Quality, excellence and tradition are three adjectives that go hand in hand with watchmaking engraved ‘swiss made’. Such designation is the guarantee that a watch meets the requirements that makes it 100% Swiss. Historically this had been the country where the art of watchmaking had developed the most. Next we are going to talk about the 4 Swiss brands that we should know.
Rolex was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis, his brother-in-law. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was not Swiss and neither was he a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became Rolex Watch Company. Hans Wilsdorf, along with Michael Hickman, registered the Rolex trademark, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in 1908. You can always check our Rolex watches for sale section to find the ones you like the most.
Its articles are considered symbols of high purchasing power. It is one of the most expensive watch manufacturers in the world. Its cheapest item stands at about $7,000. Over the years, Patek Philippe watches have been worn by a remarkable number of people of high economic status, including royalty, movie stars and tycoons. It is a well-known fact that the emeritus king of Spain, Juan Carlos I de Borbón, often wears a watch made by this luxury Swiss company on his wrist. Patek Philippe watches are in high demand, so we specialize in buy sell Patek Philippe watches to always offer the best quality.
Audemars Piguet, founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, is a Swiss watch manufacture, whose headquarters is in Le Brassus in the Joux Valley. The manufacture has about ten subsidiaries and some twenty boutiques. The company produces some 40,000 watches per year, all of which are hand-made. Therefore, we also offer Audermars Piguet watches for sale, as it is an exclusive and handcrafted type of watch, which makes it stand out from the rest.
Today, Jaeger-LeCoultre offers eight different collections and manages partnerships in sectors as varied as ocean preservation, motorsports and polo. The brand has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury group Richemont since 2000.
Swiss watch brand Rolex
It is considered by many as the highest expression of Swiss watchmaking, it is also one of the most famous watch brands and with the largest stock in the world, producing more than 2000 watches a day.
Swiss watch brand Patek Philippe
Today the Stern family owns the company. Its president is the multimillionaire Henri Stern.
Luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet, founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, is a Swiss watch manufacture, whose headquarters is in Le Brassus in the Joux Valley.
Swiss watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre
Jaeger-LeCoultre is a luxury watch manufacture based in Le Sentier, Switzerland, founded in the first half of the 19th century. The brand is the author of hundreds of inventions and more than a thousand calibers, including the world’s smallest watch movement, the world’s smallest wristwatch with the most complications and a chronometer equipped with a perpetual movement.