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Breguet: the Father of Modern Watchmaking
1747, Breguet was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland. He lived in Paris for most of his life and made countless great inventions. He is active in every field of watchmaking, and a series of breakthroughs have brought his career to the top, such as improving automatic watches and inventing clock springs for self-timer clocks. And shock absorbers. ; And its neoclassical concise design is even more surprising. 1823, Breguet died, and his descendants also had many masterpieces. In modern times, Breguet's fifth-generation grandson made a watch with the function of flying back and timing in the 1950s. Both scientist Einstein and writer Tchaikovsky were loyal users of Breguet. Many people call Breguet "the king of clocks and watches", and it is also appropriate to say that Breguet is "the father of modern watchmaking".
World historical celebrities, such as Louis XVI, French Queen Marie Antoinette, Tsar Alexander I, Queen Victoria of England, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Prussia William I, and even US Secretary of State Dulles, all have the same connection, that is, they are all lovers of Breguet.
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PatekPhilippe: a symbol of nobility
1839 set up a factory. The average retail price of watches is 13000 to $20000. This company is one of the only truly independent watchmakers in Switzerland, and it produces itself from beginning to end. It takes 10 years to train a Patek Philippe watchmaker.
Who will be with you 24 hours a day? Noble, watch lovers, noble symbol is to have a Patek Philippe watch, noble artistic realm and expensive production materials to shape Patek Philippe's enduring brand effect. Not long ago, Patek Philippe once again set a new world auction record for antique watches. 1a watch customized for an American banker in 1933, the price is as high as 1 1 ten thousand dollars. This watch has 24 functions. It took 3 years to design and 5 years to make. A watch has been produced for 8 years. What a sense of quality With this strong awareness, the total output of the company has only been around 600,000 since it was established for more than a century and a half. It is commendable that Patek Philippe will never make one at random because of its popularity in the market. The factory has a secret workshop, which has maintained a tradition of more than 100 years, that is, only one product is manufactured by hand every year, and the price is about 30 million RMB. Whoever wants to get this watch must wait patiently for at least 8 to 10 years. Excuse me, will this product be reduced in price?
The average retail price of Patek Philippe watches is $65,438+03,000 to $20,000. This company is one of the only truly independent watchmakers in Switzerland, and it produces itself from beginning to end. It takes 10 years to train a Patek Philippe watchmaker. It takes two to three years to build a complicated Patek Philippe watch, but it takes at least nine months to send a simple watch, just like the birth of a person.
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All nations: excellent quality of machinery manufacturing.
Wanguobiao was founded in 1868 with a history of 130 years. The place where he started his career was called Shafo Hauser. The history of clocks and watches in this area can be traced back to the beginning of15th century, 459 years earlier than other countries. The founder of IWC was from Florence. Jones, an engineer in Boston, USA. He founded the earliest mechanical watchmaking factory in Switzerland in a factory on the Rhine.
Now his novel idea is to use machinery instead of some hand-made parts to make more accurate parts, and then assemble them into watches with extraordinary quality by first-class watchmakers. In recent years, the performance of the world has increased by 500%, and the results are quite amazing.
IWC is the symbol of IWC and an international abbreviation. This world-recognized Swiss watch brand leads the local fashion in Tokyo, Japan: Rolex watches for businessmen, Omega watches for doctors, and international watches for university professors and engineers.
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Cartier: the pet of the upper class. Here, a classic legend is unfolding in the international watch industry. Cartier family is a famous French jewelry manufacturer in the middle of19th century. Louis Cartier was a goldsmith appreciated by the royal family at that time. 1888, Cartier tried to install a mechanical watch on a gold bracelet inlaid with diamonds. 1904, the gold watch made for my old friend Santos began to run away. Since then, Cartier watches have always been the pets of the upper class, enduring.
Some Cartier watches are made by the main factory in Paris, and quite a few of them have signed contracts with well-known companies such as Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and European Watch Company. Its functional modeling technology can be described as learning from other people's strengths, integrating them, and the world is vast. Cartier, with the advantages of internationally renowned brand groups, produces and sells high-grade hand ornaments, especially women's handbags, which are favored by nobles and rich people. Li Mei, an international star, is the spokesperson of the company in Asia.
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AudemarsPigeut: stick to the century-old tradition
1875, JulesLouisAudemars and EdwardAugustepiguet, two young talents, started their brilliant watch manufacturing career in Switzerland, the birthplace of watch manufacturing art, and were officially registered as "AudemarsBiguet &；; Cie, the founder of "Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love", has been devoted to the art of watchmaking. With unlimited creativity and unique vision, they focus on the research and development of ultra-thin mechanical parts, such as bell chronograph, moon and stars profit and loss, chronograph, time display between the two places, thermometer and compass, and create sophisticated mechanical watches, which have won numerous awards. In the 10th Paris Global Watch Exhibition held in 1889, Audemars Piguet participated in the GrandComplication watch, which has the functions of asking the watch, double-hand timer and perpetual calendar. Exquisite design has aroused great repercussions in the world and gained great reputation, which has established a lofty position for Audemars Piguet in the altar of watches. Now, under the leadership of the fourth generation children of Audemars Piguet, Audemars Piguet has made remarkable achievements, won the admiration of watch connoisseurs and collectors, and become one of the top ten famous watches in the world.
The diamonds used by Audemars Piguet are strictly selected, and the color and clarity are the best level, which is really perfect. Then it is carefully inlaid by experienced jewelers, showing your extraordinary charm and elegant demeanor while accurately grasping the time.
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Rolex: the overlord in the field of watches. Rolex is probably the brand you are most familiar with.
The predecessor of Rolex Company was W &；; D ""The company was jointly operated by Hans Wissdorf, a German, and Davis, an Englishman, in Renton in 1905 (Guangxu 3 1 year). 1908, Wissdorf registered the trademark "Rolex", "W &；; D ""was changed to ""Rolex "". The original logo of a Rolex watch is a palm with five fingers, indicating that the watch of this brand is completely handmade. Later, it gradually evolved into a registered trademark of Crown to show its dominance in the field of watches. It is the third most valuable brand and the only watch brand in the world.
In the 1920s, Rolex fully developed the first waterproof watch. 1926, Rolex waterproof watch was officially registered. The design style of Rolex watches has always been "solemn, practical and not flashy", which has been loved by people from all walks of life, especially those in the Far East and the Middle East.
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VacheronConstantin: A noble work of art.
Vacheron Constantin, founded in 1775, has a long history. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin, philosopher and founder of Vacheron Constantin. He is a master of the watch industry and a good friend of Rousseau and Voltaire. That is, he established the world's first watch factory, the predecessor of Vacheron Constantin. 18 19, FrancoisConstantin successfully promoted his products overseas, and he also pushed his watch skills to the extreme. "Feasibility always exists"-become the motto of enterprises. 189 1 year, Vacheron Constantin's grandson joined hands with FrancoisConstantin to change the name of the watch factory to Vacheron Constantin, which is the name of the watch factory today.
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Piaget: A treasure worth appreciating.
The Earl is a rising star in Ran Ran. It was not until the late 1940s that it became one of the first-class watches. This top watch, which has made countless wealthy families flock to it today, has experienced a slow development for nearly a hundred years before it can take off. The Earl's founder, Qi Odgus Piech, was originally a farmer in the Jura Mountain area, named Lakao Okfei cun. 1874, Piech established a watchmaking workshop, organized his 14 children to produce movement for other watchmaking companies, and also produced a whole finished watch under the brand of "Earl Company" and sold it to the local market. After World War II, Pierre's two grandsons, Gillard and Valentine, reorganized the company and launched the first "Earl" watches. Due to the excellent quality of the Earl Count watch, the brand was soon made. Today, the Earl's watch is permeated with the mainstream of modernism, both in shape and color. As Yves Piech, the current president of the company, said, "Looking at the time on the count's watch, you are enjoying a treasure." "
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Omega: the representative of achievement and perfection
Wearing an Omega watch represents achievement and perfection. Omega, a well-known name in the watch and advertising circles, originated from the Greek letter (Omega) and started at 1848, which is very popular among tasters. Omega is a standard timekeeper in world-class events such as sailing, track and field, swimming, etc. , and often sponsored the European Golf Championship, and won the designated timekeeper of the Olympic Games for 3 1 time. Omega is the first and only watch ever worn on the moon.
Omega also invited some celebrities as image ambassadors, such as familiar Formula One champion Schumacher, figure skating champion Chen Lu, Swiss top tennis player Cindy, sailor peter blake, golfer Ernie Ais, Pierre Brusnan, cindy crawford, Yam Tat-wah, Sophia Kao and other top people from all walks of life.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre: Set a Guinness Book of Records.
Jaeger-LeCoultre was formerly a watchmaking company founded by Charles Anthony Lacott in 1883. The founder is a skillful craftsman. He invented a micrometer with a measuring accuracy of11000 mm, which greatly improved the processing accuracy of clock parts. 185/kloc-0 won the gold medal at the World Expo held in Renton in. About 90 years later, Lacort's grandson David Lacott reached a cooperative relationship with Edmund Jaeger-Jaeger, a French manufacturer of precision navigation timepieces.
1992, Jaeger-LeCoultre produced a second-order watch of miniature movement (1 order =2.256 mm), which set a Guinness record and shocked the watch industry. 1953, Queen Elizabeth II wore an all-platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre watch with diamonds. In the 1920s and 1930s, Jaeger-LeCoultre's shockproof and shock-resistant "overturning table" for polo players became a signature series of Jaeger-LeCoultre, which lasted for a long time. 1982 The "ATMOS" clock developed by Jaeger-LeCoultre Company made great achievements for Jaeger-LeCoultre.