Buler was founded in 1945 by Charles and Albert Buhler. Management of the brand was taken over by Walter Rufli in 1954 after the founders withdrew from the company. By 1956, Buler was relocated into a modern factory in Lengnau. In 1967, Buler became a founding member of Economic Swiss Time Holding. It later merged …
Vacheron Constantin SA was founded in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron, and is still based in Geneva, Switzerland. The founder’s son, Abraham Vacheron, became the head of the family business in 1785 before it was passed on to grandson Jacques-Barthélemy Vacheron in 1810. François Constantin was brought on as an associate in 1819 in order to …
Cronel is a defunct sub-brand under Camy Watch Co. SA, which was founded in Genève in 1917. A brand history page on time2tell.com states that the Borea brand was renamed to Cronel in 1972. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Cronel trademark was registered on March 24, 1970 and expired on …
Franc Vila was named after its Valencia-based founder, who began developing watches in 2000. Vila’s first watch was known to have a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, and a moon phrase complication. The Franc Vila brand made its Baselworld debut in 2005, and was later acquired by Syrian businessman Jihad Bakkoura in 2017. Sergio Pérez In …
Krayon was founded in 2013 by Rémi Maillat and is based in Neuchâtel. The brand is known for the 2017 release of the Everywhere model, the world’s first watch that can correctly display sunrise and sunset times anywhere in the world. Maillat’s followup was the Anywhere, the single-location version of the Everywhere. Jean Todt Krayon …
Ateliers deMonaco was founded in 2008 by Pim Koeslag, Robert van Pappelendam, and Peter Stas. Originally established in Monaco, the brand was relocated to Geneva in 2015. Ateliers deMonaco is currently owned by the Citizen Group, which acquired the brand in 2016. The current status of the brand is currently unknown, with its social media …
Baume & Mercier was founded in 1830 as Frères Baume in Les Bois by brothers Louis-Victor Baume and Célestin Baume. A London branch named Baume Brothers was later established in 1851. The modern brand name was formed in 1918 after company director William Baume formed a partnership with Paul Mercier in Geneva. As of 1988, …
Candino Watch Co. Ltd. was founded in 1947 by Adolf Flury-Hug in Herbetswil, Switzerland. The brand has been owned by the Festina Group since 2002. Red Bull Sauber Petronas According to the company website, Candino signed an agreement with the Red Bull Sauber Petronas Formula 1 team in 1998. An image of a Candino Red …
HAUTLENCE was founded in 2004 by team led by Guillaume Tetu. The brand name is well known to be an anagram of Neuchâtel. As of 2012, HAUTLENCE has been owned by the MELB Holding Group, which also serves the parent company of H. Moser & Cie. HAUTLENCE is known for combining traditional watchmaking with modern …
Fortis was founded in 1912 by Walter Vogt, and headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland. The brand notably worked with John Harwood, inventor of the first wristwatch, to release the Harwood Automatic in 1926. Fortis is also known for the Cosmonauts Chronograph, which has positioned the brand as the exclusive supplier of the Russian Federal Space Agency. …