A finely made wristwatch is the ultimate status symbol. The makers below supply only the best in luxury watches.
A. LANGE & SÖHNE
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A. Lange & Söhne is a German luxury watchmaker which traces back to 1845 when Dresden-born Ferdinand Adolph Lange established his atelier in Glashütte, Saxony, the home of the German horology industry. Lange’s attention to detail and impeccable engineering, typical of German manufacturing, quickly caught the attention of the most discerning clients, including emperors and royals. Lange timepieces were the preserve of the noblest houses and were in high demand. The company has undergone a number of changes and reincarnations since its initial foundation and, today, is a marque in the Richemont stable of luxury brands. The company remains known for its high-quality movements, excellent finishing, and traditional German aesthetic sensibilities making their watches highly coveted amongst horologists and collectors.
SINCE 1845 | GERMAN | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | alange-soehne.com
GLASHÜTTE
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
RICHEMONT
One of the grand Swiss watchmakers, Armand Nicolet is a connoisseur’s horology brand, founded in 1875. The house’s eponymous founder was born into a watchmaking dynasty and was a master of his craft when he opened his workshop. From the outset, Nicolet gained a reputation as an expert manufacturer with a honed eye for the finest complications and mechanisms. The brand’s signature is elegant, timeless timepieces befitting the high taste and high status of its typical customer. The firm’s most famous watches include moon phase and chronograph movements, with the M02 model being the most sought after.
SINCE 1875 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | armandnicolet.com
TRAMELAN
ACCESSORIES | TIMEPIECES
ASPREY
SINCE 1781 | ENGLISH / BRITISH | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | asprey.com
LONDON
ACCESSORIES | BAGS & HANDBAGS | CRYSTALWARE | JEWELLERY | LEATHER GOODS | LUGGAGE | SILVERSMITHS | TABLEWARE | TIMEPIECES
AUDEMARS PIGUET
AP
SINCE 1875 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | audemarspiguet.com
LE BRASSUS
TIMEPIECES
BAUME & MERCIER
BAUME / BAUME ET MERCIER
Ths famous Swiss marque first came on the scene in 1830 when Louis Joseph Baume opened his watchmaking atelier in Les Bois, in the Swiss canton of Bern. His two sons, Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume, would work with him and, four years later, re-registered the company under their names as Baume Frères. The firm quickly gained a reputation for quality workmanship and excellent accuracy and, in 1840, the brothers opened an outlet in London’s horology epicentre, Northampton Square in Clerkenwell – the destination of choice young men equipping and provisioning themselves with all that they should require before voyaging across the world in service of trade and empire. Baume watches were very much in demand as campaign and maritime watches – their reliable precision timekeeping complementing the race to set records in transatlantic, eastern and oriental voyages on tea clippers and, later steamships and ocean liners.
SINCE 1830 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | baume-et-mercier.com
LES BOIS | GENEVA
WRISTWATCHES | TIMEPIECES
A New York brand whose history and reputation is intertwined with the rise of the 1990s East Coast hip-hop scene, Benny & Co began as a jeweller providing custom after market detailing to wristwatches and jewellery before launching their own eponymous range. The brand reached its zenith in the late 1990s and early 2000s when their “iced out” (diamond encrusted) watches were highly prized amongst their celebrity customer base and those who aspired to emulate them. The watches are increasingly rare today and are still relatively popular amongst collectors and connoisseurs of the music scene with which they are associated.
SINCE 1990s | AMERICAN | LUXURY CONTEMPORARY BRAND
NEW YORK
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
BLANCPAIN
SINCE 1735 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | blancpain.com
VILLERET
ACCESSORIES | TIMEPIECES | WRITING INSTRUMENTS
BREGUET
SINCE 1775 | FRENCH / SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | breguet.com
PARIS
JEWELLERY | TIMEPIECES
BREITLING
SINCE 1884 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | breitling.com
SAINT-IMIER | BERN
TIMEPIECES
BREMONT
SINCE 2002 | ENGLISH / BRITISH | PREMIUM LUXURY CONTEMPORARY BRAND | bremont.com
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
TIMEPIECES
BUCCELLATI
SINCE 1919 | ITALIAN | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | buccellati.com
MILAN
JEWELLERY | TIMEPIECES
RICHEMONT
BULGARI
SINCE 1884 | ITALIAN | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | bulgari.com
ROME
ACCESSORIES | BAGS & HANDBAGS | EYEWEAR | FRAGRANCES & PERFUMES | JEWELLERY | LEATHER GOODS | TIMEPIECES
BULGARI | LVMH
CARTIER
SINCE 1847 | FRENCH | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | cartier.com
PARIS
ACCESSORIES | BAGS & HANDBAGS | BESPOKE | FRAGRANCES & PERFUMES | HOMEWARES | JEWELLERS | LEATHER GOODS | STATIONERS | TIMEPIECES
RICHEMONT
CHAUMET
SINCE 1780 | FRENCH | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | chaumet.com
PARIS
BESPOKE | HAUTE JOAILLERIE | JEWELLERY | TIMEPIECES
LVMH
CHOPARD
SINCE 1860 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | chopard.com
SONVILIER | GENEVA
ACCESSORIES | JEWELLERY | TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
F.P.JOURNE
SINCE 1999 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY CONTEMPORARY BRAND | fpjourne.com
GENEVA
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
FRANCK MULLER
SINCE 1991 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY CONTEMPORARY BRAND | franckmuller.com
GENEVA
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
HARRY WINSTON
SINCE 1932 | AMERICAN | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | harrywinston.com
NEW YORK
BESPOKE | HAUTE JOAILLERIE | JEWELLERY | TIMEPIECES
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN
SINCE 1868 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | iwc.com
SCHAFFHAUSEN
TIMEPIECES
RICHEMONT
JACOB & CO
SINCE 1986 | AMERICAN | LUXURY BRAND | jacobandco.com
NEW YORK
BESPOKE | HAUTE JOAILLERIE | JEWELLERY | TIMEPIECES
JAEGER-LECOULTRE
JLC
SINCE 1833 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | jaeger-lecoultre.com
LE SENTIER
TIMEPIECES
RICHEMONT
LEDERER
SINCE 1996 | GERMAN / SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY CONTEMPORARY BRAND | ledererwatches.com
NEUCHÂTEL
TIMEPIECES
Panerai is an Italian luxury watchmaker founded in Florence in 1860. The company is known for its large, distinctive watches that were originally designed for military and professional use. Panerai watches are now popular among collectors and enthusiasts for their unique design and high quality.
SINCE 1860 | ITALIAN / SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | panerai.com
FLORENCE | GENEVA
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
RICHEMONT
RICHARD MILLE
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ROGER DUBUIS
SINCE 1995 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY CONTEMPORARY BRAND | rogerdubuis.com
GENEVA
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
RICHEMONT
Rolex is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London. The company is known for its high-quality watches, which are often considered to be status symbols. Rolex watches are popular among celebrities, royalty, and business leaders.
SINCE 1905 | ENGLISH / BRITISH / SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | rolex.com
LONDON | GENEVA
TIMEPIECES
TAG HEUER
SINCE 1860 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | tagheuer.com
SAINT-IMIER
TIMEPIECES
LVMH
TIFFANY & CO.
SINCE 1837 | AMERICAN | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | tiffany.com
NEW YORK
ACCESSORIES | FRAGRANCES & PERFUMES | JEWELLERY | LEATHER GOODS | TIMEPIECES
LVMH
ULYSSE NARDIN
TIMEPIECES
Vacheron Constantin is an iconic Swiss timepiece marque, one of the oldest in the world having made watches since 1755. The brand is the most exclusive of the so-called “Holy Trinity” of ultra-luxury major watchmakers (alongside Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe). The firm quickly became a favourite of Kings and Queens, besotted with the delicate and ornate mechanics of the house’s beautiful pieces, indeed, the early Fabergé eggs would contain Vacheron Constantin timepieces as the surprise within. The firm is highly prized amongst collectors with some of their most famous models being amongst the most coveted clocks and wristwatches ever made, achieving some of the highest prices ever recorded at auction.
SINCE 1755 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | vacheron-constantin.com
GENEVA
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
RICHEMONT
A true pioneer in the world of watchmaking, Georges Favre-Jacot and the Zenith brand he founded in 1885 was the first of the great marques to produce beautiful of timepieces with movements designed in-house and under his own watchful eye. A perfectionist by nature, Favre-Jacot believed that the greatest wristwatches could only be made if every part of the design process was controlled, thus guaranteeing their quality. It would prove to be the making of one of the world’s greatest and most exclusive horology brands.
SINCE 1885 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | zenith-watches.com
LE LOCLE
TIMEPIECES | WRISTWATCHES
LVMH
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