Jacques Lemans GmbH was founded in 1975 by Alfred Riedl and is currently headquartered in Carinthia, Austria. Since its origins as a watch brand, the family-owned business has since expanded into jewelry as well and has a global presence across over 120 countries.
Agreement with Bernie Ecclestone
On January 20, 2006, Walter Wolf helped facilitate an exclusive deal between then-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and Jacques Lemans to produce the F1 Collection which made its debut at Baselworld that same year. Priced between €190 to €390 while still retaining F1 car-inspired materials, Jacques Lemans F1 watches were fairly accessible and also sparked new international markets for the brand. A special airline edition was also announced, available only on select airlines and duty free shops. Hublot became the Official Watchmaker of Formula 1 in 2010, but did not appear to interrupt the Austrian brand’s association with the series.
Walter Wolf
Jacques Lemans has also produced a Walter Wolf edition based on the brand’s reference 1-1241 ana digi chronograph. Not much information can be found on it at the moment, other than the fact that Walter Wolf has been a known partner of CEO and company owner Alfred Riedl.
The available information suggests a speculative release date of no earlier than 2006, which is loosely supported by the reference 1-1241 model’s absence from the brand’s website in 2005.
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References
https://sk.sagepub.com/cases/jacques-lemans-the-development-of-a-global-watch-brand
https://www.jacques-lemans.net/pages/about-us
https://moodiedavittreport.com/jacques-lemans-engineers-first-f1-watch-collection-180406/
https://moodiedavittreport.com/jacques-lemans-engineers-first-f1-watch-collection-180406/
https://www.europastar.com/news/1002577022-the-world-premia%C2%A8re-of-jacques-lemans-39-formula.html
https://www.europastar.com/magazine/highlights/1002763480-jacques-lemans-gets-the-f1-nod.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20050605073822/http://www.jacques-lemans.com/
https://www.bolha.com/moske-rocne-ure/moska-rocna-ura-znamke-jacques-lemans-walter-wolf-formula-1-oglas-15251540
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/jacques-lemans-walter-wolf-edition.781554/