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Gérald Charles Genta (1 May 1931 – 17 August 2011) was a Swiss watchmaker and artist. He is known for his eponymous lines of timepieces, such as Gerald Genta and Gerald Charles, as well as his design work with other high-end watch manufacturers, including IWC, Omega, Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet.
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.
Swiss watch brand Christelle Rosnoblet (CEO) Squale Watches: 1959 Neuchâtel: Charles von Büren Chiasso: Andrea Maggi, Massimo Maggi Swatch: 1983 Biel: Subsidiary: The Swatch Group: Nick Hayek Jr. (chairman, president) TAG Heuer: 1860 [1] Saint-Imier [1] Edouard Heuer [1] [2] La Chaux-de-Fonds: Wholly owned subsidiary: LVMH: Frédéric Arnault ...
Shanghai Seagull Camera Ltd is a Chinese camera maker located in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1958, Seagull is the oldest camera maker in China. [ 1 ] The product line of Seagull includes TLR cameras , SLR cameras , folding cameras , CCD and SLR camera lenses , large-format cameras, film, night vision scopes, and angle viewfinders .
This is a list of watch manufacturers based in Germany. Note that manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname Entries with an article should also be suitable for inclusion in Category:Watch manufacturing companies of Germany. Entries which do not yet have an article may be removed if not justified for inclusion with a ...
After raising venture capital for the product under their former name, Allerta (which had already developed and sold the inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry devices), the company failed to attract traditional investors under their new Pebble brand name, [21] so the company pursued crowd funding in April 2012.
Doxa, founded in 1889 by Georges Ducommun, began as a maker of dress watches and other timepieces. [1] Over the years, Doxa grew and branched out into other timekeeping markets. [2] In the late 1960s Doxa planned to produce a watch to be used while diving. Tests indicated that an orange face was more visible in murky water.
Corum was founded in 1955 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, by Gaston Ries and his nephew, René Bannwart. The first Corum watches were produced one year later. Soon after its establishment,Corum introduced a watch made out of a $20 gold coin, which was an instant best-seller. This became one of its signature pieces.