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Top ten world famous watches
1, Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin, founded in 1755, has a history of 250 years and is one of the oldest and longest-lasting watches in the world. The founder Jean-Marc Vacheron is a profound humanist. Vacheron Constantin, known as a work of art among nobles, has always played a key role in the Swiss watchmaking industry. It belongs to Richemont Group of Switzerland.

2. Jaeger-LeCoultre

Antoine Lecoultre set up a studio in Switzerland on 1833. 1844, he invented a micrometer with measuring accuracy of11000 mm, which greatly improved the processing accuracy of clock parts. Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the thinnest mechanical movement in the world in 1907 and the smallest mechanical movement in the world in 1929.

3. Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe, founded in 1839, is the only existing watch manufacturer in Switzerland that is completely independently operated by the family. Patek Philippe watches always attach importance to shape design and manufacturing process, and all watchmaking processes are completed in the original factory in Geneva. It is the only brand in the world that all movements have won the "Geneva Seal".

4. Audemars piguet

1972, Audemars piguet launched the high-end sports watch series "Royal Oak" made of all fine steel materials, which became a classic in the watch industry. Audemars Piguet has a watch school in Switzerland. Every apprentice must complete four years of courses in the watch school before he can become a watchmaker. In addition, it takes 1 to 2 years of training to manufacture ultra-thin movements, while it takes 10 years of training to start manufacturing complex movements.

5.blancpain

Blancpain Blancpain is the oldest existing watch brand. Blancpain has never produced quartz watches since the establishment of 1735, and will never produce them in the future. Blancpain has no assembly line factory, and the manufacturing process is all carried out in an old farmhouse, inlaid by individual watchmakers.

6. Piaget

1874, George Edward Piaget began to make movement. From 65438 to 0940, Piaget's grandson opened the international market for the development of Earl's watches. 1956 Earl launches ultra-thin movement. Since the 1960s, Earl has been devoted to the research of complex movements, and at the same time, he has developed the design of top jewelry.

7. Breguet

1775, A. Louis Breguet founded this brand. This world-recognized classic in the history of clocks and watches first developed this brand in Paris and then in Switzerland. Breguet watches are favored by the royal family. French King Louis XVI and Queen Mary are both admirers of Breguet.

8. Gillard Perego

Zippo was founded in 179 1 La Saud, Switzerland. It is the second oldest real watchmaking factory in the world. At the end of 18, Bautte introduced an ultra-thin watch, which reduced the complicated parts combination and made the wonderful skills amazing. Fonterra pays more attention to technology upgrading. He constantly designed more elaborate timing mechanism and studied more complicated movement, which made the famous "Three Golden Bridges tourbillon" come out and become the masterpiece of GP Zippo watch.

9. Cartier

Cartier has a history of 150 years and is a famous French jewelry manufacturer. 1888, Cartier tried to install a mechanical watch on a gold bracelet inlaid with diamonds. 1938, Cartier made the world's smallest watch and gave it to Princess Elizabeth of England.

10, Rolex

Rolex is a famous Swiss watch manufacturer, formerly known as Wilsdorf and Davis Company. It was jointly operated by Hans Wilsdorf, a German, and Alfred Davis, an Englishman, in London on 1905. 1908 was registered by Hans Wilsdorf in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and changed its name to Rolex.