Watch manufacturers - information and models

[williamstone]

Hello,

here you can find some information about the most famous luxury watches and watch manufacturers incl. The most famous models of the respective company. The list is arranged alphabetically. If someone finds errors or has more information, then I ask you to call me by PM.

A. Lange & Söhne Year of
foundation: 1868
Founder: Ferdinant Adolph Lange
Location: Glashütte (Germany) Best
known models: Lange 1, 1815 Moonphase, Langematik, Tourbillon pour le MÃ © rite

Audemars Piguet
Founded: 1875
Founders: Jules Audemars and Edward Piguet
Location: Le Brassus (Switzerland)
Best known models: Grande Sonnerie, minute repeater John Schaeffer, Royal Oak, Star Wheel

Breguet Year of
foundation: 1775
Founder: Abraham-Louis Breguet
Place: Paris (France)
Best-known models: Equation of Time, Type XX, Perpetual Calendar, Tourbillon

Breitling
Founding year: 1884
Founder: Leon Breitling
Location: Saint-Imier (Switzerland) Most
popular models: Chronomat, Aerospace , Navitimer

Bulgari Year of
foundation: 1884
Founder: Sotirio Bulgari
Location: Rome (Italy) Best-
known models: Quadrato, Bulgari-Bulgari, Serpente, Anfiteatro

Cartier Year
established: 1847
Founder: Louis-François Cartier
Location: Paris (France)
Best-known models: Tank, Santos, Chronograph Tortue, Pasha, Vendôme Founded: 1887 Founder: Georges Emile Eberhard Location: La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) Best- known models: Extra-fort chronograph, Aviograf, Tazio Nuvolari Girard-Perregaux Year of foundation: 1791

Eberhard







Founder: Jean François Bautte
Location: La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) Best-
Known Models: Laureato, Pour Ferrari, Tourbillon Sous Trois Ponts d'Or, Eternal Electronic Calendar 1970

IWC
Founded: 1868
Founder: Florentine Ariosto Jones
Location: Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
Most well-known Models: Mark, Engineer, Da Vinci, Portuguese

Jaeger-LeCoultre
founding year : 1833
Founder: Charles-Antoine LeCoultre
Location: Le Sentier (Switzerland)
Best- known models: Reverso, Futurematic, Duoplan, Memovox

Longines
Founding year: 1867
Founder: Ernest Francillon
Location: Saint-Imier (Switzerland) Best
known models: Nostalgia collection (chronograph with only one press) Comet, Weems

Omega
Founding year: 1848
Founder: Louis Brandt
Location: La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland)
Best-known models: Marine, Constellation, Speedmaster, Seamaster

Patek Philippe Year of
foundation: 1839 Best- known models: Calatrava, perpetual calendar, chronograph with perpetual calendar, Nautilus Piaget Founded: 1874 Founder: Georges Piaget
Founders: Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek
Ort : Geneva (Switzerland)





Location: La-Cote-aux-Fées (Switzerland)
Best-known models: Altiplano, Dancer, Upstream

Rolex
Founded: 1908
Founder: Hans Wilsdorf
Location: Geneva (Switzerland) Most
popular models: Prince, Ovetto, Explorer, Daytona, Sea-Dweller, Yacht-Master, Datejust, Submariner, Oyster, Day-Date, GMT

Swatch
Founding year: 1983
Founder: Nicolas G. Hajek
Location: Biel (Switzerland)
Best known models: Jelly Fish, Swatch Skin, Art Swatch, Trésor Magique Founded: 1860 Founder: Edouard Heuer Location: Saint-Imier (Switzerland) Best known models: Monaco, Carrera, Link, Monza, Autavia, Kirium Tissot

Tag Heuer






Founded: 1853
Founder: Charles-Félicien Tissot
Location: Le Locle (Switzerland) -
known models: Diver Seastar, Ring, XXL, Desire, Heritage

Ulysse Nardin Year
established: 1846
Founder: Ulysse Nardin
Location: Le Locle (Switzerland) Best-
known models: Cronograph Medicale, Trilogy of Time (Astrolabe Tellurium Planetarium), San Marco

Vacheron Constantin Year of
foundation: 1755
Founder : Jean-Marc Vacheron and François Constantin
Location: Geneva (Switzerland)
Well-known models: Royal Eagle, Malte, Kalla, Kallista

Zenith Year of
foundation: 1865
Founder: Georges Favre-Jacot
Location: Le Locle (Switzerland)
Well-known models: Chronograph El Primero, Dual Time, Concept, Vintage

[rolehex]

Cool compilation of data there. Thanks for posting.

[Burlington]

Thanks - nice reminder of just how much tradition is in what we wear daily.

Always amazing that some Maisons have over a century on Rolex !