Why are watches popular in Switzerland?

 Traveling to Switzerland is a magic experience.

The land of charming nature and rich culture.

Why are you eager to travel to Switzerland? I know, your answer should be different. Perhaps because of Swiss watch brands or Swiss watch industry. You are right because watch making in Switzerland has long history, full of ups and downs. Switzerland is cradle of various and attractive watches and clocks from the first Swiss watch to the last watches of Switzerland.

Switzerland has experienced a long and effective history in producing Swiss watch brand and has a successful Swiss watch industry.

Watches of Switzerland are famous as Swiss watch brands for the fans of watch making in Switzerland.

If you are excited to know about Swiss watch brand, Iran-Switzerland chamber of commerce has listed the best Swiss watch brands as the following:

The 10 best Swiss watch brands:

• Breitling

Breitling is one of the famous Swiss watch brands that was founded in 1884 in the town of Saint-Imier by Léon Breitling.

• EBEL

The establishment of EBEL goes back to 1911 in Geneva. EBEL as one of the reputed Swiss watches was founded by a married couple with the purpose of producing watches with both masculine and feminine qualities.

• ROLEX

Certainly, you have heard the name of ROLEX as one of the best Swiss watch brands. ROLEX is famous as one of the biggest names in fashion. Moreover, ROLEX has a long history of firsts. ROLEX is the first waterproof wristwatch, the first automatically changing date and the first receiver of chronograph certification.

People can wear ROLEX anywhere and anytime, no matter who you are. Just wear ROLEX and enjoy the unity of watch making in Switzerland. The amazing Swiss watch brand that will run for decades without issue.

• Patek Phillipe and CO:

Patek Philippe is the another famous Swiss watch brand among other watches of Switzerland. The establishment of the brand goes back to 1851 in the city of Geneva in Switzerland. Patek was founded by Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe.

• IWC Schaffhausen:

IWC Schaffhausen is one of the best Swiss watch brands that the factory can be found a few kilometers from the German border. This Swiss watch brand is founded by an American watchmaker under the name of Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868. The brand became known for using technical excellence and had a reputation for precision and longevity.

• Chopard:

Chopard is a famous Swiss watch brand that goes back to 1860. Chopard is widely recognized for the accuracy of their moments. First it is founded in Sonvilier then was relocated in Geneva.

• Omega

Omega is one of the Swiss watch brands with many fans all around the world. Having special timepieces, gaining famous as being one of the finest makers of movements and chronographs is just one important aspect of Chopard. Chopard has granted a new vision to watch making industry in Switzerland.

• Raymond Weil:

Raymond Weil is a famous brand among Swiss watch brands. The watchmaker was established in Geneva, Switzerland in 1976 by Raymond Weil. Fast forward a few decades, the company became a popular and world-famous manufacturer of Swiss watches while the Weil family owned the company independently. Eye-catching, stylish and breath-taking designs of Raymond Weil as a charming swiss watch brand made it more popular among the fans.

Walk in the streets of Switzerland while enjoying technical and attractive models of the brand. Raymond Weil is proud of producing timepieces in multiple styles and gives guarantee that all designs are fully verified and tested by authenticity.

• Tudor:

Tudor was established by the founder of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf. The Swiss watch brand was established under the name of Tudor in Geneva 1946. Even though the brand name was registered in 1926.

Little by little Tudor changed to a luxury Swiss watch brand.

• TAG Heuer

It was established in the town of Saint Imie in 1860 by Edouard Heuer. TAG Heuer as a highly prestigious Swiss watch brand that has been in business over 150 years.

Swiss watch brands are really famous all around the world and have changed to a durable and impressive souvenir. Swiss watch industry has paid attention to interests of the fans in order to produce the 10 best Swiss watch brands. Congratulations Switzerland.

A significant reason why Swiss watches are charming and famous is because of their distinguished history. Imagine that you have gone a shopping center in Switzerland. No matter where you come from. When you wear a Swiss watch, you are carrying hundreds of years of attractive tradition on your wrist.  You are right if you never like to say goodbye to the country. Swiss watchmakers have long pursued horological innovation.

The history of watch in Switzerland:

Let’s travel to Switzerland. The cradle of watches, chocolates, nature, costume and so on.

THE original of watch goes back to 1924 when Maurice Lane founded a company selling watches by mail order.

Maybe you have heard those ones who have traveled to Switzerland about different watches in Switzerland. As Swiss watches are symbol of attraction not only among Swiss people but also among all tourists that travel to Switzerland each year.

Swiss watchmaking industry is really interesting. Follow the website of Iran-Switzerland chamber of commerce to know more about Swiss watchmaking industry.

First of all, maybe some questions come to your mind about history of Swiss watchmaking as following:

When did watches of Switzerland start?

French watchmaker fled violence in the country and moved to Switzerland. The influx of French watchmakers to Switzerland, city of Geneva, as a stable country in industry helped them to improve the business in making watch. Switzerland was neutral in the conflict in mid- 1500s. German and French both had been changed in economy, politics and social aspects because of protestant reformation.

The Switzerland was the cradle of peace.

From the 1500s, Geneva has maintained its reputation as the symbol or cradle of skilled Swiss watchmaking.

John Calvin as a prominent protestant reformer, led a revolution in Geneva, Switzerland as the cradle of beautiful watches. John Calvin’s revolution led up good conclusion especially for the French Huguenots.

Because the revolution helped the French Huguenots move and integrate into the city’s culture and economy. Then Geneva became the center of the clock and the watching making industry. Little by little Geneva was renowned for goldsmithing industry and charming jewelry making.

In Geneva, the enamellers and the goldsmiths were skilled and they tried to present beautiful designs. As you study the history of Swiss watch making industry you enjoy the procedure. It is interesting to know that portable and attractive clocks were exempt from the jewelry laws.

In 19^th century, Swiss watch industry improved day by day, became more popular and deserved more fans.

America was the rival of Switzerland in watching making, then Switzerland produced ROLEX as the first water-proof watch to prove the pioneering of SWITZERLAND. The world wars made a stagnancy in producing watches but watch making never came to naught.

In 1970-1980 Swiss watch industry went through a new challenge. Switzerland was forced to fire half of watch making workers just because of Quartz watches of Japan. In 1983 a Swiss watch designer under name of Nicolas Hike designed a new collection of Swiss watches – swatch- and Swiss’s hopes rose again.

Mahsa Salimi