The Imperial Watch Company was formed at La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland in 1875,The city was founded in 1656. Its growth and prosperity is mainly bound up with the watch making industry. It is the most important centre of the watch making industry in the area known as the Watch Valley Karl Marx said about the very special urban design of the city that it was a "city-factory" which exported Swiss watches in the 1920's through importer such as Bayer, Pretzfelder & Mills. Many watches of this era were marked both Buren Watch Company and Imperial on the plates. An associated company Louis Goering registered the name Imperial in 1890. On March 1, 1966 Hamilton Watch Company USA acquired Buren Watch Company, Switzerland.Prices have ranged from $300 up to $50,000 for a rare 1940s 18ct gold chronograph two tone dial owned by king George VI Of England which was sold to a private collector in 1993.
The imperial watch company was located it the same area as The famous architect Le Corbusier, the writer Blaise Cendrars and the car maker Louis Chevrolet were born there. La Chaux-de-Fonds is a renowned centre of Art nouveau.Pierre Jacquet-Droz and his family is one of the most famous watchmakers of this time to come from the same location. He is best known for his automata.
There is no Western Watch Company. Assuming that you mean the West End Watch Company that was established in 1886, they are manufacturers of watches in Switzerland.
The Imperial Watch Company was formed at La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland in 1875, and they exported Swiss watches in the 1920's through importer Bayer, Pretzfelder & Mills. Many watches of this era were marked both Buren Watch Company and Imperial on the plates. An associated company Louis Goering registered the name Imperial in 1890. On March 1, 1966 Hamilton Watch Company USA acquired Buren Watch Company, Switzerland.
IWC stands for International Watch Company. IWC Portofino is a watch created by a man named Florentine Ariosto Jones in Schaffhausen, Switzerland in the year 1868. The IWC Portofino Collection can be found today at the International Watch Company in Switzerland.
The gurnen watch company was a big watch company that used to operate in the USA between the years of 1894 and 1958 in Cincinnati Ohio. The founder was born in Germany and was later sent to a be watch makers apprentice in the USA at the age of 15.
The Panerai is an Italian watch company but are produced in Switzerland, they make watches that are special editions and are limited, these watches are very fashionable and versatile.
Xylys is the brand of Titan industries. Its a premium segment watch manufactured in the state of art factory in Switzerland
Swiss Watch International located in Hollywood Florida. The CEO is the son of the founder
Xylys is the brand of Titan industries. Its a premium segment watch manufactured in the state of art factory in switzerland
Uh, it's made in Switzerland.
Jacques Lemans is a Swiss based watch company Their Geneva series watches are made in their factory in Switzerland. if a watch is in fact made in Switzerland it will have "Swiss Made" on the bottom of the dial. Other Jacques Lemans watches are made in Asia.
PR50 is a (discontinued) model of watch produced by the Tissot watch making company of Switzerland. Tissot is a subsidiary of Swatch. As you might expect, they are a bit pricey if genuine. On the genuine watch, the PR and 50 are separated by a space.
there is no technology inventions in Switzerland but they invented the Swiss watch