The history of Breguet starts in the 18th century. In 1775 the Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet opens a workshop, but not in Switzerland…
Our list of oldest watch brands contains watch brands that still exist and are older 100 years. Some of them have been re-animated after years, decades or even centuries, some of them have been in continuous production. And some of them made up their own story, probably hoping to create more brand value. All the oldest watch brands are listed here.
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Stories about the oldest watch brands
The history of Arnold & Son is going to be a little bit confusing. As it seems that the brand name is kind of appropriated during time
The history of Patek Philippe starts in the 19th century with the Polish watchmaker Antoni Patek, who first founded another watch company
The history of Rolex starts in the 20th century when the German business man Hans Wilsdorf founds Wilsdorf & Davis in 1905, together with Alfred Davis
The history of Zenith goes back to the 19th century when Georges Favre-Jacot founds Fabrique des Billodes in LeLocle, Switzerland
The history of Haldimann can be traced back to the 17th century, when father and son Ulrich and Hans Haldiman sell a clock
The history of Ellicott ended in the 1800s in the UK but a new company was born in 2008 in Switzerland. Which didn’t make it…
The history of Graham as a watch and clockmaker ended in the 18th century, but the name was used again in the 1990s and is still active today
The history of Raketa goes back to 1721 and Peter the Great, although the brand officially started in 1961. But there is a thin line in between