Gründungsdatum großer Uhrenmanufakturen im 20. Jahrhundert, Franck Muller, Alain Silberstein, Corum, Montblanc, Ebel, Fortis, Rado, Tudor, Sinn, Hublot, Chronoswiss - Sammler-Uhren

Founding dates of major watch manufacturers in the 20th century: Franck Muller, Alain Silberstein, Corum, Montblanc, Ebel, Fortis, Rado, Tudor, Sinn, Hublot, Chronoswiss

brand Year of foundation (founder) Location Change / current location Affiliation
Rolex 1905 (Hans Wilsdorf) in London under the name “Wilsdorf & Davis” 1908 in “Rolex” / Geneva –
Montblanc 1906 (August Eberstein) in Berlin Since 1997 manufacturing of wristwatches / Le Locle Richemont Group
Ebel 1911 (Eugene Blum and Alice Lévy) in La Chaux-de-Fonds – / La Chaux-de-Fonds 1999 LVMH Group, since 2003 Movado Group
Fortis 1912 (Walter Vogt) in Grenchen – / Grenchen –
Rado 1917 (Schlup brothers) in Lengnau under the name “Uhrwerkfabrik Schlup & Co.” 1937 Subsidiary “Rado Watch Co. Ltd.” / Lengnau BE Swatch Group
Tudor 1926 (commissioned by Hans Wilsdorf) in Geneva 1946 Founding of the company “Montres Tudor SA” / Geneva
    
Corum 1955 (Gaston Ries and René Bannwart) in La Chaux-de-Fonds – / La Chaux-de-Fonds China Haidian Holding
sense 1961 (Helmut Sinn) in Frankfurt am Main under the name “Helmut Sinn Spezialuhren” - / Frankfurt am Main –
Porsche Design 1972 (Ferdinand Alexander Porsche) in Stuttgart under the name “Porsche Design Studio” – / Stuttgart –
Maurice Lacroix 1975 (Dr. Peter Brunner) in Saignelégier as a division of Desco von Schulthess AG 2001 as an independent brand “Maurice Lacroix SA” / Zurich –
Hublot 1975 (Carlo Crocco) in Italy under the name “Marie-Daniel-Montre” 1980 in “Hublot” / Nyon and Geneva Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Chronoswiss 1981 (Gerd-Rüdiger Lang) in Munich 1983 officially “Chronoswiss” / Lucerne –
Nomos 1990 (Roland Schwertner) in Glashütte – / Glassworks –
Alain Silberstein 1990 to 2012 (Alain and Sylvie Silberstein) in Besançon – / – –
Franck Muller 1991 (Francesco “Franck” Muller and Vartan Sirmakes) in Genthod – / Genthod –
Glashütte Original 1994 (VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB)) in Glashütte – / Glassworks Swatch Group

Source: Time Auction

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