiger Lang]] founded this company in Munich. Chronoswiss is specialized on mechanical [[wristwatch]]es with Swiss quality movements by [[ETA]] as well as on the basis of old calibre stocks by [[Enicar]] and [[Marvin]]. Also two own calibres are made. Since [[1988]] all cases come from in-house production. A particular success was the „[[Chronoswiss Régulateur|Régulateur]]“, a [[wristwatch]] with [[Regulator|regulator dial]]  based on the model of precision pendulum [[clock]]s. A [[pocket watch]] "Regulateur" with a [[Minerva]] calibre was also made. Chronoswiss now exports to over 40 countries worldwide. Each year about 7,000 watches are sold in about 500 stores worldwide - in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo.


At the beginning of [[2012]] Chronoswiss was sold to a Swiss entrepreneur family, with [[Ebstein, Oliver|Oliver Ebstein]] taking over as CEO. Chronoswiss moved to its new headquarters in [[Lucerne]], [[Switzerland]] in [[2014]].
At the beginning of [[2012]] Chronoswiss was sold to a Swiss entrepreneur family, with [[Ebstein, Oliver|Oliver Ebstein]] taking over as CEO. Chronoswiss moved to its new headquarters in [[Lucerne]], [[Switzerland]] in [[2014]].
== Chronoswiss Handelsgesellschaft Vienna ==
In [[1975]], Siber Hegner Holding AG of Zürich founded a company called Chronoswiss Handelsgesellschaft in Austria to sell the products of [[Synchron SA]] ([[Cyma]], [[Ernest Borel]], and [[Doxa]]) there. The company represented [[IWC]] by [[1981]]. The company was unrelated to the later German company.


==== Models ====
==== Models ====

Revision as of 01:20, 1 December 2023

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Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, founder of Chronoswiss

Template:File Chronoswiss is a Swiss (formerly German) watch manufacturer in operation since 1984.

Foundation

In 1981 the watchmaker Gerd-Rüdiger Lang founded this company in Munich. Chronoswiss is specialized on mechanical wristwatches with Swiss quality movements by ETA as well as on the basis of old calibre stocks by Enicar and Marvin. Also two own calibres are made. Since 1988 all cases come from in-house production. A particular success was the „Régulateur“, a wristwatch with regulator dial based on the model of precision pendulum clocks. A pocket watch "Regulateur" with a Minerva calibre was also made. Chronoswiss now exports to over 40 countries worldwide. Each year about 7,000 watches are sold in about 500 stores worldwide - in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo.

At the beginning of 2012 Chronoswiss was sold to a Swiss entrepreneur family, with Oliver Ebstein taking over as CEO. Chronoswiss moved to its new headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland in 2014.

Chronoswiss Handelsgesellschaft Vienna

In 1975, Siber Hegner Holding AG of Zürich founded a company called Chronoswiss Handelsgesellschaft in Austria to sell the products of Synchron SA (Cyma, Ernest Borel, and Doxa) there. The company represented IWC by 1981. The company was unrelated to the later German company.

Models

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Current Models

Address

Chronoswiss AG
Löwenstrasse 16a
CH-6004 Luzern
[email protected]
Tel: +41 (0) 41 552 21 00
Fax: +41 (0) 41 552 21 09

Chronoswiss GmbH
Menzinger Str. 37
DE-80638 München
[email protected]
Tel: +49 (0) 89 1787 665 0
Fax: +49 (0) 89 1787 665 15

Literature

Weblinks

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