Girard-Perregaux vs Lemania

	Girard-Perregaux	Lemania
Founded	1791	1884
Country	Switzerland	Switzerland
Based in	La Chaux-de-Fonds	L'Orient
Owned by	Sowind Group	The Swatch Group
Website	girard-perregaux.com	—

Girard-Perregaux

Girard-Perregaux suits a buyer who wants a Swiss manufacture with a long recorded history and recognizable collections to research. Its La Chaux-de-Fonds base and Sowind Group ownership are clear, as are the names of several families and models. The available record does not provide the practical figures needed to compare individual watches, such as dimensions, water resistance, calibers, or prices. Treat this as a starting point for identifying the house, then check the specific model before buying.

Swiss manufacture headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds
Origins traced to 1791
Named collections include 1966 and Vintage 1945

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Lemania

Lemania is a Swiss name for readers tracing watchmaking and movement production to a specific place and date. Its base is L'Orient, and The Swatch Group owns it today. Available details are too limited to guide a model-level purchase: there is no named watch, movement, specification, or price. Use it as a starting point in a wider watch-brand comparison, then seek the exact reference and current maker details before buying.

Produces both watches and watch movements.
Swiss headquarters in L'Orient.
Current ownership is identified as The Swatch Group.

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Listed together on Watch Brands A to Z in 2026, Swiss Watch Brands in 2026.