The history of DuBois et Fils starts in the 18th century when Moise DuBois takes over his father’s textile trading company
The history of Breitling starts in the 19th century when Léon Breitling (1860-1914) founded a workshop in the Swiss Jura, in 1884
The history of Gallet starts in the 15th century. ‘Since 1466 Gallet was there’, Gallet’s website claims, but they do not claim to be the oldest watchmaker
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