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Renata was founded in 1952 by Kurt Zehntner, as a manufacturer of components for mechanical watches and diversified into production of coin or button cells in 1974. Renata was acquired by SMH Swiss Corporation for Microelectronics and Watchmaking Industries Ltd in 1982 (in 1998, SMH became known as The Swatch Group) [1] and produces cells, batteries and associated encapsulation technologies ...
Pages in category "Watch manufacturing companies of Switzerland" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname.
ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse (ETA SA Swiss Watch Manufacturer) designs and manufactures quartz watches and both hand-wound and automatic-winding mechanical ébauches and movements. Commonly referred to as ETA , the company is headquartered in Grenchen , Switzerland , and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Swatch Group .
IWC International Watch Co. AG, founded International Watch Company, better known as IWC Schaffhausen, is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. [1] Originally founded in Switzerland by American watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868, the company was transferred to the Rauschenbach family in 1880 after ...
The Hamilton Watch Company was housed on a 13-acre (53,000 m 2) complex in Lancaster. Hamilton took possession of Aurora Watch Company's machinery shortly after incorporation. [citation needed] The first watch made under the Hamilton name was an 18-size 17-jewel pocket watch in 1893.
The enterprise occupied a 'model factory' employing one thousand workers and producing 2,500 watches a day. [4] Sandoz was reported to have a paternalistic policy towards his workforce, exercising a fierce social control. [5] [6] Other names used by the Tavannes company at various times include Tavannes-Cyma, Bijou Watch Co., Tacy Watch Co ...
Underside of HAG model locomotive marked "Swiss made" A chocolate bar with a Swiss flag certifying its Swiss production. The most popular items by far to have the "Swiss made" labels are Swiss watches. Almost all Swiss watchmakers, with the notable exception of old Breitling timepieces, label their watches prominently on the dial.