Clocks & WatchesThe adverts in this section have been arranged by type ("Watches" and "Clocks and Other Timekeepers") and by manufacturer rather than retailer.
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Horloges & MontresLes annonces de cette section ont été organisés par type ("Montres" et "Horloges et autres chronométreurs") et par le fabricant plutôt que détaillant.
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Watches
Omega
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OmegaOmega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Britain's Royal Flying Corps chose Omega watches in 1917 as its official timekeepers for its combat units, as did the American army in 1918. Omega watches were the choice of NASA and the first watch on the Moon in 1969.
Omega has been the official timekeeping device of the Olympic Games since 1932. James Bond has worn it in films since 1995; other famous Omega wearers, past and present, include John F. Kennedy, Prince William, and Buzz Aldrin. Omega is currently owned by the Swatch Group. Linkshttp://www.omegawatches.com/
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Longines
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LonginesLongines is a luxury watches house based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, the company is owned by the Swatch Group. Its winged hourglass logo is the oldest registered for a watchmaker.
Longines is known for its 'Aviators' watches. A company director was a friend of Charles Lindbergh; after his transatlantic flight, Lindbergh designed a pilot watch to help with air navigation. Built to his specifications, it is still produced today. Longines provided timers used at the first modern day Olympics in 1892. In 1899, Longines went to the North Pole with Arctic explorer Louis Amédée de Savoie. It was the first to use automatic timekeeping for the Federal Gymnastics, at Basel in 1912. Today, Longines remains a widely recognized name in sport watches and chronographs. Links |
LIP
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LIPLIP was established in 1867 in Besançon by Emmanuel Lipmann and is a renowned brand of French horlogery.
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Rolex
RolexRolex SA is a Swiss watchmaking manufacturer of high-quality, luxury wristwatches.
In 1905, Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis founded "Wilsdorf and Davis" in London. Their main business at the time was importing Hermann Aegler's Swiss movements to England and placing them in quality watch cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were sold to jewellers, who then put their own names on the dial. The earliest watches from Wilsdorf and Davis were usually hallmarked "W&D" inside the caseback. In 1908, Wilsdorf registered the trademark "Rolex" and opened an office in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The company name "Rolex" was registered on 15 November 1915. In 1914, Kew Observatory awarded a Rolex watch a Class A precision certificate, a distinction which was normally awarded exclusively to marine chronometers. In 1919, Wilsdorf left England due to wartime taxes levied on luxury imports as well as export duties on the silver and gold used for the watch cases driving costs too high and moved the company to Geneva, Switzerland where it was established as the Rolex Watch Company. The company is still owned by a private trust and shares are not traded on any stock exchange. Links |
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Auricoste
AuricosteÉmile Thomas, the renowned watchmaker and specialist in marine chronometres, founded his own watch-making company in 1854.
In 1889, Joseph Auricoste succeeded É.Thomas. He named the company after himself and devoted his expertise to it, an expertise which would soon be recognised and rewarded at the Universal Exposition in Paris. After the second world war, Auricoste took on a completely new dimension. at this time, Pierre Auricoste, who was continuing the work of his father Joseph, began collaborating with Patek Philippe. together they installed their first time-keeping network (electro-mechanical) on the French Navy’s Warships. Links |
Tavannes-Cyma (Sandoz)
SandozSandoz is a Swiss watch brand, originally established in the late 19th century by Henri Sandoz near Tavannes, Switzerland. There are now many variations of the Sandoz name which are used by at least four different companies around the world.
Henri Frédéric Sandoz (sometimes Frédéric Henri Sandoz), born in 1851, was a self-made man of Le Locle who in the 1870s founded Henri Sandoz & Cie., later producing complicated watches under the name of Cyma. In 1890, in partnership with two families named Schwob, Sandoz established a watch-making firm at Malleray, near Tavannes, in the French-speaking Bernese Jura of Switzerland. Their new business was known as Tavannes Watch Co. By the time of the death of Sandoz on 18 March 1913, many watches were made under the name of Henri Sandoz & Fils. The enterprise occupied a 'model factory' employing one thousand workers and producing 2,500 watches a day. Other names used by the Tavannes company at various times include Tavannes-Cyma, Bijou Watch Co., Tacy Watch Co., and Lisca. After the death of Sandoz, the company he founded went on growing. By 1938, it was manufacturing four thousand items a day. Links |
Movado
MovadoMovado is originally a Swiss luxury watch company whose name is Esperanto for "movement", although the company's (incorrect) translation is "always in motion". The company, Movado Group, Inc., founded in 1983 by Cuban born Gedalio Grinberg, designs, manufactures, and distributes the following brands of watches - Movado, Ebel, Concord, ESQ by Movado, Coach, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Juicy Couture and Tommy Hilfiger.
Movado was originally founded in 1881 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Achilles Ditesheim. In 1983, the company was purchased by Gedalio Grinberg, a Cuban born Jew, who in 1960, fled Fidel Castro's Marxist Revolution with his family. Due to his hard work and exemplary vision, he was able to build an empire of watches and change the social perception of what a watch is to the American society. His son, Efraim Grinberg, is the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Movado Group, Inc. The North American President of Movado and ESQ by Movado is Alan Chinich. In 2006, Movado celebrated its 125th year of watchmaking. Links |