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...so operated a business restoring antique clocks, Kunz consulted with Swiss brands on the design of [[grand complication]]s. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Doctors''' is a German/Swiss watch manufacturer, founded in [[1994]]. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Basis Watch''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1918]]. ==Brands== ...

Swiss watch manufacturer [[2006]] the young watch brand Zeitwinkel was founded in [[Saint-Imier]]. The name is derived from a ...

...tchmaker, who founded together with [[Andersen, Svend|Svend Andersen]] the watch artist association [[AHCI]] in [[1985]] in [[Geneva]] . [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Sindaco''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1930]]. ...the 1970s, they sold lower-priced watches with the Sindaco and '''Urban''' brands. ...

...d by [[Von Büren, Charles|Charles von Büren]] who designed the Squale dive watch. Von Büren was active at least by [[1960]] and produced watches for other brands, using the "Slogan" name as a placeholder. Among these were [[automatic]] a ...

'''Singer Reimagined''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. The watch brand Singer Reimagined is based in Switzerland and is also part of the California-based Singer Group. This in turn made a ...

Swiss watch manufacturer ...oad, Victorinox Swiss Army holds a significant share, what gives the young watch company a status as the third largest exporter in the Swiss watchmaking ind ...

'''Camy Watch Co. SA''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1917]]. ...watches under the '''Camy''', '''Cronel''', '''Enzo''', and '''Mirexal''' brands. ...

'''Roventa-Henex''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1919]]. ...ss-market and upscale watches under both the '''Roventa''' and '''Henex''' brands. ...

'''Aquanautic''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...f [[dive watch]]es with high design standards, founded in [[2002]] by four watch experts. ...

'''Ogival SA''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1929]]. ...ey sold mass-market and upscale watches with the Ogival and '''Mirvaine''' brands. In [[1979]], Ogival took over bankrupt [[Ulysse Nardin]], selling it in [[ ...

'''Cauny Watch''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1971]]. ...known for mass-market watches under both the '''Cauny''' and '''Jovial''' brands. ...

'''Semag-Claro Watch SA''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1960]]. ...s, they had acquired Claro Watch SA, founded in [[1961]], as a mass-market watch brand. ...

'''Candino Watch Co. Ltd.''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1952]]. [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Perrelet''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...am-Louis Perrelet]], the inventor of the [[automatic]] winding at [[pocket watch]]es. ...

'''European Company Watch''' ('''ECW''') is a Swiss watch brand, currently part of the [[Franck Muller]] group. ...n Designer [[Carlotti, Roberto|Roberto Carlotti]] founded European Company Watch in [[2001]] after having worked with [[Franck Muller]] for a decade. The co ...

'''Dufeau''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

Swiss master watchmaker with his own watch brand. ...eziuso''' is independent master watchmaker and in [[1996]] founded his own watch brand. ...

'''Van Der Bauwede''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...in turn to his son. The great-grandson Maxence Van Der Bauwede founded the watch company '''Van Der Bauwede''' [[1990]] in [[Geneva]]. The brand attracted a ...

'''Concord''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...ord was already founded in [[1908]] in [[Biel]] at the center of the Swiss watch industry. Today, the company belongs to the US-american [[Movado]] group, w ...

...www.bruggler.com] the prospective customer can put together his own unique watch out of many variation possibilities via internet menue|350px}} '''Brüggler''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...

'''Bertolucci''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. In [[1987]] Remo Bertolucci founds his own watch company in [[Neuchâtel]]. Following a serious motorcycle accident which he ...

'''Volna''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. The models are named after Russian submarines, for example, the [[dive watch]]es series [[Volna Typhoon|Typhoon]]. ...

'''Badollet''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. In [[1854]] the watch company ''Jean-Moïse Badollet & Cie'' was established. It continues the hor ...

'''Buser Freres & Cie SA''' ('''Buser''') was a Swiss watch brand active in the middle of the 20th century. ...swil]]. The company produced watches under the '''Buser''' and '''Nidor''' brands. The brand was incorporated into the [[MSR]] in [[1961]] with Franz Buser s ...

'''Balmain''' is a Swiss watch brand, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Middle Range. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Hysek''' is an [[eponymous]] Swiss watch manufacturer no longer associated with its founder, [[Hysek, Jörg]]. ...the most famous designers, the German [[Jörg Hysek]], founded this luxury watch brand. He has now left the company due to differences with his partner and ...

'''Jean Dunand''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...evay, who had previously worked with [[Piaget]] and [[Bovet]], founded the watch manufacturer Jean Dunand. Known models are: Shabaka and Tourbillon Orbital. ...

The [[2008]] presented watch line "Very Zino" impressed by its restrained, balanced elegance. All models The ''Zino Davidoff SA'' with headquarters in Fribourg/Switzerland is completely independent and isolated from the tobacco business. ...

'''Tourist''' was a Swiss watch brand in the 1950s and 1960s. ...950s. One important product was the [[Tourist Everlight]], the first wrist watch with an integrated electric light. It included an incandescent lamp bulb at ...

'''Desotos''' was a watch brand produced by Georges Gay SA of [[Les Bioux]] Switzerland from the 1960s to the 1980s and is the predecessor to [[Claude Meylan]]. The Desotos brand dates to at least [[1967]], and was a producer of [[sports watch]]es. The company claimed to be "the first firm to use assembly line methods ...

'''Jean-Mairet & Gillman''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. César Jean-Mairet founded [[2000]] in [[Geneva]] the young watch manufacturer Jean-Mairet & Gillman (JMG). He traces the roots of the watchm ...

'''Cabestan''' is a [[Swiss]] [[high-end]] watch maker launched in [[2003]]. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

...S.A.''') is a Swiss watch manufacturer known for restarting iconic British brands, [[Graham]] and [[Arnold & Son]]. ...ritish distributor. The company re-launched two famous British horological brands, Arnold & Son and Graham. The British Masters also owns rights to the Briti ...

'''Sicura SA''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1934]]. [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Doxa''' is a [[Swiss]] watch brand founded in [[1889]] and once again available today. ...company rose to prominence with the [[1908]] introduction of an [[8-day]] watch movement that proved its value on the wrists of German soldiers in World Wa ...

'''Teriam''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1933]]. [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Harwood''' is a Swiss watch brand. This watch manufacturer is based on the name and inventions of the English engineer [[ ...

'''Jaquet''' was a historic Swiss watch maker in [[St. Imier]], [[Bern]] active from [[1889]] through the early 20t [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Chanel''' is a fashion house that has produced luxury watches in Switzerland since [[1987]]. ...nched in [[1987]] with the [[Chanel Première]], produced under contract in Switzerland and sold in a new Paris boutique opened that same year. Chanel acquired thi ...

'''Catena SA''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1908]]. [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Cédric Johner''' is a watch manufacturer. Watch artist Cedric Johner founded this watch brand of the same name in [[1997]]. The model "Abyss" established his reput ...

'''Christian Jacques''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Basel Watch AG<br /> ...

'''Josef Pallweber''' is a Swiss watch brand. * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUvOC8HSEHs Josef Pallweber, Munichtime 2017], Youtube ...

'''Old England''' was a [[fashion watch]] brand developed by [[Richard Loftus]] and [[Accurist]] in [[1967]]. ...67]]. Part of [[Accurist]], it quickly became one of the top fashion watch brands in the United States and United Kingdom. By [[1969]], it was already the le ...

'''Revelation''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

...k AG''' in [[Tenniken]] in [[1924]] as a producer of mass-market [[Roskopf watch]] movements. ...n [[2000]], Grovana established a watch factory in [[Tessin]] in southeast Switzerland to reduce the cost of production but remain "Swiss Made". ...

...uren Watch & Jewlery''' is a joint venture between Ralph Lauren Ltd. and [[watch group]] [[Richemont]]. ...pany began carefully, with just 14 sales outlets globally and conservative watch designs. ...

'''AROLA Alfred Rochat & Fils SA''' is a Swiss manufacturer of watch movements and complete watches. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Paul Picot''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Atlantic-Watch Production Ltd''' Swiss watch manufacturer ...

'''Eska''' and '''Royce''' were Swiss watch brands of '''S. Kocher & Co SA, founded in [[1918]]. ...'Eska''' and '''Royce''' brands. Although originally differentiated, these brands came together as "sisters" in the 1970s and 1980s. Royce became a sporting ...

'''Kurt Schaffo''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer and sceletonizer. ...nymous company and specialized on the craftsmanship [[skeletonization]] of watch movements. ...

'''Kelek''' was a Swiss watch manufacturer, and is now belonging to the manufacturer [[Breitling]]. Founded in [[1896]] in the well-known watch town [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], Kelek initially produced complicated watches su ...

...e company sold watches under the '''Zila''', '''Nacar''', and '''Hislon''' brands. Zila Watch Co. SA was founded in [[La Heutte]] in the district of [[Courtelary]] in [[ ...

'''Christopher Ward''' is an English watch brand founded in [[2004]]. It was merged with [[Biel]] movement maker '''[[ ...to being all Swiss-made. They rely on workshops in the [[Jura]] region of Switzerland for assembly, with movements supplied by [[ETA]], [[Ronda]], and [[Sellita] ...

...rand dating to [[1945]] and currently owned by Hong Kong-based [[Free Town Watch Products]]. Buler was founded in [[1945]] in [[Lengnau]], Switzerland as a budget-priced maker of Swiss watches. ...

'''Gérald Genta''' is an [[eponymous]] Swiss luxury watch brand founded by [[Genta, Gérald]] but now part of [[LVMH]]'s [[Bulgari]]. In [[1969]], famous watch designer [[Genta, Gérald Charles|Gérald Genta]] founded his own brand while ...

'''McGonigle''' is an Irish watch manufacturer. ...omplications area. [[2004]], he opened his own studio for complications in Switzerland. ...

...tches under a number of brand names. Shortly after the [[Tavannes|Tavannes Watch Co.]] was established by [[Henri Sandoz]] in [[1891]], Schwob Frères began ...e watches remaining a symbol for the brand. Cyma launched an [[automatic]] watch in [[1943]] and began using [[ETA]] movements in [[1957]]. ...

'''BWC''' is a Swiss watch brand. ...id quality. At that time the focus was still on the production of [[pocket watch]]es. In [[1953]] the father of the founder, Edwin Volkart, took over the co ...

...pecial modules and [[movement]] constructions, which are delivered to many watch companies. In the team work about 20-30 watchmakers. In [[2007]] Agenhor w [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

...h brand in the 1950s. It is best remembered for sharing the [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]] with [[Breitling]] from [[1950]] through [[1953]]. [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

...oduction of the first "bracelet watch" with the [[Omega]] and [[Labrador]] brands. ...k as an employee for an import/export business in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] in Switzerland. ...

...lity. ValFleurier also provides movement manufacturing capability to these brands. ...l matters relating to the industry." ValFleurier is located in [[Buttes]], Switzerland. ...

'''Bulgari Time (Switzerland) SA''' is an Italian watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[LVMH]] group. ...cused on producing the [[Bulgari Roma]] ([[1975]]) and [[Bulgari Bulgari]] watch penned by [[Gerald Genta]] ([[1977]]). These watches were a major hit, driv ...

'''Krayon''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. The highly complicated watch has 600 components and three patents. You enter latitude, longitude, and ti ...

...r. He completed an MBA in [[2002]], creating the business plan for his own watch company as his thesis. After three years work, he launched his [[eponymous] The first watch from Romain Gauthier was the [[Romain Gauthier Prestige HM|Prestige HM]], p ...

'''Raymond Weil''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, one of the few remaining [[independent brand]]s.. ...Weil is based in [[Geneva]] and is one of the last independent Swiss watch brands that are still owned by the family. ...

'''Bedat & Co''' is a Swiss watch brand. This watch brand based in [[Geneva]] is specialized on women's collections. It is foun ...

...atchmaker art. The [[manufacture]] [[Audemars Piguet]] maintains a private watch museum in Le Brassus. [[Category:Watch towns]] ...

...ed Société Horlogère de Porrentruy in [[1899]] before being branded Phenix Watch Co. in [[1902]]. Phenix was a [[manufacture]] and specialized in anchor wat ...mpany produced watches under the '''Phenix''', '''Eros''', and '''Argus''' brands. ...

'''SuisseMecanica''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Juliana Arbeláez-Renault and Renault François founded in [[2010]] this young watch brand based in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. The sporty and masculine models, desi ...

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

{{Image|Rodolphe|Instinct Chrono 180°|Rodolphe Instinct Chrono 180°, "Watch of the Year 2006"}} '''Rodolphe''' is a Swiss watch brand, currently owned by [[Franck Muller]]'s [[Watchland]] group. ...

Buren Watch Company (also spelled Büren) was a Swiss watch manufacturer located in [[Büren an der Aare]] in [[Canton Bern]] just south ...rnational branch. From [[1916]] Henry Williamson used the signature "Büren Watch Co." ...

'''Avia''' was a Swiss watch brand for multiple firms at different periods: ...[1918]] and produced in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] at the famous [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]]. The brand did not last into the Depression. ...

'''Wyler''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Watch company founded by Paul Wyler in [[1896]]. It was known for its rugged and ...

'''Bulova''' is an American/Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of [[Citizen]]. ...ed. The company expanded rapidly and became one of the best-known American watch manufacturers. ...

'''Armin Strom''' is a Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer established in [[1967]]. ...acture]] movement, the [[ARM09]], in the [[Armin Strom One Week|One Week]] watch. ...

Ralco was a watch brand located in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] from the 1920s to the 1960s. The bra .... Ralco continued to exist in some form through the 1980s, though not as a watch brand. ...

...]] was competitive with brands such as [[Blancpain]] and [[Breguet]]. Each watch was individually numbered and came with a signed lithograph as a certificat ...to [[Le Sentier]] and was offering a column wheel chronograph watch. This watch featured a [[double barrel]] movement and [[Breguet hairspring]] and formed ...

'''Cvstos''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. This young, [[Meyrin]]-based watch manufacturer was founded by Sassoun Sirmakes and Antonio Terranova [[2005]] ...

'''Martin Braun''' is an [[eponymous]] German/Swiss watch brand, currently owned by [[Franck Muller]]'s [[Watchland]] group. See also Watch brand, founded by the German watchmaker [[Braun, Martin|Martin Braun]]. Mea ...

...moved to [[Tramelan]] soon after. Reymond purchased the existing [[Unitas Watch Company]] in [[1926]] and used that name on his ebauches, movements, and so In the 1950's, Unitas released two famous pocket watch movements, calibres [[Unitas 6497|6497]] and [[Unitas 6498|6498]]. These la ...

'''Ball Watch Company''' is a Swiss watchmaker derived from a historic American company. :See also: [[Railway watch]] ...

...]], [[Switzerland]]. It is 51% owned by [[Hong Kong]]/[[America]]n fashion watch giant, [[Fossil]]. ...]] by a group on [[Lugano]] investors under Hans Ulrich Saurer as '''Prime Watch Holding Production (PWP)'''. The company specialized in assembling and fini ...

'''RJ-Romain Jerome''' is a watch brand established in [[2004]] and bankrupt [[as of 2020]]. ...italized on the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in [[2010]] with a watch that incorporates lava rock and ash from the volcano. ...

'''Xantia''' is a Swiss private-label watch maker in operation since [[1962]]. ...ED]] watches. The company was also actively creating new [[LCD]] [[digital watch]] designs in the late 1970s, including an early electronic [[chronograph]]. ...

'''De Bethune''' is a high-end Swiss watch brand formed in [[2002]]. * De Bethune won the Chronograph Watch Prize for the [[De Bethune DB29|DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon]] in November, [ ...

'''Kri&euml;ger''' is an American watch manufacturer. ...ment]], manufactured in Switzerland, he entered the watch scene. When this watch really struck especially for sailing enthusiasts - after a magazine had rec ...

...Roth''' is the name of [[Roth, Daniel|a watchmaker]] and an [[eponymous]] watch brand, now owned by [[Bulgari]]. ...uses the Genta or Roth brands separately, applying them instead as Bulgari watch model lines. ...

'''Harry Winston''' is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Prestige and Luxury [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Mido''' is a Swiss watch brand, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Middle Range. The Swiss watch manufacturer '''Mido''' was founded [[1918]] by [[Schaeren, Georges | Georg ...

'''Mondia''' was a Swiss watch brand founded around 1900 in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. It became part of [[Mov [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''HYT (Hydro Mechanical Horologists)''' is an [[independent]] Swiss watch manufacturer. ...ing Grand Prix]] [[2012]], the brand won the award for the best innovative watch for the new [[HYT H1]], developed in collaboration with [[Jean-François Moj ...

is a Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer. ...ation [[AHCI]]. Various special watches belong to the previous work of the watch designer. ...

'''JeanRichard''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Kering]] group. ...named after [[JeanRichard, Daniel|Daniel JeanRichard]], the founder of the watch industry in the Swiss canton [[Neuchâtel]]. ...

Italian watch manufacturer As early as [[1973]] this sports watch brand, which was owned by the '''Sector Group SA''', was founded, but only ...

'''Josmar Watch SA''' was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1917]] under the name '''J. Kocher & Schluep''' and la ...n [[1945]] under the leadership of Hans Bader and Hans Kocher as '''Josmar Watch Ltd'''. ...

German watch manufacturer === Foundation in Switzerland, moving to the Black Forest === ...

...Heuer]] is founded by [[Heuer, Edouard|Edouard Heuer]] in [[Saint-Imier]] (Switzerland). ...s]]. It would become known as [[Juvenia]], one of the better-known upscale brands after World War II. ...

...aham''' is a historic British brand which has been re-started by the Swiss watch company, [[The British Masters]] (now called simply "Graham London"). ==Watch Models== ...

Finnish watch manufacturer ...nued his education at the renowned Swiss watchmaking school Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program ([[WOSTEP]]). ...

...luxury goods maker, founder of the [[LVMH]] group, and launched a high-end watch line in [[2002]]. ...gs from [[Chanel]], [[Ralph Lauren]], and others. This remains the primary watch line for Louis Vuitton to this day. The company leveraged the high-end watc ...

...h", as well as of the "[[Swatch Group]]", the Swiss watch manufacturer and watch trust. ...d market share fell from 43 to 15 percent, within a few years in the Swiss watch industry over 50,000 jobs were eliminated and the staff numbers fell by ove ...

'''Christophe Claret''' is an [[eponymous]] Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer. Christophe Claret is a specialist maker of complex [[watch movement]]s: [[Tourbillon]]s, [[repetition]]s, [[chronograph]]s, split time ...

'''Gruen Watch Company''' was an American watch manufacturer. ...4]] opened the company "D. Gruen & Son" in Cincinnati. [[1903]], the Gruen Watch [[Bienne]] was founded. The movements produced there were recognized for th ...

...hes under the [[Levrette]], '''Astra''', '''Eden''', and '''La Victoire''' brands. ...de la Serre 27 in [[1895]] and [[1896]]. The firm registered a patent on a watch movement design in [[1893]], the first of many. It was operated by [[Isaac ...

'''Corum''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in [[1955]] and currently part of [[Citychamp]]. [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

'''Alfex''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. Ferdinand Gindraux in [[1948]] founded the watch company '''Ferex SA''' in Lugano. Most watches were exported to the United ...

* [[Montres Breguet]] - The modern Breguet watch brand established in [[1980]] under [[Chaumet]], acquired by [[Investcorp]] ...t-Bréting]] - [[Bienne]] case maker that originally registered the Breguet watch brand, active from [[1880]] through [[1945]] and continuing as A. Bréguet t ...

'''Laurent Ferrier''' is an [[independent]] Swiss watch manufacturer active since [[2010]]. ...third place in the Le Mans 24 Hours race in [[1979]] and decided to form a watch company as their next challenge. It would be [[2009]] before they set about ...

.... The company is mainly remembered today for the [[Vulcain Cricket]] alarm watch released in [[1947]], but it had a long history of producing interesting wa ...own company in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. In his studio he made fine [[pocket watch]], which he sold under his own name. His watches were characterized mainly ...

...brand [[Cédric Johner]], which was already a very successful Swiss luxury watch manufacturer. De Witt (pronounced "de VIT") is a high-end maker of so-calle DeWitt won the Technical Innovation and complication Watch Prize at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] for the Tourbillon Diffé ...

'''Angelus''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...small workshops. Initially, the focus was on [[pendulum |pendulette]]s and watch cases. The brand name used was '''Angelus'''. ...

'''Revue Thommen''' (simply '''Revue''' until [[1987]]) is a Swiss watch manufacturer dating to [[1853]] ...05]], his son Alphons Thommen incorporated the concern as the '''Thommen's Watch Factories Ltd.'''. ...

...ring]]s in [[Neuhausen am Rheinfall]], Switzerland. It is owned by [[Moser Watch Holding]], owner of the [[H. Moser & Cie.]] brand, which in turn is control ...d remains a major supplier for [[haute horology]] brands, including sister brands [[H. Moser & Cie.]] and [[Hautlence]] as well as other well-known companies ...

'''Nomos-Uhr-Gesellschaft, Guido Müller & Co, Glashütte i/S.''' was a German watch manufacturer. ...Watch Society) in [[Glashütte]]. They sell finished watches imported from Switzerland, with the signature addition "Glashütte" in order to benefit from the reput ...

'''Philippe Dufour''' is a Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer. ...parts of his watches by hand. His most famous watch is the [[repetition]] watch "Grande et Petite Sonnerie," which he introduced [[1992]] and for which at ...

'''Carl F. Bucherer''' is the watch company of [[Bucherer Montres|Bucherer Montres SA]]. As the only watch brand in Central Switzerland Carl F. Bucherer produces and distributes exclusive women's and men's watch ...

'''Cimier''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. The watchmaker R. Lapanouse founded an own watch company in [[1924]]. This produced so-called Roskopf watches, that were wat ...

...egan as a Swiss watch manufacturer before moving to America and becoming a watch and lifestyle products group. == The foundation of the watch company Ditesheim == ...

'''Ulysse Nardin''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in [[1846]] and currently part of the [[Kering]] group ...day the anchor in the company logo reminds us this.) Furthermore, [[pocket watch]]es with [[complication]]s such as [[moon phase]], [[perpetual calendar]], ...

'''Antoine Martin''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded by [[Braun, Martin|Martin Braun]]. ...tin|Martin Braun]], who has already established a name for himself amongst watch connoisseurs as founder of the brand [[Martin Braun]], in [[2009]] founded ...

The Swiss '''Swatch Group''' is the largest [[watch trust]] worldwide. == The start of the story: the Swatch watch == ...

'''Hamilton''' is a Swiss (formerly American) watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Middle Range. ...nding year of [[1892]] , began in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USA) with their watch production. ...

'''Erguel''' was a Swiss watch brand active from at least [[1932]] through [[1987]] under various producer [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

...ch brand dating to [[1888]] and continuing to this day in [[Solothurn]], [[Switzerland]]. ...expanded internationally at that time, entering the UK market as '''Medana Watch Co.''' under Fritz Meyer's son, Leo. In [[1915]], Charles Meyer took over m ...

'''Kienzle''' is a German watch manufacturer. [[1989]], the Kienzle watch factory is taken over by the [[DUFA|DUFA (Deutsche Uhrenfabrik)]]. [[1992]] ...

'''Traser''' is a Swiss military watch manufacturer. ...es rapidly and continuously. The radio-luminescent light of the traser® H3 watch, however, remains constant and ensures a unlimited readability in the dark. ...

'''Enicar''' is a historic [[Swiss]] watch brand dating to [[1914]] and currently operated by [[Wah Ming Hong|Wah Ming ...he family name. One, Jules Racine Sr., had registered the family name as a watch brand. ...

'''Dugena''' is a German watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[EganaGoldpfeil]] group. ...one of Germany's most famous watch brands. The roots of the company lie in Switzerland, namely with the Swiss watchmaker association ''Corporation d'Horlogers Sui ...

'''Hermès''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, part of the famous French luxury accessory manufacturer. ...dded luggage, bags, and document wallets over time. In [[1928]], the first watch bearing the Hermès name appeared, and many more were produced for the compa ...

The Odin Watch Factory was established in [[1870]] by the Lassueur family of [[Bienne]]. H ...in [[1926]]. At this point, in addition to the '''Sandoz''' and '''Odin''' brands, the company produced watches as '''Crusader''' and '''Henry Sandoz & Fils' ...

'''Louis Erard''' is an independent watchmaker in [[Le Noirmont]], Switzerland. '''Louis Erard & André Perret''' was established in [[1929]] but the curre ...nue, generally producing fashion watches similar to those offered by other brands. ...

'''Stefan Kudoke''' is a German watchmaker and watch manufacturer. ...works as an independent watchmaker. Exactly one year later, he founded the watch manufacturer KUDOKE that has set itself the task to produce individual luxu ...

'''Alpina''' is a German and Swiss watch brand. In existence since 1883, the Alpina brand is part of [[Citizen]] as ...n of watches. From [[1901]], the association was called "Union Horlogère" (Watch Association). There were factories in [[Geneva]], [[Biel]] and in French [[ ...

'''Paul Buhré''' is a historic watch brand established in [[1815]] and produced through [[1987]]. ...Paul Buhré traces its roots to [[1815]], when Paul Léopold Robert opened a watch and clock store in St. Petersburg, Russia. His son, Paul Buhré, was a skill ...

'''Hoeter''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1872]]. It is associated with [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and H. Hoeter was founded in [[1872]] in Germany as a watch manufacturer. It was located in La Chaux-de-Fonds on Rue Fritz-Courvoisier ...

'''Vianney Halter''' is a Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer. ...is one of those innovators of late, who clean up radically with the recent watch tradition. ...

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

...late 1960s and these sometimes included the Squale name or shark logo. The watch was designed by [[Von Büren, Charles|Charles von Büren]] and is said to hav By [[1967]], Von Büren were producing [[dive watch]]es using the [[Squale]] name. These were available in "mini", "tiny", "med ...

...round [[1990]], including the Memosail [[regatta timer]] and Memodive dive watch. The company is again defunct after [[2016]] [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Minerva''' is a storied Swiss watch [[manufacture]], famous especially for producing [[chronograph]] movements ...Charles remained. At first the firm worked as [[etablisseur]] of [[pocket watch]]es, preferring movements of Fontainmelon ([[FHF]]). In [[1878]] the sons [ ...

...Rossel on April 1, [[1896]]. The firm of Jules & Adrien Rossel registered brands Titania and La Trame but was liquidated in [[1903]]. Adrien Rossel-Conrad took over the brands, becoming known as Fabrique de Montres "La Trame" in [[1918]]. ...

[[File:Chopard Armbanduhr.jpg|thumb|Elegant men's watch by Chopard]] '''Chopard''' is a Swiss watch and jewelry manufacturer established in [[1860]]. ...

'''Thomas Prescher Haute Horlogerie''' is the watch brand of watchmaker Thomas Prescher (sometimes written as "Präscher"), a me ...ained single-, double-, and [[flying]] triple-axis tourbillons in a single watch along with a [[constant force]] mechanism. ...

...the Rado brand in the 1950s. It was part of [[Sagiter]] and the [[General Watch Co.]]/[[ASUAG]] previously. Today Rado is known for high-tech materials lik ...er the next 25 years to become one of the largest watch movement makers in Switzerland. ...

'''Zodiac''' is a historic Swiss watch brand, currently owned by [[Fossil Group]]. ...was advertised heavily in the following years, was an early [[automatic]] watch with the first [[power reserve indicator]]. Located at 6 with a bottom-pivo ...

Marcel Dépraz began producing watch movements in [[Le Lieu]] in the [[Vallée de Joux]] in [[1901]]. He managed ...ld Dubois with an automatic movement supplied by Hans Kocher of Büren. The watch appeared on the market in [[1969]]. ...

German watch manufacturer ...d''' and the pocket watch brand [[Jubilar]] again followed his vision of a watch, which should be "clearly legible, of high quality and still affordable". ...

'''Moeris''' was a Swiss watch brand dating to [[1893]]. It was later part of [[Rayville]], owners of [[Bl The Moeris Watch Factory was established in [[1893]] in [[Saint-Imier]]. The company was a h ...

...first crowdinvesting in the luxury watch area, launch of "Rent Your Luxury Watch"). ...th century. First as successful textile entrepreneurs, then as pioneers in watch making, the DuBois family built up their name and reputation reaching far b ...

...supported by primary sources. Perhaps this date refers to the beginning of watch manufacturing by the Stauffer family or in Martel generally. [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] ...

'''Jaquet Droz''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Prestige and Luxury A new watch company named Jaquet Droz SA existed in the mid-20th century to no great re ...

'''Speake-Marin''' is an [[eponymous]] Swiss watch manufacturer founded by [[Peter Speake-Marin]]. ...d the [[Speake-Marin Foundation Watch|Foundation Watch]], a large [[pocket watch]] that established the design trends that would be echoed by his later watc ...

...'''. It traces its roots to [[1888]] and the firm, Barbezat-Baillot. Other brands used include Memory, Lighthouse, Rolnik, Kowal, Temporis, and Elfarc. ...ember 30th, [[1888]] Charles Barbezat-Baillot founded the Barbezat-Baillot watch factory in [[Le Locle]]. This was the successor company to Barbezat's earli ...

'''Jean Lassale''' was a [[Swiss]] watch brand specializing in [[ultra-thin]] watches. Founded by [[1974]], the Lass At the [[Basel Fair]] in [[1976]], Jean Lassale introduced the thinnest watch movement in history, the hand-winding Cal. 1200 and automatic Cal. 2000 at ...

'''Maurice Lacroix''' is a [[Swiss]] watch manufacturer, launched by [[Desco von Schulthess]] in [[1975]] and owned by ...1889]], was a trading company in silks and became Far East agent for watch brands [[Eterna]] and [[Certina]] in the 1960s, adding [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], [[TAG ...

...'' is a long-running watch brand, currently known for mid-priced [[fashion watch]]es. ...mport and sale of rubies and other gems for the watch industry (though not watch [[jewel]]s specifically). Picard opened a shop in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] by ...

'''Armand Nicolet''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer named for a putative 19th century watchmaker of the same name. ...produced wrist and pocket watches using the '''Telda''' and '''Verneta''' brands and continued in operation for many years. This Nicolet is likely to be rel ...

...Son''' is a historic British brand which has been re-started by the Swiss watch company, [[The British Masters]] before being acquired by [[La Joux-Perret] ** [[Arnold & Son DTE "Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time Watch"|DTE – Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time]] ...

'''Marvin''' is a Swiss watch brand dating to the early 1900s. ...[[1854]] one could move to the newly built office building of the [[pocket watch]] [[manufacture]]. [[1891]]/[[1892|92]] the new generation change was perfo ...

...​In his small studio Jules Godat produces especially large silver [[pocket watch]]es for railroad workers. ...f the machines. In [[1920]] André-Charles Eigeldinger takes over the Godat watch production. Eigeldinger specializes in the manufacture of observation watch ...

'''Chronoswiss''' is a [[Swiss]] (formerly [[German]]) watch manufacturer in operation since [[1984]]. ...or dial]] based on the model of precision pendulum [[clock]]s. A [[pocket watch]] "Regulateur" with a [[Minerva]] calibre was also made. Chronoswiss now ex ...

Montblanc is one of many luxury brands belonging to the luxury goods group [[Richemont]]. Meanwhile, in [[2007]], Richemont purchased the traditional watch [[manufacture]], [[Minerva]]. Located in [[Villeret]], Minerva was renowned ...

'''La Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud''' is a watch brand of [[Chopard Group]], announced in [[2013]] and named for 18th centur ...Berthoud, born on March 18, [[1727]], in Plancemont sur Couvet, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and his nephew [[Louis Berthoud]] have left an indelible mark on the world ...

...then belonged to the Royal Institute of Technology, Copenhagen, he went to Switzerland in [[1963]] to see how the world's best watches are made. He worked for Güb ==The first bottle watch== ...

Swiss watch manufacturer ...y of [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. Bell & Ross specializes in professional [[tool watch]]es for astronauts, pilots, divers and mine clearance experts. ...

...1923]], Wyss Frères, now listed as [[Grenchen]], were selling the Hebdomas watch as well. The firm lists as its specialties, "Montres 8 jours ancre, balanci ==Octus Watch== ...

'''HD3 Complication''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...e symbiosis, which now presents to the outside as a new brand. So with the watch lines ''Raptor'' (created by Fabrice Gonet), ''capture'' (created by Valéri ...

'''Hautlence''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, partially held by [[MELB Holding]], founded in [[2004]]. In [[2004]] Renaud de Retz and Guillaume Tetu founded this luxury watch manufacturer with headquarters in [[Neuchâtel]]. The name "Hautlence" is an ...

'''Nicolet''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[Tramelan]] in [[1914]] and continuing in production ther ...[[cylinder escapement]] movements as well as watches, including [[bracelet watch]]es. Many of Nicolet's movements were exported to the United States. ...

'''Gigantic''' was a watch brand founded in [[1927]] in [[Geneva]] and active through [[1990]]. ...litigation with [[Automatic EMSA]] over the first mass-produced automatic watch by [[Glycine]]. Henry managed all of his companies as one, co-locating Giga ...

'''Tissot''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Middle Range. '''Tissot''' ist a Swiss watch manufacturer of the [[Swatch Group]] and is located in [[Le Locle]] in the ...

'''Solvil''', '''Titus''', and '''Didis''' are brands created by watchmaker and entrepreneur [[Paul Ditisheim]], whose family had ...itisheim was part of the well-known [[Ditisheim]] family of watchmakers of Switzerland. He studied watching in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and worked at his family's fa ...

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'''Hoeter''' was a Swiss watch brand founded in [[1872]]. It is associated with [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and H. Hoeter was founded in [[1872]] in Germany as a watch manufacturer. It was located in La Chaux-de-Fonds on Rue Fritz-Courvoisier ...

'''Pierce''' is the 20th century brand of Swiss watch manufacturer Léon Lévy Frères of [[Bienne]] and [[Moutier]]. ==The Lévy Family in Switzerland== ...

..., their primary focus appears to have been their Napoleon trademark. These brands were taken over by the new Rueff Frères company in [[1914]] and then by [[F ...altic, registered by Reuff in [[1896]], expired in October 1930. The three brands were immediately re-registered by Paul Schwarz-Etienne on October 17 of tha ...

'''Tudor''' is a Swiss watch brand and subsidiary to [[Rolex]]. ...the object of making and marketing this new watch. It is called the Tudor watch company.” - [[Wilsdorf, Hans|Hans Wilsdorf]], founder of Rolex</blockquote> ...

'''Rode Watch Co.''' was an American clock and watch manufacturer known for [[alarm clock]]s. The company was located in [[La Ch ...ts, and watch cases, as well as patents related to watches, movements, and watch cases. It was a simple business founded with $15,000 share capital. The Swi ...

'''Felsa''' was a [[Swiss]] watch movement manufacturer founded in [[Grenchen]] in [[1918]] and becoming part ...-known [[Bidynator]] movement which was used by [[Breitling]], among other brands. Because of Felsa's successful bi-directional automatic winding system, the ...

'''Favre-Leuba''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer Abraham Favre (1702-1790) founded his own watch workshop in [[Le Locle]] around [[1737]]. Around [[1749]], he was appointed ...

'''Bovet''' is a historic [[Swiss]] watch manufacturer established in [[Fleurier]] and [[Canton]], [[China]] in [[182 ...ion. Bovet flourished as [[Neuchâtel]] became independent, and the Chinese watch trade continued. Edouard Bovet died in [[1848]], and his heirs lost interes ...

'''Greubel Forsey''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. === A New Star in the Watch Sky === ...

...mpany was run by businessman [[Charles Bonny]] of Chevroux in Canton Vaud, watch dealer Charles Widmaier of [[Schaffhausen]], and Robert Cart himself. Bonny ...and [[Zodiac]]) was officially dissolved and integrated into Zenith. These brands were officially abandoned in [[1989]]. [[Zodiac]] would be re-launched in [ ...

'''Audemars Piguet''' is a [[Swiss]] watch [[manufacture]], one of the few remaining [[independent brand]]s. This traditional watch manufacturer is the oldest [[manufacture]] of [[Haute Horlogerie]], which w ...

'''Richard Mille''' is a [[French]] watch manufacturer, one of the few remaining [[independent brand]]s. Anyone who wants to deal with trendy brands of today cannot ignore Richard Mille. His products are located in the upper ...

...k as well as creating original pieces, such as a hand-made [[1994]] pocket watch with [[tourbillon]] and [[power reserve indicator]]. He then returned to be * [[2007]]: [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] Men's Watch Prize, [[Voutilainen Observatoire|Observatoire]] ...

'''Piaget''' is a Swiss luxury watch and jewelry [[manufacture]], currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of ...in which high-precision [[watch movement]]s are produced ​​for well-known watch manufacturers. In [[1911]] he hands over the company to his son, Timothée P ...

...e (though he was listed as "Neuchâtelois in his death notice). He moved to Switzerland in [[1853]] to apprentice as a watchmaker. His sons Jules Wolf ([[1876]]-[[ ...904]] the company was officially renamed Ph. Wolf, Fabrique Auréole. Other brands at the time included Vade-Mecum, Philidor, L'Espero, and Verda Stelo. ...

'''Oris''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in [[1902]] in [[Holstein]]. ...[[1902]] under the brand name ''Lohner & Nägelin'' in Hölstein as a local watch factory. In [[1903]] the company registered the brand name ''Oris''. In [[1 ...

...tch manufacturer and a meritorious promoter of the high-quality mechanical watch in Germany. == From watch store to shop chain == ...

...]]'s [[1897]] establishment of a factory in [[Geneva]] to supply [[Waltham Watch]], which moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds in [[1901]]. The bankrupt company was p ...Nordmann]] was born in Hegenheim in the Alsace region close to [[Basel]], Switzerland. He emigrated to the United States to pursue a watchmaking career. Nordmann ...

'''Dulfi''' was a watch brand created by Henri Müller & Fils SA of [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. Although Henri Müller & Fils was established by [[1927]] in the [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]] at Montbrillant 3 in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. The company share ...

...s a watch and movement manufacturer founded in [[1902]] in [[Fleurier]], [[Switzerland]] joining [[ASUAG]] in [[1932]], and resurrected by [[Arcadia]] in [[2011]] The roots of the eponymous '''Fleurier Watch Co.''' were later dated to [[1858]], though this date is not directly tied ...

'''Baume & Mercier''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]]. Baume & Mercier traces its history to the [[Les Bois]] watch shop opened in [[1830]] by brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume. '''Frè ...

'''Tavannes Watch Co.''' (usually called '''Tavannes''') was a Swiss watch company founded in [[1891]], defunct by [[1966]], and resurrected in [[2008 ...Tavannes in the Canton of Bern. This company, officially named '''Tavannes Watch Co. SA''', produced watches, watchmaking machinery, and other specialized m ...

'''Berna''' is a historic watch brand named for the canton of [[Berne]]. The brand was originally used by [ ...aimed it "is bathed in a glass of water and which is no worse for it. This watch ... is intended to render real services in hot countries, where it will be ...

...is a manufacturer of Swiss watches founded in [[1926]] in [[Grenchen]], [[Switzerland]]. The company gained traction after World War II, producing a series of su The firm of Wullimann Schneider et Cie, Uhrenfabrik Nivada (Nivada Watch) was registered on February 13, [[1926]]. The company was located at Kirche ...

'''H. Moser & Cie.''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, partially held by [[MELB Holding]]. ...]) founded '''H. Moser & Co.''' in [[1828]] in St. Petersburg and opened a watch factory in [[Le Locle]] the following year. Moser returned to [[Schaffhause ...

...epaired watches throughout his life. His grandson, Jonathan Purnell, was a watch dealer starting in the 1970s, and founded Cécil Purnell SA using his grandf ...]] in [[2011]] with the slogan, "Only Tourbillon" stating the mission. The watch was modern, with an [[openworked]] movement, transparent dial, and [[open h ...

...len of [[Neuchâtel]] (originally from [[Riggisberg]]) founded an eponymous watch termination workshop in March [[1942]]. It was initially located at Rue des ...(Bolsa Watch) in February [[1946]]. The company also registered the Bolsa Watch trademark at this time. The growing company moved to Avenue J.-J. Rousseau ...

'''Ardath Watch Company''' was a Swiss watch manufacturer active for most of the 20th century. ...an of the watch industry. The company specialized in mass-market [[Roskopf watch]]es, before moving into upscale [[Swiss lever]] watches in the 1950s. After ...

...ingly received the fakes. It was also claimed that he traded a fake luxury watch for a car in the 2000s. ...t-Baume SA]] in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. A supplier to many well-known Swiss brands, especially [[Franck Muller]] and [[Girard-Perregaux]], Jaquet found succes ...

...s Didisheim, founded in [[1860]]. The company produced its first key-wound watch with [[cylinder escapement]] in [[1880]]. The firm later developed a [[leve ...nother early innovation was the [[1945]] [[Juvenia Arithmo]], a slide rule watch for pilots. ...

'''Frederique Constant''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently owned by [[Citizen]] of [[Japan]]. ...pen'' series and others, who consistently provide a dial-sided view on the watch movement. Since at that time one had forgotten to register this idea, quick ...

...chi took over the remainder of the company as part of his growing group of watch component companies known as Radicchi Horlogerie group. The company was hea [[Category:Watch brands]] ...

DeLaneau (originally Delano) is a watch brand currently in [[Geneva]] but originally from [[Bienne]]. Founded by Al ...his son. Kneuss registered the Akvil ("Albert Kneuss Villeret") and Delano brands in September of that year. The Delano name was likely chosen to honor Frank ...

...mpany, originally called '''Borel et Courvoisier''', was one of the finest brands from [[Neuchâtel]] and remained in the hands of three generations of the fo The earliest predecessor to Ernest Borel was the watch finishing workshop of Ulysse Roulet, which is first listed in [[Indicateur ...

Aero Watch (often spelled Aéro) was a watch brand in [[Neuchâtel]] founded by [[Jean Grandy]] in [[1937]] and operated ...o use or registration for the Aero, Aerowatch, Aero Watch, or Montres Aero brands prior to 1936. ...

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'''Girard-Perregaux''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Kering]] group but being spun off to ...e with high quality in the area of continous development of the mechanical watch. ...

...ciated with the [[Nouvelle Fabrique de Tavannes]], which bore the Vigilant Watch brand name on the facade. ...ux-de-Fonds]]. He was widely memorialized for over five decades there as a watch manufacturer and member of the community. ...

Swiss watch [[manufacture]] ...ork as an employee for an import/export business in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], Switzerland. Three years later he moves to London and, together with the case manufactu ...

'''Cartier''' is a Paris jewelry and watch company, currently one of the Jewellery Maisons of [[Richemont]]. ...he trade with new watches is systematically expanded. Apart from [[pocket watch]]es under their own name also timepieces from well known luxury companies a ...

...in [[1985]]. It was a large-scale producer of [[chronograph]]s and [[stop watch]]es and is associated with the [[Bourquin]] and [[Jeanneret]] families and ...business with workshops in Poland and Russia and the establishment of new brands, '''La Populaire''' and '''Léonidas'''. ...

'''Eberhard & Co''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...sting that the large new factory might have used one of these names. Other brands at this time included Explorateur/Explorador and Teleos. Robert Eberhard wa ...

'''Officine Panerai''' is an Italian watch manufacturer, currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]]. == The legendary diver's watch "Radiomir" == ...

'''Roger Dubuis''' is a Swiss watch manufacturerer, currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont] ...ensure or even to enhance the exclusivity of each model. In addition each watch has to meet the requirements of the [[Geneva Seal]] and is delivered with t ...

...], [[Maurice Lacroix]], [[FP Journe]], [[Eberhard]], and the [[Richemont]] brands. ...that company supplying [[ebauche]]s and purchasing parts. It also supplies watch manufacturers like [[Armin Strom]], [[Chanel]], [[LVMH Moët-Hennessy Louis ...

'''Urwerk''' is an [[independent]] Swiss watch manufacturer active since [[1997]]. ...l, the [[Urwerk UR-110|UR-110 "Torpedo"]] in [[2011]], claiming the Design Watch Prize at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]]. These watches were grow ...

...a new company, Mulcor Sàrl, was established by the Müller family to supply watch components. ...nd Paul Grimm of [[Trubschachen]] in [[Berne]]. The company specialized in watch finishing ("terminage") and was based initially on Rue Numa-Droz 155 in [[L ...

'''Fortis''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer. ...automatic winding invented by [[Harwood, John|John Harwood]] invented. The brands Fortis and [[Harwood]] today belong to the same owners. ...

...e master watchmaker behind the company. Journe is a member of the renowned watch artist association [[AHCI]]. His motto »Invenit et Fecit«, which is everywh ...nce watch of the King of France. In [[1983]] Journe first built a [[pocket watch]], and later a [[wristwatch]]. ...

'''Certina''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Middle Range. ...t of the early 20th century, though the company also used the name Granges Watch Co. and was officially still known as Kurth Frères. Grana was an early mass ...

'''MB&F''' is an [[independent]] Swiss watch manufacturer founded in [[2005]] and named for [[Maximilian Büsser]] and hi The Geneva watch creator [[Maximilian Büsser]] blew away all previous notions of timepieces ...

...roup''' (formerly '''North American Watch Company''' or '''NAWC''') is a [[watch holding company]] that owns the [[Movado]], [[Concord]], [[Ebel]], [[Olivia ...[1912]]. The next major introduction was the [[Movado Ermeto|Ermeto]] case watch in [[1926]]. ...

...vertical manufacturing environment of the 1960s. The cooperative produced watch movements and complete watches under their own names, under contract for ot The cooperative was founded on April 4, 1960 and based in [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]]. It was specifically designed to allow the numerous small member manufact ...

Swiss watch manufacturer == Three generations of successful watch entrepreneurs == ...

'''IWC''' ('''International Watch Co. Schaffhausen''') is a Swiss watch manufacturer established in [[1868]] and currently one of the Specialist Wa ...founding year of [[1868]] there are the unsurpassed high-quality [[pocket watch]]es by IWC. ...

'''Eterna S.A.''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer established in [[1856]] and currently part of the [[Citychamp] ...mens products like a cigar lighter watch and protected self-winding sports watch, the [[Eterna Hexa|Hexa]]. The company continued strength in women's watche ...

'''Breguet''' is a Swiss watch [[manufacture]], currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Prestige and Luxu The current Breguet company is descended directly from watch case manufacturer [[Bernard Bréguet-Bréting]], who registered the current s ...

...g in the family. Frédéric Piguet specialized in ultra-thin and complicated watch movements. The Piguet family firm was acquired by [[Swatch Group]] in [[199 ...]s in his workshop, primarily supplying high-end [[Geneva]] and [[London]] brands, including [[Dent]], [[Gübelin]], [[Breguet]], and [[Frodsham]]. Piguet was ...

:''See also [[Venus Watch]] for the various watches branded with this name'' '''Fabrique d'ébauches Vénus''' was a respected producer of watch movements. It was absorbed into [[Valjoux]], which is today part of [[ETA]] ...

'''Parmigiani Fleurier''' is a Swiss luxury watch [[manufacture]], one of the few remaining [[independent brand]]s. ...978]] he is active in the production of "private label" models of renowned watch manufacturers. Among his design credits are the [[Chopard]] [[LUC 1.96]] an ...

...tch brand tracing its roots to [[1935]] and currently owned by [[Free Town Watch Products]] of Hong Kong. ...in the city, though he is no longer listed in [[1908]]. Emile switched to watch cases later before entering the watchmaking business in [[1917]] as Maison ...

...ting the October 9, [[1930]] decision by Hans Baumgartner to start his own watch company, but the Rodana name originated elsewhere and the company would not ...founded the company in the small town of [[Pieterlen]] in German-speaking Switzerland. He had been in charge of the [[Wasa]] [[ebauche]] factory there, which was ...

'''Hublot''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[LVMH]] group. ...s, and the bracelet was in black [[rubber]]. According to the shape of the watch it was called "Hublot" (French for porthole). ...

Adolf Michel ([[1865]]-[[1928]]) was a watch movement manufacturer in [[Grenchen]], founding the firm of [[A. Michel]] i Michel subsequently went into production of watch case components on his own, building a three-story house with a workshop at ...

'''Franck Muller''' is an [[eponymous]] luxury watch brand in Switzerland founded by [[Muller, Franck|Franck Muller]] ...r Most complicated wristwatch 1992|Piguet/Muller/Gerber Grand Complication watch]] - the most complicated wristwatch of the world}} ...

'''Blancpain''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Prestige and Luxury ...in the world, the [[Blancpain Golden Profile|Golden Profile]] and the only watch with 53 jewels, the [[Blancpain Cyclotron|Cyclotron]]. ...

'''Montbrillant Watch Manufactory''' was the name given by [[Breitling]] to a row of buildings in ...y after Gaston Breitling took over was G.-Léon Breitling S.A. Montbrillant Watch Manufactory. To this day, Breitling uses the Montbrillant name for special ...

...an-Dessus]] for most of its history and was associated with the [[Unitas]] watch movement factory, which it owned. ...]) was born in [[St-Sulpice]] and trained to become a banker. Drawn to the watch business, Reymond moved to [[Tramelan-Dessus]] and established a modest wat ...

...ntribution of 13,000 francs. The company was engaged in manufacture of the watch by mechanical processes. Jules Constant Favre alone had power of attorney i ...lle, we find the hydraulic factory of Favre frères, providing the complete watch, and employing, for the various parts of the manufacture, several advanced ...

'''Patek Philippe''' is a [[Swiss]] watch [[manufacture]], one of the few remaining [[independent brand]]s. On 1 May [[1839]] the watch [[manufacture]] '''Patek, Czapek & Co.''' is founded in [[Geneva]] by two P ...

...eparate companies in [[1969]], marking a key period of advancement for the watch industry. This "race" to develop an automatic chronograph was one of the la ...ir [[microrotor]] concept, which placed the rotor on the [[barrel]] of the watch rather than adding a thick full-diameter rotor above the [[top plate]] of t ...

...for a range of [[8-day]] movement (thus the name) but also produced other watch models. Octo clocks were first produced in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] by Charles The 8-day watch and "Octo" brand originated in the [[Couleru-Meuri]] family. It is seen in ...

'''Hebdomas''' is a trademarked brand and design for an [[8-day]] watch movement invented in [[1888]] and in production since at least [[1898]]. ...though the famous watch movement had 8-day power reserve, the concept of a watch that would require winding just once a week is what gave it this name. ...

'''Omega SA / Omega Watches''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Prestige and Luxury ...etia''', and these trademarks would become the foundation of the [[General Watch Co.]] Between [[1895]] and [[1906]] the Brandt brothers separated their com ...

...founder of [[Lemania]]. His groundbreaking [[chronograph]] and [[chiming]] watch [[complication]]s were patented and licensed to many makers, notably [[Jule ...pany advertised heavily through the 1890s, gaining many clients throughout Switzerland and becoming a viable competitor for the nearby [[Le Brassus]] workshop of ...

'''Nomos Glashütte/Sa.''' is a German watch manufacturer in [[Glashütte]], one of the few remaining [[independent brand ...ny had to close at that time because their watches were made ​​entirely in Switzerland and the inscription "Glashütte" therefore was not justified.<ref>Details se ...

...watchmaker based in [[England]]. They have begun to move production from [[Switzerland]] to [[Henley-on-Thames]]. ...ckers scale at 2000, this is approximately 9 times harder than traditional watch stainless steel. ...

...[LVMH]], [[Kering]], and so on) controlling most of the Swiss and European watch industry. Similar consolidation occurred in Japan, where [[Seiko Group]] an ==The Rise of Brands== ...

'''A. Michel AG''' (also known as '''A. Michel SA''' or '''AMSA''') was a watch movement manufacturer in [[Grenchen]] and founding member of [[Ebauches SA] [[Adolf Michel]] ([[1865]]-[[1928]]) was a watch movement manufacturer in [[Grenchen]]. Born in [[1866]] in [[Bönigen]], Mic ...

'''Election''' was a historic Swiss watch brand active from [[1848]] through the 1980s. Founded by the Braunschweig f ...t set up shop producing '''Election''' brand watches at the [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]] alongside [[Breitling|Léon Breitling]] and [[Couleru-Meuri]]. ...

'''Universal Genève''' is a Swiss watch [[manufacture]]. ...s (1863-1897) and George-Ulysse Perret founded an etablissage workshop and watch dealership on January 13, [[1894]] in [[Le Locle]]. The firm was known offi ...

...nd a number of similar movements in [[1932]] as the rectangular [[doctor's watch]] trend took hold. A 1932 patent (CH164256) covered a [[jump hour]] rectang Charles Berner himself patented a watch design with a tonneau-shaped ebauche containing a round movement in [[1927] ...

'''Breitling''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer ...A., [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]]'' one specializes first on [[pocket watch|pocket]] [[chronograph]]s. ...

'''Consul''' is a historic Swiss watch brand established in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] tracing its roots to [[1900]]. T ...company tradition, watchmaker François Huguenin (1864-1940) established a watch workshop in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] in [[1900]] and registered the Consul bra ...

Busga was a Swiss watch manufacturer active from at least [[1883]] through [[2001]]. Founded by Jul ...er of attorney in [[1887]] and the firm registered a lantern trademark for watch cases that same year. The company faced bankruptcy in [[1888]] and was dele ...

'''Martel Watch Company''' was a [[Swiss]] [[watch movement]] company in the 20th century. On June 23, [[1914]], the '''Martel Watch Co.''' was established in [[Ponts-de-Martel]] by Pellaton-Steudler, though ...

'''Jaeger-LeCoultre''' is a Swiss watch [[manufacture]] established in [[1833]] and currently one of the Specialist The watch company '''LeCoultre''' was founded in [[1833]] by the brothers [[LeCoultre ...

..."Golden Balance" in English) is a watch award given annually by the German watch magazine [[Uhrenmagazin]] and the German magazine Focus since [[1998]]. ...ance next at 13% and Germany claiming just 3.21% of awards. Even the Swiss brands that have won are predominantly in German-speaking areas: [[IWC]] is the 3r ...

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

...", French: "Société Générale de l'Horlogerie Suisse") was a group of Swiss watch companies formed to protect the industry from financial collapse in [[1931] ...Horlogerie Suisse S.A., tasked with achieving a monopoly in the mechanical watch parts sector. ...

...ntribution of 13,000 francs. The company was engaged in manufacture of the watch by mechanical processes. Jules-Constant Favre alone had power of attorney i ...lle, we find the hydraulic factory of Favre Frères, providing the complete watch, and employing, for the various parts of the manufacture, several advanced ...

Jules Bréguet-Bréting was a watch case fitter active in [[Le Locle]] by [[1880]]. The firm moved to [[Bienne] ...f [[1888]]. Jules Bréguet-Bréting was soon made manager of the [[Houriet]] watch case factory in [[Tramelan]]. ...

...(SSS) was a [[balance spring]] factory created in [[1898]] by major Swiss watch manufacturers to compete with the [[cartel]] known as [[FSR|Fabriques de Sp When the five largest makers of [[balance spring]]s in Switzerland came together as a [[cartel]] to control the market in [[1895]] it was met ...

...''Lugrin''') was a historic Swiss [[ebauche movement]] and [[complicated]] watch manufacturer. It is now called '''Manufacture Breguet''' and is part of [[B ...grin advertised heavily through the 1890s, gaining many clients throughout Switzerland and becoming a viable competitor for the nearby [[Le Brassus]] workshop of ...

The Swiss company '''Vacheron Constantin''' is the oldest continually active watch manufacturer in the world, founded in [[1755]] and currently one of the Spe ...ny has remained active ever since, making it the oldest continually active watch manufacturer in the world. It became known as "Vacheron & Constantin" in [[ ...

Excelsior Park was a [[watch movement]] company active from [[1886]] through [[1983]]. The name was used ...e Diana brand with a wild boar head in [[1888]]. The Colombe and Excelsior brands were registered on September 17, [[1891]] by the company. ...

'''Zenith''' is a Swiss watch [[manufacture]], currently part of the [[LVMH]] group. ...lly in the competitions of the observatory [[Neuchâtel]] with its [[pocket watch]]es and on-[[board chronometer]]s. In [[1903]], he achieved a first prize i ...

'''TAG Heuer''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[LVMH]] group. ...the [[oscillating pinion]], which is still used today by well-known watch brands. This heritage is reflected in period advertisements, which note that the c ...

...are. It traces its roots to [[1888]] and the firm, Barbezat-Baillot. Other brands used include Memory, Lighthouse, Rolnik, Kowal, Temporis, and Elfarc. ...[[1880]]. In [[1881]], Guye & Barbezat earned a gold medal at the National Watch Exhibition in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. ...

...hes and clocks from Octo, [[Rode]], and [[Octava]], and the [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]] building he shared with [[Breitling]] in the 1890s. ...stered December 1 (number 2112). Next was the registration of Bicycle Club Watch - Observator on August 14, [[1888]] (number 2384). He registered a brand fo ...

Gallet & Co was a maker of complicated watches in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Switzerland]] from [[1826]] through the present day. The company traces its roots to [[ ...zen) on April 18, [[1466]]. The family's involvement in gold, jewelry, and watch production is documented in [[1702]] as Philippe Gallet (1679–1739), son of ...

...hes and clocks from Octo, [[Rode]], and [[Octava]], and the [[Montbrillant Watch Manufactory]] building he shared with [[Breitling]] in the 1890s. ...stered December 1 (number 2112). Next was the registration of Bicycle Club Watch - Observator on August 14, [[1888]] (number 2384). He registered a brand fo ...

...e has a small dial (pressure gauge) which indicates for how many hours the watch has been wound. * THE PEDOMETER, the size and shape of a watch, indicates exactly the distance covered by a pedestrian. All you have to do ...

The '''Jeanneret''' name is associated with many watchmakers in Switzerland, notably in [[Saint-Imier]] but also in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Le Locle]] ...amelan still exists as Serre 14 today. Jeanneret et Fallet produced [[stop watch]]es and [[chronograph]]s, a specialty of the family. Fallet left the partne ...