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Top 10 Luxury Watch Brands
Sr. No | Name of Watch Brand | Country —|—|— 1 | Invicta | America 2 | Michael Kors | America 3 | Smart | America 4 | Casio | Japan 5 | Nixon | America 6 | Seiko | Japan 7 | Omega | Switzerland 8 | Fossil | America 9 | Citizen | Japan 10 | Rolex | SwitzerlandBulova – WikipediaManufacturer of watches and clocksBulova Watch Company — Type| Subsidiary Industry| Watch and clockmaking Founded| Queens, New York City, United States (1875 (1875)) as the J. BulovaCompany Founder| Joseph Bulova Headquarters| ,United States Area served| Worldwide Key people| Jeffrey Cohen, president John Wille, chief financial officer Products| Watches, clocks and accessories Brands| Accu•Swiss, Accutron, Bulova, Caravelle, Wittnauer Revenue| US$164 million (2013)[1] Parent| Citizen Watch Website| bulova.com Bulova is an American timepiece manufacturing company that was founded in 1875and has been owned by Japanese multinational conglomerate Citizen Watch Co.since 2008. The company makes watches, clocks and accessories, and it is basedin New York City.[2]
5.Nixon Watch Brand
Nixon watch brand surely included in our list of top 10 watch brands. Americanwatch brand, established in 1997 in California. Nixon offers most stylishwatches with beautiful integral parts. These watches undoubtedly show yourdignity and class to others. You will also satisfy with its quality and style.Are you looking for the most beautiful watch at the reasonable price, Nixonwatches is one of best options to choose. Famous watch of the Nixon brand isNixon Sentry Leather A1051524-00
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Ifeither stop business, I will be forced to stop too.Hygiene is paramount, I always ensure my watches are cleaned with isopropanolalcohol as a matter of course but I am also taking personal steps with handsanitiser when packaging.As the situation develops I will take any steps necessary to ensure the safetyof anyone involved with Time Pocket Watches and update here.Who Owns What: A Guide to the Watch GroupsEvery so often the landscape of the watch industry shifts: a key brand getssold to a major watch group and the balance of power changes ever so slightly.In the last several years, some important changes in the big groups’ holdingshave occurred: Harry Winston joined the Swatch Group, Kering acquired UlysseNardin, and both Citizen Group and Citychamp have made inroads into the Swisswatch world.Here are the group rosters of brands:SWATCH GROUP (Switzerland): Breguet, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Harry Winston, Jaquet Droz, Omega,Léon Hatot, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Calvin Klein, Balmain,Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch, Flik FlakBased in Bienne, Switzerland, the Swatch Group is the largest watch company inthe world. Of the 8.46 billion Swiss francs ($9.04 billion) in net sales thatit reported for 2013, SF8.17 billion ($8.74 billion) came from watches andjewelry. The publicly traded company owns 18 watch brands spanning the entireprice spectrum. Breguet is the most expensive among them, while Omegagenerates the most revenue and is the third-largest Swiss watch brand.The Swatch Group is the most powerful company in the Swiss watch industry dueto the many components makers it owns. Thanks above all to ETA, its movement-production company, the Swatch Group is far and away the top supplier of watchmovements to the Swiss industry. It also owns Nivarox-FAR, the top supplier ofhairsprings. In keeping with a 2013 ruling by COMCO (the Swiss CompetitionCommission), the Swatch Group will gradually slow its sales of mechanicalmovements to outside companies between now and 2020, though it will continueto supply escapements to third parties.Harry Winston Project Z8.The Swatch Group made a notable acquisition in 2013 when it bought HarryWinston. Not only does the purchase give the Swatch Group added strength inthe jewelry category, which has been a minor part of the group’s business, italso gives the company greater access to the world diamond market. In 2014,the group won a lawsuit with Tiffany & Co. over production of Tiffany brandwatches; consequently the Swatch Group no longer manufactures watches underthis marque.According to the 2013 annual report, the Swatch Group has 184 subsidiarycompanies. At the end of 2013, the group had 33,590 employees.RICHEMONT GROUP (Switzerland) Vacheron Constantin, A. Lange & Söhne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Roger Dubuis, Piaget,IWC Schaffhausen, Officine Panerai, Ralph Lauren**, Baume & Mercier, Cartier,Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, DunhillCompagnie Financière Richemont SA is a leading player across a range of luxuryproducts. It markets 20 brands, 13 of which produce watches; but by sales, itis predominantly a luxury watch group. Net sales for fiscal 2014 (which endedMarch 31, 2014) totaled 10.65 billion euros ($13.77 billion).Richemont’s brands are grouped into divisions. The Specialist Watchmakersdivision is comprised of A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, IWC Schaffhausen,Jaeger-LeCoultre, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Ralph Lauren, Roger Dubuis andVacheron Constantin. The Jewelry Maisons are Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.Cartier is the largest brand in Richemont’s portfolio and the number-two watchbrand in the world after Rolex. Until recently, Montblanc was its owndivision; it has since been folded into the Other Businesses division, whichalso includes the menswear company Dunhill.Calibre de Cartier Diver 2In fiscal 2014, the Specialist Watchmakers division made up 28 percent of allsales, with €2.99 billion ($3.86 billion). Thanks principally to Cartier, 51percent of Richemont’s revenue came from the Jewelry division. A further 7percent came from Montblanc, and Other Businesses made up 14 percent.Richemont is a publicly traded company and is based in Geneva. In fiscal 2014,it averaged 29,101 employees.LVMH GROUP (France) TAG Heuer, Bulgari, Hublot, Zenith, Dior, Fred, Chaumet, Louis VuittonLVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA is the largest luxury-goods group in theworld. The conglomerate owns dozens of brands in the liquor, cosmetics,fashion, and watches and jewelry businesses. It also has an extensive retaildivision, with more than 3,000 stores worldwide. Based in Paris, the publiclytraded company had total sales of €29.15 billion ($37.69 billion) in 2013. Itswatches and jewelry division made up €2.78 billion ($3.59 billion) of that.LVMH has been building its watch division for the past 15 years; its mostrecent watch-brand acquisition was Bulgari, in 2012. Its biggest watch brandis TAG Heuer, one of the top-selling Swiss brands.TAG Heuer MONACO Calibre 11 Chronograph Steve McQueenKERING GROUP (France) Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Gucci, Boucheron, Qeelin,Bottega VenetaKERING is a large Paris-based group with a focus on fashion and retail.Formerly known as PPR, the publicly traded company changed its name in 2013.Last year, total revenues were €9.75 billion ($12.6 billion). Of that total,€6.47 billion ($8.37 billion) came from the luxury division, more than half ofwhich was from Gucci. Kering has been building its watch business steadilyover the last few years. In 2012 it purchased the Sowind Group, consisting ofGirard-Perregaux and JeanRichard. Sowind makes Swiss mechanical movements,which appeared in Gucci watches for the first time in 2013. Anothersignificant acquisition came when Kering bought the Swiss watch brand UlysseNardin. At the end of 2013, Kering had 35,000 employees.SEIKO GROUP (Japan) Seiko, Grand Seiko, Credor, Pulsar, Lorus, Alba, OrientThe Seiko Group is a massive, publicly held conglomerate that makes many typesof products. It consists of Seiko Epson and Seiko Holdings. The watchbusiness, Seiko Watch Corp., is part of Seiko Holdings. Seiko Epson producessome components and is the parent company of Orient Watch Co., Ltd. Seikoproduces all the components used in both its mechanical and its quartzwatches. While it is known primarily for the Seiko brand of watches, the groupalso makes high-end mechanicals under Grand Seiko (which it launched on theU.S. market in 2010) and a variety of offerings through its other brands. Forthe year ended March 31, 2014, the Seiko Group’s total revenues were $12.75billion (Seiko Holdings’ were 308.2 billion yen, or $3 billion; Epson’s were¥1 trillion, or $9.75 billion). Of that, ¥150.7 billion ($1.46 billion) werein watch sales. As of March 31, Seiko Holdings had 13,439 employees. Seiko andGrand Seiko have become separate, independent brands as of Baselworld 2017.FOSSIL GROUP (USA) Fossil, Relic, Michele, Zodiac, Skagen, Adidas*, Burberry*, Diesel*, DKNY*,Michael Kors*, Tory Burch*, Marc Jacobs*, Emporio Armani*, Emporio ArmaniSwiss Made*, Armani Exchange*, Karl Lagerfeld*Fossil Swiss quartz ChronographFossil, Inc. is a publicly held company based in Richardson, Texas. It is apower on the fashion-watch scene, posting sales of $3.26 billion in 2013, 77percent of them from watches, mostly fashion watches. Fossil makes watchesunder its own brand names and those of licensors. Its most recent acquisitionwas Skagen, purchased in 2012. While most of the Fossil Group’s movements areJapanese quartz, Fossil has recently made forays into the Swiss-made market,including the introduction of Fossil Swiss, a line of Fossil watches withquartz and mechanical movements produced by the group’s subsidiaries inSwitzerland’s Canton Ticino. In 2014 the group added a Swiss-made line to theEmporio Armani brand. It also introduced a licensed watch brand under the nameof fashion designer Tory Burch.MOVADO GROUP (USA) Ebel, Concord, Movado, ESQ by Movado, Coach*, Hugo Boss*, Juicy Couture*,Tommy Hilfiger*, Lacoste*, Scuderia Ferrari*Movado Red Label Day DateBased in Paramus, N.J., Movado Group International is a leader in theaffordable luxury and fashion-watch segments of the market. In addition to itshero brand, Movado, MGI has two higher- priced Swiss luxury brands: Concordand Ebel. Nearly half of this publicly traded group’s revenue comes from itssix licensed brands, a business that MGI has been developing since the late’90s. In the year ended Jan. 31, 2014, the group had total sales of $570.3million. As of early 2014, the company had approximately 1,100 employees.CITIZEN GROUP (Japan) Citizen, Campanola, Q&Q, Arnold & Son, Bulova, Bulova Accutron II, BulovaAccuSwiss, Wittnauer, Caravelle New York, Bulova Clocks, Frank Lloyd Wright*,Harley-Davidson*, Frédérique Constant, Alpina, Ateliers de MonacoCitizen Group is a major vertically integrated company, with its businessprincipally in watches, machine tools, components and electronics. It ispublicly traded under the name Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. For the fiscal yearended March 31, 2014, Citizen had net sales of ¥309.9 billion ($3.01 billion),up 13.9 percent over 2013. Of that total, more than half (¥162 billion, or$1.57 billion) came from the Watches and Clocks division. At the end of 2013,Citizen had 22,233 employees globally. In addition to finished watches,Citizen is a major supplier of quartz movements made by its movement-manufacturing division, Miyota. In 2008, Citizen acquired the American companyBulova Corp., adding its watch brands to the Citizen stable. In 2012, Citizenmoved into Swiss manufacturing, buying the movement-maker Manufacture La Joux-Perret and its Arnold & Son brand. In May 2016, In May, Citizen agreed to buySwitzerland’s Frédérique Constant Holding SA and its three watch brands —Frédérique Constant, Alpina and the tiny Ateliers DeMonaco.Arnold & Son Time PyramidTIMEX GROUP (USA) Timex, Nautica*, Opex*, GC*, Guess*, Salvatore Ferragamo Timepieces*,Versace*, Versus*The Timex Group of Middlebury, Conn., is best known for its famous mass-marketbrand Timex. It also makes seven brands under license agreements, includingtwo, Ferragamo and Versace, in the luxury segment. The company is privatelyheld and releases no data on its sales or production.FRANCK MULLER GROUP (Switzerland) Franck Muller, Pierre Kunz, European Company Watch, Rodolphe, Martin Braun,Barthelay, Backes & Strauss**, Pierre Michael Golay, Smalto Timepieces*,Roberto Cavalli*Headquartered in the town of Genthod outside Geneva, Franck Muller Genève is aSwiss luxury group. Most of the group’s holdings other than the originalFranck Muller brand have been acquired in the last decade or so. The FranckMuller brand is the star of the group and its biggest seller. Franck MullerGroup is privately owned and does not release sales data.Franck Muller GPG Conquistador CortezBINDA GROUP (Italy) Breil, Freestyle, Hip Hop, Moschino*, Kenneth Cole*, Kenneth Cole Reaction*,Tommy Bahama*, Ted Baker London*, Chronotech*, Gametime*, Sperry Top-Sider*,Zoo York*Breil BW0173 Wonder Black Series Collection.Binda is a watch and jewelry company focused on fashion brands. Based inMilan, the company owns Breil, Freestyle and Hip Hop. Its acquisition of theAmerican company Geneva Watch Group in 2008 gave Binda a large array oflicensed brands. Binda Group is privately held and does not disclose its salesnumbers.CITYCHAMP GROUP (Hong Kong) Corum, Eterna, Ebohr, Rossini, Codex, Rotary, Dreyfuss & Co., J&T WindmillsCitychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Limited, formerly known as China Haidian,has recently become a force on the international watch scene. The Hong Kong-based company has a strong position in the Chinese market with its brandsRossini and Ebohr. But in the last few years it has begun to acquireinternational brands as well. They include the Swiss brands Corum, whichCitychamp purchased in 2013, and Eterna, acquired in 2011. Last year,Citychamp acquired the Swiss Dreyfuss Group and its brands, including Rotary.Corum Admiral’s Cup Ac-One 45 RegattaCitychamp is a public company. In 2013 it had revenues of 3.176 billion HongKong dollars ($409.8 million U.S.). At the end of 2013, the group hadapproximately 3,000 employees in Greater China and 200 in Switzerland.FESTINA GROUP (Spain) Perrelet, L.Leroy, Candino, Festina, Lotus, Jaguar*, Calypso*The Festina Group is a private company based in Barcelona and owned by MiguelRodriguez. Its key brands are Festina and Perrelet. Most of its brands are inthe middle price range; two of them, Perrelet and L.Leroy, are in the luxurysegment. Festina Group also owns Soprod, which makes movements for a number ofSwiss brands, and the high-horology complications maker MHVJ. The FestinaGroup does not make its sales figures public.* Watches are produced under a license agreement with the brand owner. ** The company is a joint venture between the group and the brand.This article was originally published in 2015 and has been updated.SaveSaveSaveTop 10 Luxury Watch BrandsWatch is considered now your dressing part. If you want to look best in yourdressing, then don’t forget to wear the watch. Wearing reputed wrist watchmeans a lot. Designer watches offer true acquirement and reliability. AllDesigner brands create the high-quality product. These watches are selling atvery high rate due to their quality as well as their beauty. Every year, allwatches manufacturer brands made their latest and beautiful gadgets. Are youare looking for luxury, and decent timepiece then must review this article.Here is a list of top beautiful watch brands you must need to know. Here is alist of top 10 watch brands in the world You can select quickly from thislist.
8.Fossil Watch Brand
Fossil watch group American company based in Richardson, Texas. It is foundedin 984 by Tom Kartsotis who was American fashion designer. Fossil brand offerstraditional, chronograph as well as digital watches. Well, Known watches ofFossil are Q Wander Touch Screen Watch with Silver Dial, fossil Stella, FossilGwynn, Q tailor Leather Hybrid Watch, Analog Watch with Black Strap; threehands rose Gold crystal watch and many more.
7.Omega Watch Brand
Here another luxury best Swiss watchmaker brand established in 1848 as the LaGeneral Watch Co and after that name changed to Omega in 1903. This luxurybrand owned by the Swatch group. Britain Flying Corps elected this brand forits official timekeepers in 1917, and the American army followed suit in 1918.Omega watch was very first to watch on the moon in 1969 as well as also madeofficial timekeeping device of the Olympic games from 1932. In 1995, Jamesbond famous actor wore in films, and other notable wearers are John F Kennedy,Prince William, George Clooney and Buzz Aldrin. Most expensive Omega watch isSeamaster Planet ocean which sold for $250 in 2017.
6.Seiko Watch Brand
Seiko the Japanese company founded in 1917, Tokyo, Japan. The founder name ofthe company is Kintaro Hattori. It is very famous for its style as well asfunction. It produces quartz and mechanical watches. Now Seiko is also makingprecision instruments, Fashion Accessories, Optics, etc. The best watch of theSeiko is Marinemaster SBDX001. It is great daily wearer with incrediblemovement and great furnishing.
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