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Roamer of Switzerland: 1888 [3] Solothurn [3] Fritz Meyer [3] Wallbach, Aargau: Private: Chungnam Group of Companies: Christian Frommherz (CEO) Rodania: 1930 Grenchen Baumgartner family Roger Dubuis: 1995 Roger Dubuis & Carlos Dias Geneva: Richemont International SA Rolex: 1905 London Hans Wilsdorf, [2] Alfred Davis Geneva 30,000 Private: Hans ...
In 1770, philosopher Voltaire supports the establishment of watchmaking workshops in Ferney-Voltaire near Geneva and Manufacture Royale is established. It is then an important producer of timepieces and the famous Jean-Antoine Lépine, clockmaker to the king, is one of its watchmakers.
Paul Berner (1858–1942), Swiss watchmaker and teacher, longtime director of the watchmaking school in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Max Stührling (1859–1932), Swiss watchmaker, Biel. Stuhrling. Bahne Bonniksen (1859–1935), Danish watchmaker, London, Carousell. Léon Breitling (1860–1914), Swiss watchmaker, Saint-Imier, founder of Breitling SA.
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The company was founded in 1983 through the merger of ASUAG and SSIH, moving to manufacturing quartz-crystal watches to resolve the quartz crisis threatening the traditional Swiss watchmaking industry. [2] [3] [4] The Swatch Group is the largest watch company in the world and employs about 31,000 people in 50 countries. [5]
Daniel Roth is a luxury watch manufacturer based in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. The company was created by Daniel Roth in 1989 and was acquired by the Bulgari Group in 2000. [1] Daniel Roth has workshops in Le Sentier as well as in Geneva, which it shares with its sister company Gerald Genta.
The reporter noted that Charles' watches weren't for sale. When Greg's father told him about his grandfather, he recounted a story about a Texas oilman who tried to buy the "Allison Mystery Clock."