WATCHRANKER

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Watch brands

Every watch house on record: founded when, where it is based and which group owns it.

Swiss Watch Brands in 2026

All 43
  1. 1735founded Blancpain SwitzerlandThe Swatch GroupPaudex 291 years of watchmaking
  2. 1755founded Vacheron Constantin SwitzerlandRichemontPlan-les-Ouates 271 years of watchmaking
  3. 1791founded Girard-Perregaux SwitzerlandSowind GroupLa Chaux-de-Fonds 235 years of watchmaking
  4. 1822founded Bovet Fleurier SwitzerlandIndependentGeneva 204 years of watchmaking
  5. 1830founded Baume et Mercier SwitzerlandDamianiGeneva 196 years of watchmaking

Japanese Watch Brands in 2026

All 4
  1. 1881founded Seiko JapanSeiko GroupGinza 145 years of watchmaking
  2. 1918founded Citizen Watch JapanIndependentTokyo 108 years of watchmaking
  3. 1950founded Orient Watch Company JapanSeikoShinjuku 76 years of watchmaking
  4. 1960founded Grand Seiko JapanSeikoTokyo 66 years of watchmaking

German Watch Brands in 2026

All 5
  1. 1845founded A. Lange & Söhne GermanyRichemontBlack Forest 181 years of watchmaking
  2. 1861founded Junghans GermanyIndependentSchramberg 165 years of watchmaking
  3. 1898founded Kollmar & Jourdan GermanyIndependentPforzheim 128 years of watchmaking
  4. 1994founded Damasko GermanyIndependentBarbing 32 years of watchmaking
  5. 2001founded MeisterSinger GmbH & Co. KG GermanyIndependentMünster 25 years of watchmaking

American Watch Brands in 2026

All 8
  1. 1837founded Invicta Watch Group United StatesIndependentHollywood 189 years of watchmaking
  2. 1850founded Waltham Watch Company United StatesIndependentAmsterdam 176 years of watchmaking
  3. 1875founded Bulova Watch Company United StatesCitizen WatchNew York City 151 years of watchmaking
  4. 1890founded Wittnauer United StatesIndependentNew Rochelle 136 years of watchmaking
  5. 1892founded Hamilton Watch Company United StatesThe Swatch GroupBiel/Bienne 134 years of watchmaking

Watch Brands A to Z in 2026

All 90
  1. 2012founded 88 RUE DU RHONE SwitzerlandIndependentLa Chaux-de-Fonds 14 years of watchmaking
  2. 1931founded Adriatica SwitzerlandIndependentMinusio 95 years of watchmaking
  3. 1845founded A. Lange & Söhne GermanyRichemontBlack Forest 181 years of watchmaking
  4. 1875founded Audemars Piguet SwitzerlandIndependentLe Brassus 151 years of watchmaking
  5. 1830founded Baume et Mercier SwitzerlandDamianiGeneva 196 years of watchmaking