There are four giants in the bezel, and Richemont Group, Swatch Group, Kaiyun and LVMH are almost half of the bezel. However, there is such a clear stream in the clock industry that it does not belong to any big group and has completely independent decision-making power. In the fiercely competitive watch market, we still adhere to our unique design concept and traditional technology, which is independent watchmaking.
Which independent brands are often mentioned, but few people know that they are independent watchmakers?
1, Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe watches are regarded as the best top watches by many watch collectors, and people who wear this brand of watches are either rich or expensive. Patek Philippe is also the only undisputed and recognized watch king, and the average price of each watch is 65,438+03,000 to 20,000 US dollars. Watchmaking adopts exquisite craftsmanship and traditional production methods, and every part needs to be polished by the watchmaker, so every watch made is a work of art with great collection value.
At present, more than 200 watches are produced regularly, all in small batches, up to dozens to hundreds, equipped with movements independently developed and manufactured by the brand.
2. richard miller
Among the favorite watch brands of stars and rich people, richard miller is definitely the first one. Established on 200 1. Although young, it doesn't mean that it can't compare with top watch brands. It has brought "revolutionary" changes to watchmaking technology, especially in tourbillon. For example, the world's lightest tourbillon watch (RM027 tourbillon watch) was made by richard miller.
In the published Richard Mille watch, the design concept, material, appearance and performance of each part of the watch are closely related to the precise design of Formula One racing car. The function selection key of the watch is Richard Mille's original technology. It is like the gear of an automobile, with three gears: winding, timing and neutral, which reduces the influence of winding or timing on the running accuracy of the movement.
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Audemars piguet is one of the three famous watchmaking brands in the world. It was founded in 1875 in the village of Lebrat Seuss in Jura Valley. The founder of Audemars piguet has always been obsessed with the art of watchmaking, focusing on the research and development of ultra-thin mechanical parts and creating precision mechanical watches, which has won numerous awards.
Airbnb has always maintained the status of independent watchmaking, which is controlled by the founder family. It can be said that Patek Philippe's market position today is something that Airbnb can learn from and "pursue". It can be seen that Airbnb's watchmaking technology and history and culture are highly anticipated in the industry.
4. Karl F. Buhler Baozilai
Baoqilai brand started at 1888. In the eyes of some people, Baoqilai is also a brand that specializes in jewelry. This view makes sense, because the brand's historical genes are closely related to jewelry. Karl, founder of Ports Lai? Friedrich? Carl F. Bucherer once opened a watch jewelry store, which was actually the beginning of the family business brand.
Later, his two sons, a goldsmith and a school schedule, Bauchi Lai brand naturally embarked on the road of watchmaking. It is worth mentioning that during the period from 1968 to 1976, Ports Lai Group produced nearly 15000 watches certified by the Swiss Observatory every year, ranking the top three in the world in the official certification ranking of the Swiss Observatory.
5. armand Nicolette Almeida
Aimeida is a classic Swiss watch brand, which started with 1875 and was founded in Tramellan, Switzerland. Aimeida watches emphasize exquisite manual polishing technology and pursue scientific human body process design. The style of the watch mainly adopts Italian design elements. Both the case and the clasp have their own styles, and the brand works well, so the probability of hitting the watch is relatively low. There are six producing areas (each near the well-known watch institute), using antique movements (Venus movements), and the dial will be marked with the year of the movement.