1. Patek Philippe Corporation
Patek Philippe & Co. is a Swiss luxury watch brand and manufacturer, founded in 1839 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Patek Philippe is one of the oldest watch brands in the world. In 1932, Patek Philippe was acquired by the Swiss Stearns family, which is still wholly owned by the Stearns family. The history of its watchmaking has been uninterrupted since its inception. Patek Philippe designs and manufactures watches and movements, including many of the world's most complex mechanical watches. The company now has more than 400 retail outlets worldwide, dozens of distribution centers in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and in 2001 established the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, Switzerland.
2. Rolex
Rolex Corporation and its subsidiary Montres Tudor S.A. design, manufacture, distribute and maintain watches for the Rolex and Turdo brands. Rolex is the largest premium watch brand, and in 2018 Forbes ranked Rolex the 71st most valuable brand in the world. As of 2018, three of the world's top 10 watch auction records are held by Rolex watches. Among them, Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona held the third highest price at auction in the world watch category and the second highest price at auction in the world watch auction, selling for about $17.75 million at Phillips in New York, USA, on October 26, 2017.
3. Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet (English: Audemars Piguet) is a top Swiss watch brand and manufacturer, headquartered in Le Brassus, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1875 by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland and has remained family-run ever since. Audemars Piguet is one of the world's most famous high-end watch brands. The brand stood out in the world of horology with the "Royal Oak" collection, launched in 1972. In 1892, Audemars Piguet produced the movement of the world's first minute repeater, and in 1934 introduced the world's first skeleton pocket watch, as well as many of the thinnest watches in the world.
4. Omega
Omega SA (formerly known as "Omega") is a Swiss luxury watch brand and manufacturer, headquartered in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. In 1848, Louis Brandt established "La Generale Watch Co.", the predecessor of the Omega company, and in 1903, "Omega" was added to the company's name, and in 1982 it was officially renamed "Omega SA". OMEGA manufactures watches, but also jewellery and professional timekeeping equipment, and is now part of the Swatch Group. In January 1984, Omega opened its Watch Museum in Biel, Switzerland, to the public.
OMEGA's "Professional" chronograph was the first watch to be used on the Moon. All subsequent NASA space missions were made using this brand of watches. Since the 1932 Summer Olympics, Omega has been the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games, a tradition that continued at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
5. Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin (commonly known as Vacheron Constantin) is a famous Swiss luxury watch manufacturer. It was founded in 1755 and is headquartered in Plan-Lewatt, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch brands in the world, and throughout its history it has never stopped making watches, mastering complications and ancient techniques. Since 1996, it has been part of the Richemont Group.
Vacheron Constantin is one of the most prestigious luxury watch brands in the world. Over the years, Vacheron Constantin's clients and wearers have included eminent personalities, including Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Pius XI, French Emperor Napoleon I, Oscar-winning actor Marlon Brando, William James, the father of American psychology, oil tycoon John Rockefeller, Princess Diana of the United Kingdom, President Harry Truman of the United States, and the Wright brothers, pioneers of human flight.
6. Seiko
Seiko is a Japanese watch manufacturer. Founded in 1881, the company was originally known as Hattori Watch Shop (hattori 时計店), and in 1892 it was renamed Seikosha, and the founder was Hattori Kintaro. In 1924, the first watch officially using the Seiko brand was published. In 1967, the Swiss quartz watch was invented, and in 1969, Seiko launched the world's first commercially produced analogue quartz watch, the SEIKO ASTRON [35SQ]. In 1995, Seikosha and Japan's Oriental Watch Company jointly established a joint venture factory. Seiko is also the parent company of Epson, a manufacturer of computer printers.
7. Lange & Söhne
A. Lange & Söhne is a registered trademark of the German luxury watch brand and A. Lange & Söhne, founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolf A. Lange & Söhne in Gladschütte, Germany. After the Second World War, A. Lange & Söhne was privatized by the former Soviet Union and East Germany, and the A. Lange & Söhne brand disappeared. In 1990, Walter Lange & Söhne, the great-grandson of Ferdinand Adolf Lange & Söhne, re-registered the Lange trademark and the Lange & Söhne brand was rebuilt.
A. Lange & Söhne is one of the world's most famous luxury watch brands, and A. Lange & Söhne has been a subsidiary of Richemont since 2000. A. Lange & Söhne has a German Gladschüt style in shape and design, close to the classic British style, but very different from the style of Swiss watches. A. Lange & Söhne's flagship models include the Lange 1 and the A. Lange & Söhne 1815.
8. Jaeger-LeCoultre
Jaeger-LeCoultre is a luxury watchmaker based in Lessantier, Switzerland. Founded in the first half of the 19th century, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont since 2000.
Jaeger-LeCoultre is regarded as one of the top brands in the Richemont Group. To date, Jaeger-LeCoultre has hundreds of inventions and thousands of in-house movements, including the world's smallest movement, one of the world's most complicated watches (Grand Complication) and a near-perpetual timepiece (the Atmos). Today, Jaeger-LeCoultre has launched eight unique timepiece collections and has forged partnerships in areas such as marine conservation, motorsports and polo equestrian events.
9. IWC
International Watch Co. (IWC) is one of the Swiss Haute Horlogerie brands. The headquarters are located in Schaffhausen in the east of Switzerland, while other major watch factories in Switzerland are located in the west. IWC is part of Richemont, the world's second-largest luxury goods company. IWC is known as a pioneer in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development in the watchmaking industry
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Tissot is a well-known Swiss watch company founded in 1853 and headquartered in Le Locle, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, which made a name for itself with its "T-Touch" series of watches. Tissot introduced the first mass-produced pocket watch in 1853, as well as the first pocket watch with two time zones, and the first anti-magnetic watch in 1929~1930 In the early 30s of the 20th century, Tissot was also one of the first companies to produce anti-magnetic watches.
Tissot was also the first company to manufacture watches from plastic (Idea 2001 in 1971), stone (Alpine granite watch in 1985), mother-of-pearl (1987) and wood (1988).