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HYT (watchmaker) 2012 Lucien Vuillamoz (Inventor), Patrick Berdoz (chairman) Neuchâtel: 11 Gregory Dourde (CEO) Hamilton Watch Company: 1892 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Bienne: Subsidiary: The Swatch Group: Hanowa: 1963 Biel/Bienne: Hans Noll Elisabeth Noll-Wirz Möhlin: Public: ILG - International Luxury Group: Paris C. Brown : Hublot: 1980 ...
Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre SA, or simply Jaeger-LeCoultre (French pronunciation: [ʒeʒɛʁ ləkultʁ]), [2] is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 and is based in Le Sentier, Switzerland. [3] Since 2000, the company has been a fully owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury group Richemont. [4]
[4] [7] [8] [9] Blancpain has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Swatch Group since 1992, and is regarded as a top-tier watch brand. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It is best known for its Fifty Fathoms diving watch introduced in 1953 (disputed claim [ 11 ] ), and its 1735 Grand complication wristwatch , introduced in 1991.
The Swatch Group is the largest watch company in the world and employs about 31,000 people in 50 countries. [5] The group owns the Swatch product line and other luxury brands, including Blancpain, Breguet, Certina, ETA, Glashütte Original, Hamilton, Harry Winston, Longines, Mido, Omega, Rado, and Tissot. [6] [7]
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. [1] Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as Louis Brandt et Fils [2] until incorporating the name Omega in 1903, becoming Louis Brandt et Frère-Omega Watch & Co. [3] [4] [5] In 1984, the company officially changed its name to Omega SA [6] and opened its museum in Biel/Bienne ...
Breitling SA (German pronunciation: [ˈbraɪtlɪŋ]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1884 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, by Léon Breitling. The company is known for its precision-made chronometers designed for aviators and is based in Grenchen, Switzerland. The company is currently owned by Partners Group.
Audemars Piguet Holding SA (French pronunciation: [odmaʁ piɡɛ]) is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches, headquartered in Le Brassus, Switzerland. [2] [3] The company was founded by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in the Vallée de Joux in 1875, acquiring the name Audemars Piguet & Cie in 1881.
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 ...