
Old clocks manufacturers list
It’s a partial list of old watchmake companies, with an indication of the city, the founder name and year of creation.
Watch brand |
Company establishment year |
City |
Founder’s name |
Aegler |
1878 |
Biel |
Jean Aegler |
Agassiz Watch Co. |
1876 |
Geneve |
Fabr. d’horlogerie du Vallon |
Alpina, Union Horlogere |
1883 |
Biel |
(Genossenschaft) Co-Op |
Altus |
1920 |
Biel |
Hans Troesch |
Angelus |
1891 |
Le Locle |
Stolz Freres S.A. |
Arbu |
1937 |
Biel |
A. Bueche |
Ardath Watch Co. |
1935 |
Geneve |
Edmond Dreyfus |
Arsa |
1898 |
Tramelan |
A. Reymond |
Aubert-Piguet,A. |
1895 |
Le Brassus |
Paul Piguet-Capt |
Audemars Piguet |
1875 |
Le Brassus |
J. Audemars & E.Piguet |
Baume & Mercier |
1918 |
Geneve |
W. Baume & P. Mercier |
Benrus Watch Co. |
1923 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Benjamin Lazrus |
Blancpain |
1735 |
Villeret |
(cf. Rayville) |
Borel, Ernest |
1859 |
Neuchatel |
J.-Alph. Borel-Courvoisier |
Bovet Freres |
1888 |
Fleurier |
Landry Freres |
Breguet |
1775 |
Paris |
Abraham-Louis Breguet |
Breitling, G.-Leon |
1884 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Leon Breitling |
Buhre, Paul |
1815 |
Le Locle |
Paul Buhre |
Buren Watch |
1867 |
Büren a.A. |
F. Suter |
Bulova Watch Co. |
1885 |
Biel |
Bulova |
Buser Freres & Cie. |
1916 |
Niederdorf |
Buser & Cie. |
B.W.C. (Buttes Watch Co.) |
1920 |
Buttes |
A. Charlet |
Cart, Robert |
1921 |
Le Locle |
Robert Cart |
Cartier |
1847 |
Paris |
Louis-François Cartier |
Certina |
1888 |
Grenchen |
Kurth Freres |
Chopard, le petit-fils de L.U. |
1860 |
Geneve |
L.U. Chopard |
Civitas |
– |
– |
(cf. Moeris) |
Concord Watch Co. |
1908 |
Biel |
Societe Anonyme |
Cortebert Watch Co. |
1790 |
Cortebert |
Adam Louis Juillard |
Corum |
1955 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Gaston Ries |
Cyma |
1862 |
Tavannes |
Tavannes Watch, H.F. Sandoz |
Damas |
1903 |
Tramelan |
Ch. Ed. & J. Beguelin |
Derby |
1858 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
J.A. Vuilleumier |
Dome |
1925 |
Biel |
Selza Watch, V. Gisiger |
Doxa |
1889 |
Le Locle |
Georges Ducommun |
Driva Watch Co. |
1924 |
Geneve |
A. Hirsch |
Dubois & Fils |
1785 |
Le Locle |
Philippe Dubois |
Duvoisin, Henri |
1890 |
Le Geneveys |
Paul Duvoisin |
Ebel |
1911 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Blum & Cie. |
Eberhard & Cie. |
1887 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Georges Eberhard |
Eldor Watch Co. |
1920 |
Geneve |
E. Bill |
Enicar |
1914 |
Longeau |
Ariste Racine |
Eska |
1918 |
Grenchen |
S. & E. Kocher |
Eterna |
1856 |
Grenchen |
U. Schild |
Excelsior Park |
1866 |
St. Imier |
J.F. Jeanneret |
Fleurier Watch Co. «Arcadia» |
1882 |
Fleurier |
J.S. Jequier |
Fortis |
1912 |
Grenchen |
Waloter Vogt |
Frey & Co. |
1888 |
Biel |
Monnier & Frey |
Fulton |
1885 |
Biel |
Gustave Homberger |
Gallet & Co. |
1826 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Julien Gallet |
Geneva Sport Watch Co. |
1930 |
Geneve |
F. Delay & J. Robert |
Gigandet-Wakman |
1925 |
Solothurn |
Rieder & Gigandet |
Girard-Perregaux |
1791/1856 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Mouline & Bautte |
Glycine |
1914 |
Biel |
Glycine S.A. |
Gruen Watch |
1903 |
Biel |
Gruen Watch Co. S.A. |
Gubelin, E. |
1854 |
Luzern |
Maurice Breitschmid |
Haas Neveux & Cie. |
1848 |
Geneve |
B. Haas Jeune |
Helvetia |
1895 |
Biel |
General Watch Co. |
Heuer Ed. & Co. |
1864 |
Biel |
Edouard Heuer |
Invicta S.A. |
1837 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Raphael Picard |
IWC |
1868 |
Schaffhausen |
F.A. Jones and J.H. Moser |
Jaeger-LeCoultre |
1925 |
Le Sentier |
Ed. Jaeger / J.-D. LeCoultre |
Jurgensen, J. |
1834 |
Le Locle |
Jules Jurgensen |
Juvenia |
1860 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
J. Didisheim-Goldschmidt |
Kelek |
1896 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Ernest Gorgerat |
La Champagne, «Aster» |
1854 |
Biel |
Louis Muller |
Lanco, Langendorf Watch Co. |
1873 |
Langendorf |
Jean Kottmann |
Lavina |
1852 |
Villeret |
Paul Brack |
LeCoultre & Cie. |
1833 |
Le Sentier |
A. LeCoultre |
Lemania Watch Co. |
1884 |
L’Orient |
Alfred Lugrin |
Leonidas Watch Co. |
1841 |
St. Imier |
Julien Bourquin |
Le Phare |
1888 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
C. Barbezat-Baillod |
Longines Watch Co. |
1832/1866 |
St. Imier |
Ernest Francillon |
Luxor |
1935 |
Le Locle |
J.H. Brunner |
Martel Watch |
1911 |
Les Ponts-de-Martel |
Georges Pellaton-Steudler |
Marvin Watch |
1850 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
M. & E. Ditesheim |
Mathey-Tissot |
1886 |
Les Ponts-de-Martel |
Edm. Mathey-Tissot |
Meylan Watch Co. |
1878 |
Le Brassus |
Ch.-H. Meylan |
Mido |
1918 |
Biel |
G. Scharen |
Mimo |
1889 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Otto Graef |
Minerva |
1858 |
Villeret |
Robert Freres |
Moeris |
1893 |
St. Imier |
Moeri & Jeanneret |
Moser, Henry |
1826 |
Le Locle |
Henry Moser |
Movado Watch Co. |
1881/1906 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
L.A. Ditesheim |
Niton |
1919 |
Geneve |
Jeannet, Morel & Bourquin |
Nivada |
1925 |
Grenchen |
Wullimann, Schneider & Cie. |
Olma, Numa Jeannin |
1906 |
Fleurier |
Numa Jeannin |
Omega |
1848/1894 |
Biel |
Louis Brandt |
Oris |
1904 |
Hölstein |
Cattin & Christian |
Patek Philippe & Co. |
1839 |
Geneve |
A.N. de Patek, J.A. Philippe |
Phenix Watch Co. |
1873 |
Porrentruy |
Dubail, Monnin, Frossard & Co. |
Piaget & Co. |
1874 |
La Cote-aux-Fees |
Gges. Piaget |
Pierce |
1883 |
Biel |
Levy Freres |
Piguet, Les Fils de Victorin |
1880 |
Le Sentier |
Victorin Piguet |
Piguet, Frederic |
1858 |
Le Brassus |
Louis Elysee Piguet |
Précimax |
1933 |
Neuchatel |
S. Tripet |
Rado |
1917 |
Longeau |
Schlup & Co. |
Rayville |
1735/1932 |
Villeret |
J.J. Blancpain |
Record Watch |
1905 |
Tramelan |
Record S.A. |
Recta |
1897 |
Biel |
Muller & Vaucher |
Revue |
1853 |
Waldenburg |
G. Thommen |
Roamer |
1888 |
Solothurn |
Fritz Meyer |
Rolex |
1905/1908 |
Geneve /Biel |
H. Wilsdorf & J. Aegler |
Silvana |
1868 |
Tramelan |
H. Gasser & Co. |
Solvil & Titus |
1892 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Paul Ditesheim |
Tissot |
1853 |
Le Locle |
Chs.-F. Tissot & Fils |
Tudor |
– |
|
Rolex |
Ulysse Nardin |
1846 |
Le Locle |
Ulysse Nardin |
Universal Watch |
1894 |
Geneve |
G. Perret & L. Berthoud |
Uweco |
– |
– |
смотреть Universal |
Vacheron & Constantin |
1755 |
Geneve |
J.-M. Vacheron & F. Constantin |
Venus |
1902 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Paul Schwarz-Etienne |
Vulcain |
1858 |
La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Maurice Ditesheim |
Wenger B.C. |
1915 |
Geneve |
Bernhard Wenger |
West End |
1917 |
Geneve |
Scociete anonyme |
Wilka Watch Co. |
1902 |
Geneve |
Wilhelm Kaufmann |
Wig-Wag |
1854 |
Biel |
Louis Muller |
Wittnauer & Cie. |
1897 |
Geneve |
Wittnauer Freres |
Wyler |
1931 |
Biel |
Paul Wyler |
Zenith |
1865 |
Le Locle |
Georges Favre-Jacot |
Zetex |
1905/1908 |
Geneve /Biel |
H. Wilsdorf & J. Aegler |
Zodiac |
1882 |
Le Locle |
Ariste Calame |