, Switzerland
Switzerland is a world-famous watch kingdom. The watch industry has a history of nearly five hundred years and is Switzerland's third pillar industry. Historically, during the French Revolution, the Swiss watch industry, especially Geneva, has always maintained an "unshakable" central position, the center of elegant products, and the center of the demands of princes and nobles.
It is worth mentioning that the Swiss Swatch Group was born. The emergence of Swatch immediately caused storm in the watch industry. In 1999, Swatch began to make large-scale acquisitions, and watches such as Breguet, Jaquet Droz, Glashutte Original were successively acquired. The Swatch Group formed a gradient complete watch brand and grasped opportunities in various market segments around the world. Especially in the luxury level, such as Breguet, Blancpain, Omega (OMEGA), Vacheron Constantin and Piage, as well as independent brands Patck Thilippe, Rolex (Rolex); at the high-end surface level, Longines (Longines), radar (Rado) competes with Tudor, Heuer (Monza), Bulgari (Bvlgari) and others; at the mid-range surface level, Tissot, Mido (Mido) competes with Oris (Oris), and titoni; at the low-end surface level, Swatch competes with japan Citizen , Casio and others.
Hayek A legendary figure in the Swiss watch industry, the savior of Swiss watches, and the founder of Swatch Group - Hayek builds the king of the watch industry. The first thing he thought of was to find the core advantages of the Swiss watch industry. Hayek did the following experiment. He made three exactly the same watches. The first one is made in Switzerland, the second one is made in Japan, and the third one is made in Hong Kong, with prices of US$110, US$100 and US$90 respectively. Place them in stores in Europe, the United States and Japan respectively and observe consumer reactions. In Italy, 99% of consumers choose watches made in Switzerland, although they are essentially exactly the same as watches written with “Made in Japan”; in Switzerland, 97% in the eastern United States, 65% in Japan, 42% in the proportion of “Made in Switzerland” and 51% in Japan. From this, Hayek saw that Swiss watches can have a large market share as long as they indicate their origin.
"Made in Switzerland" is the golden signboard of the Swiss watch industry. Therefore, Switzerland has now formulated laws to protect Swiss watches from a national level, and any watches made with Swiss made must be processed and manufactured in Switzerland. For centuries, Swiss watch manufacturing has been in the form of division of labor and cooperation, that is, movement manufacturers and assemblers independently divide the labor and cooperate to complete the production of watches. In fact, in addition to large watch groups such as Swatch Group and Rolex, few companies in the Swiss watch industry can independently produce a watch from beginning to end. Hayek saw the mystery and began to acquire manufacturers that produce watch accessories. Among them, ETA, Prederic Piguet and Nivarox FAR are of great importance. Swatch Group controls 75% of the production of Swiss movements and forms a monopoly on certain key accessories. Therefore, in the entire luxury watch market, the Swatch Group has leaped from free competition to global oligopoly.
One of the world-class brands of Swiss watches: Patek Philippe Patek Philippe: Patek Philippe is the only existing watch manufacturer in Switzerland that is completely independently operated by the family. Patek Philippe watches have always attached importance to appearance design and production processes. The watchmaking processes are all completed in Geneva original factory. They are the only brand among many brand watches in the world whose movements have won the "Geneva Seal".
Patek Philippe watch is the symbol of the Swiss nobles. Patek Philippe built the factory in 1839. The average retail price ranges from $13,000 to $20,000. The company is one of the only real independent watchmakers in Switzerland. It produces itself from beginning to end. It takes 10 years to train a PATEKPHILIPPE watchmaker.Who will spend 24 hours with you? Aristocrats, watch lovers, the symbol of aristocrats is to have a Patek Philippe watch, noble artistic realm and expensive production materials to shape Patek Philippe's enduring brand effect. It is worth mentioning that Patek Philippe once set a new world auction record for antique watches. A watch customized for an American banker in 1933 was sold at a price of up to $11 million.
The second world-class brand of Swiss watches: Omega OMEGA: Omega (OMEGA) is an internationally renowned watchmaking company and brand. Its English name is omega, which represents the symbol "Ω". Founded by Louis Brandt in 1848, Omega marks a glorious achievement in watchmaking history, and is proud of comrades and quite exquisite. With its advanced watchmaking technology, Omega has become the pioneer in the watchmaking industry for 150 years. Omega serves as a standard timer in world-class events such as sailing, track and field, swimming, etc., and often sponsors the European Golf competition, and has won 31 times the designated timer for the Olympic Games.
Omega is the first and only watch to be worn on the moon. Omega also invited some celebrities as image ambassadors, such as Formula 1 champion Schumacher, figure skating champion Chen Lu , Switzerland's top tennis player Cindis, sailing regatta Sir Peter Blake, golfers Enniece, Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford, Ren Dahua , Qi Qi and other top people in all walks of life.
The third world-class brand of Swiss watches: AudemarsPigeut: AudemarsPigeot is one of the three famous watchmaking brands in the world, and its production location is in Le Brassus. In 1875, two watch craftsmen, Jules-Louis Audemars, 22, and Edward-Auguste Piguet, 24, co-founded the Audemars Piguet brand in the village of Le Brassus in the Swiss Ru Valley. The concepts that the two adhere to have created a unique vision for the brand and left behind classic and timeless works. The Royal Oak series, which was launched in that year, broke the conventional rules of the watch industry and got rid of the watchmaking norms that were unsurpassed at that time, just like Rolex and Polygot . Today, under the leadership of the fourth generation descendants of the Audemars and Piguet family, Audemars Piguet has achieved remarkable achievements and has been highly praised by watch connoisseurs and collectors, becoming one of the top ten famous watches in the world. All the diamonds used by Audemars Piguet watches have been strictly selected, and they are of excellent quality in terms of color and clarity, which is truly perfect.
World-class brand of Swiss watch: The Supreme Treasure Earl Piaget: Earl is a rising star in the global watch. It ranks among the top watches. To this day, each part of PIAGET's production is manufactured by PAGET Studio. It is unique and meticulous. It even sets up its own metal casting factory to strive for perfection. In addition to the original and first-class mechanical operation device, all PIAGET cases and bracelets must be cast in 18K gold or platinum, and the surface design is even more colorful and unique.
Swiss watch world-class brand: Rolex Rolex. is the overlord in the global watch field. It was jointly operated by German Khans Wiesdorf and British Davis in Renton in 1905 (the 31st year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty). In 1908, Wiesdorf registered the Rolex trademark in La Chadfen, Switzerland. The brand's watches are completely crafted by hand. It gradually evolved into a registered trademark of Crown to show its dominant position in the watch field. It is the third place in the world's top 10 most valuable brands, watch brand. In the 1920s, Rolex made every effort to develop the first waterproof watch. In 1926, Rolex's waterproof meter was officially registered. The design style of Rolex watches has always been solemn, practical, and not flashy.
Swiss watch world-class brand six: Jaeger-LeCoulter JaegerLeCoulter: is also one of them. The predecessor of Jaeger-LeCoultre was a watchmaking company founded by Chalce Anthony LaCat in 1883. The founder was a skilled craftsman. He invented the micrometer , which can accurately measure the accuracy of 1/1000 mm, greatly improving the processing accuracy of watch parts. held in Renton in 1851. won the gold medal on of the World Expo.
Swiss watch world-class brand seven: Vacheron Constantin: The watches produced by Vacheron Constantin rank first in the world in terms of the number of watches certified by Geneva mark . Since 1901, the brand has been the most loyal representative of the excellent quality logo. The unique Geneva mark is the guarantee of traditional Geneva quality craftsmanship. In 1901, Vacheron Constantin obtained the Geneva Imprint Certification for the first time, becoming one of the few fully qualified watch manufacturers, moving towards the path of excellent quality.
, founded in 1755, has a history of 250 years. It is one of the oldest and longest-lasting famous watches in the world. Founder Jean Mark Vashlon is a well-known humanist. Vacheron Constantin is known as a work of art among the nobles and has always played a key role in the Swiss watchmaking industry. Currently affiliated to the Swiss Richmond Group.
The eighth Swiss watch world-class brand: Breguet: 1775, A. Louis Breguet founded the Breguet brand. This world-recognized classic figure in watch history first developed the brand in Paris and later went to Switzerland. Breguet watches are highly favored by the royal family, and the French King Louis XVI and Queen Maria are both admirers of Breguet. Breguet has also been mentioned in the works of literary masters such as Balzac , Pushkin, Dumas , Hugo . Queen of England Queen of England Victoria and British Prime Minister Churchill are all Breguet customers. Breguet is now affiliated with the Swiss Swatch Group.
Swiss watch world-class brand nine: Girard-Perregaux (Girard-Perregaux): GP Girard-Perregaux, Swiss watch brand. As one of the only real Swiss watchmakers, GP Girard-Perrene designed, created, developed and produced the external parts of the watch and the "heart" of the watch - the movement. This comprehensive and comprehensive operation mode allows GP Girard-Perrene to offer a complete range of top-notch movements (more than 100 models) and a well-known mechanical watch series. The history of
GP Girard-Perrene watch can be traced back to 1791. GP Girard-Perrene watch combines traditional craftsmanship and modern technology. The brand has nearly 80 patents, which also reflects the company's tradition while applying the most advanced technology. GP Girard-Perrene watch’s unique design makes her highly praised and award-winning in many international competitions. At the end of the 18th century, Bautte launched an ultra-thin watch that combines reduced complex parts, with amazing skills. Constant focuses on technological improvement. He constantly designs more refined timing mechanisms and also studies more complex movements, making the famous "Three Gold Bridge Tourbillon" debut and become a representative work of GP Girard-Perrene watches.
2. Germany
Germany is an important watch power in the world. German watches have unique characteristics in the world and have a relatively high position in the field of high-end watches. As we all know, most German watches are basic minimalist style, which is a simple and pragmatic that many male friends like very much. Germany itself belongs to the Bauhaus style , and this style is also fully expressed in the design of the watch. It can be said that I saw a German brand of watches. With the rigorous design and industrial style of German watches, Germany is more of a watch with distinctive mechanical structure.
The most commonly mentioned German watches should be " Glashütte , Lange , Nomos, and Langkun. Among them, Langkun (LACO) was founded in Pforzheim, Germany in 1925; because it was famous for participating in the production of B-Uhr watches (pilot watches) during World War II . It became a brand as famous as the "Immortal Watches". For example, Qibolin watch was a gift on the world's largest aircraft (Qibolin airship) at that time. Junkers (Rongkun) was a watch launched for Ji's great aerospace inventor Hogo Junker, especially its Bauhaus series.
German watch brand:
, Lange A.LANGE&SOEHNE: The world's top brand is a newly revived German traditional family brand. It is very particular in workmanship. The entire series uses its own movements and is good at making complex menus. The movement materials use German silver (white copper) which is not very common in the world. It is designed as a three-quarter plywood with gooseneck fine-tuning device with a gooseneck fine-tuning device. It only produces gold and platinum models. It was once at the top of the pyramid in the field of high-end watches and is the top of the German watch brand rankings and can compete with Patek Philippe, the world's first-class watch brand.
. Glashütte GLASHUETTE ORIGINAL: originated from a traditional German watchmaking city and used it as the brand name, and was integrated by various watch factories. The famous watchmaker ALange was funded by the German government and established a watch production base in Glashutte, eastern Germany.
00 The Senator double-window large calendar perpetual calendar launched by Glashütte in 1999 has won the Best Watch Award for Vienna in the Year. Their watchmaking technology is definitely beyond many Swiss brands. In 1930, the flying tourbillon (in short, it is an extremely complex micro device to offset the error caused by the earth's gravity on the operation of mechanical watches). It was not until 90 that the "world's first flying tourbillon " was exhibited in Basel.
. United UNION: This brand is only for a few European countries. It is Glashütte's civilian-level sub-brand, with similar relationships to Rolex and Tudor. Different NION also uses its own factory movement. In recent years, we have worked hard on appearance and other details, and the functional styles have also increased a lot. The perpetual calendar model is the cheapest among similar products in the world. The BERGTER limited series movement comes from a high-end core discontinued by the mother factory Glashütte. The polishing quality is not weak, and the surface design is classic and elegant.
, Ruibao CHRONOSWISS: was founded in Munich in 1983 by German watchmaker Gerd-Rüdiger Lang. Mr. GERD-R.LANG of Munich has worked in the famous sports watch brand Heuer watch factory. It started with a chronograph, and also acquired a batch of Swiss inventory and discontinued movements, and started a long entrepreneurial journey. Over the past 20 years, every masterpiece has won many awards. When another spring of mechanical watches arrives, Ruibao has grown into a very excellent classical watch brand and is deeply loved by people. It is one of the brands in the German watch brand rankings. Since most of the core parts of the brand watch are completed in Switzerland, the dial is marked "SWISS MADE".
, Dima TUTIMA: TUTIMA has become famous in recent years. The NATO Air Force watch equipped with the LEMANIA5100 chronograph core (discontinued) - of course, its retro pilot watch also has a large number of fans, and the appearance of Al Pacino in the video has even stirred the hearts of Dima fans. In the German market, you can occasionally see some warehouse goods from Dima. These chronographs with ETA7750 are all-steel case bracelets, and the design of Tudor chronographs are accurate in traveling and 100M waterproof, which is an entry-level choice.
. Highlights HANHART: HANHART classical style is more obvious. The chronograph retains the size specifications of the old watch. The position of the two chronograph buttons is asymmetric, which means that the ETA7760 base core needs to be changed, and the cost increases; SINN is a manufacturer of watches used by professionals. The influence in watch fans around the world is increasing. The numerous patented technologies are amazing. The submersible watch filled with liquid silicon (waterproof performance is measured to more than 8000-12000M, world record) is actually SINN technology. French BELL&ROSS; watches have entrusted it to OEM. SINN's more well-known styles are the EZM Special Operation Mission Series and various flight watches.
7, Glashütte Moller MUEHLE: MUEHLE is gradually attracting the attention of some friends. This factory is located in GLASHUETTE, the main watchmaking center, but it has nothing to do with Glashütte. Its product style is a professional watch similar to SINN. In recent years, it has worked hard to improve the performance of professional watches and developed a 2000M diving watch. It is a spring-class under the trend of sports watches. The observatory model is also among the lower-priced ones in the same category. But it is also one of the German watch brands.
8, Wimp WEMPE: was one of the first Luftwaffe B-UHR pilot watch manufacturers during World War II. It now has the largest top watch and jewelry chain in Germany and a first-class nautical timer manufacturer. Its watches are all limited-edition self-selling products, such as the 1997 Observatory Watch (made by Ruibao), commemorative flight watches replicas of B-UHR, etc.
9, NIVREL: NIVREL watch is a relatively unpopular brand. Most of the ETA cores modified by ETA or KELEK technology alliance factory DUBOIS DEPRAZ (series in the same family as Breitling movement). Its DD core question watch (also modified from ETA) may be the cheapest question watch in the world. It is one of the brands in the German watch brand rankings.
0, Sodex SOTHIS: is mainly made of 7751 core, the dial design is like moon and stars, which is more cartoonish and very creative, and the moon phase design is pointer-like. The highlight of RAINER BRAND is that some watches use LEMANIA high-end watch cores (1932, etc.), which are not common to ordinary brands. The factory's movements are famous for their high quality and have always only supplied "own factories" such as Breguet Omega, and it is rare to see them out.
. France
France is a world-renowned European romantic center with a long history and rich cultural connotation. The scenic spots and rural scenery attract tourists from all over the world. France is not only a romantic capital, but also one of the world's important birthplaces of watchmaking. It is worth mentioning that France's long tradition of clockmaking has begun since the 14th century.
Historically, the kings of France have encouraged the development of clocks and jewelry industries, which has also reflected France's world-class achievements in luxury products, production technology and creativity. The watch industry is naturally influenced by the tradition of the French high-end jewelry industry and has a high status in terms of creativity and fashion. From tower clocks to handmade clocks to watches today, in fact, what is decisive for the French watch manufacturing industry is their continuous technological innovation in timing accuracy. As the birthplace of European watch manufacturing, France has long had the industrial tradition and professional skills of hand-made watches. French watch brands also focus on French creativity, fashion, elegance and exquisiteness.
Among them, Herbelin Herbelin watch founder, Michel Herbelin, is a craftsman who is passionate about quality and excellence. He has been making precision watches with exquisite craftsmanship throughout his life and decorating the watches he developed with outstanding appreciation and taste. In the watch industry, Michelle Herberlin is known as the French expert in the field of mechanical watches. Herberlin's name is already synonymous with exquisite craftsmanship, high quality and high accuracy. Looking at French watch brands, each brand can always find its own unique fashion perspective and fashion exclusive in the ever-changing fashion, and continue this feature delicately into a series of products of the brand to create unique fashion watch masterpieces.
Herbelin is one of them.Herbelin has always maintained the independence of the watch family business and the persistence of handmade manufacturing, strictly adhered to the family watchmaking cultural tradition, and is a unique and gorgeous and bizarre creature in the watch industry. With its unique aesthetic creativity, she has always created French romantic, fashionable, classic and elegant wrist products. The Herberlin watch is made of Swiss movement, and its luxurious and fine processing comes from the fashionable French art of life. Each watch is a reflection of the values of Herberlin watches and its interpretation of French fashion and romance.
Herlin watches have a history of watchmaking for seventy years, which is rare in the entire watch industry. Although it is not a popular brand, watchmaking technology also occupies a position in the watch industry.
France has first-class watch designers. Most French watches do not have complex functions, and their simple functions meet the needs of daily timekeeping. More French watches convey the passion and happiness of watches with their creative design and fashionable appearance, which has become a prominent feature that distinguishes French watches from watches in other European countries.
One of the French watch brands: Cartier (CARTIER). Cartier is a French watch and jewelry manufacturer, founded in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier at 31 Rue Montorgueil, Paris.
In the development of Cartier, it has always maintained close contact and close contact with aristocrats and celebrities from all over the country, and has become a luxurious dream of fashion people around the world. Cartier, once known as "the jeweler of the emperor and the jeweler of the jeweler", still creates many exquisite and incomparable masterpieces for mankind with its extraordinary and perfect craftsmanship.
French watch brand 2: Herberlin. French luxury watch. In the watch industry, known as the French expert in the field of mechanical watches, Herberlin's name is already synonymous with exquisite craftsmanship, high quality and high accuracy. Heblin watches have always maintained the independence of traditional family-owned watches and the persistence of hand-made watches. They are a unique and gorgeous and bizarre watch industry. In the field of watchmaking, Herberlin has always adhered to his extraordinary qualities. Customers who wore the Herblin watch for the first time decades ago still amazed the Heblin watch on their wrists, which is a proof of Herblin quality.
French watch brand three: Louis Vuitton . The first collection of watch series TAMBOUR (removing the "drum"), named after the first clock-watch Tambour to be released in the Western world in 1540. Adhering to the brand's consistent elegant and fashionable style, smooth and complete lines, delicate and neat surfaces, fine wristbands, etc., every detail shows fine handwork. To highlight the brand's characteristics, polished stainless steel is cast with Monogram patterns. The fully automatic refining device uses every action of the wrist to cause the automatic disc to swing back and forth, thereby tightening the main winding of the watch movement. The timers are set at 3, 6, and 9 hours respectively, and the calendar display is also available at 4 to 5 hours.
4. Austria
Central European A small country Austria is particularly famous for its music. It seems to have nothing to do with meter. People only know Austrian music and have never heard of Austrian watches. But for those who have a little bit of history since the Middle Ages in Europe, it is undoubtedly known that Vienna was once the richest and most open city in the German-speaking world. From the beginning of the European watch industry to the surging wave of industrialization, it has never been able to affect this paradise sandwiched among the countries on a large scale. For a long time, Austrian watch workshops and a very small number of independent watchmakers have followed the tradition of truly purely "handmade" watchmaking and assembly, and have carefully polished them to create unique clocks and pocket watches.
As early as the 15th century, a considerable number of watchmakers, gold and silver smiths and handicraftsmen settled in Vienna, including some famous watch families. Everyone started their own business with a prosperous business, trying to meet the luxury needs of the royal families, nobles and their favorite women in the surrounding countries. At that time, Vienna was once the two or three most important watch manufacturing centers and distribution centers in Europe. Unfortunately, Roman Empire Emperor and Czech King Charles IV officially established its capital in "City of Hundred Towers" Prague , and Vienna lost important development opportunities. Some major craftsmen moved to Prague like "moths to the fire" and cast their place as the Roman emperor's court.
It is worth mentioning that the design and production of Austrian craftsmen have distinct characteristics that are different from other people and can form their own schools, so European collectors call it "Austrian watch". The movement and case are both average and the materials are solid and durable, but the stability of the timing has always been poor, which is therefore mostly criticized by Swiss peers. However, the appearance is magnificent and the momentum is the primary feature of the "Austrian watch". During the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), due to the war, the Austrian watch industry still continued to produce as usual. Therefore, today we can see the most complete and uninterrupted watch family in Europe. The Austrian watch series was first and most accepted by German-speaking countries or by the royal family and relatives in Germany, but it was only regarded as a "daily use watch", and its meaning was very clear, that is, "can be used" but not worth collecting.
The Hofburg Palace, which has been towering for nearly a thousand years, has a considerable number of precious timers given by royal families from various European countries.The most famous one is the giant clocks awarded by Mary Thales, the queen of the "Sun King" in France.
One of the famous Austrian brands: Swarovski watches (Swarovski). Swarovski was founded in 1895 and was founded in Austria by Daniel Swarovski . It is the world's leading imitation crystal manufacturer. The Swarovski watch, which highlights elegance and low-key luxury, integrates the internationally renowned Swiss quartz movement and the brand's unique cutting crystal, setting a new standard for modern watch design.
The second famous Austrian brand: Jacques Lemans. Austrian watch brand Jacquelimann was founded in 1977 by Austrians Brudern Alfred and Norbert Riedl. Its headquarters was originally located in Switzerland and its production base was located in Germany. It was then moved to Austria and eventually settled in central Austria. Jacques Liman has outstanding products with outstanding quality, fashionable design, and unique style. It has its own unique style and is widely praised. The watches produced by the brand have already become the ranks of luxury brands in jewelry and watches.
The third famous Austrian brand: Time Treasure Box. Time Treasure Box (BUBEN & ZORWEG) is a top watch automatic refining collection box brand from Austria. It was founded in 1995 by Harald Buben and Christian Zorweg. The brand has released the first time treasure box for watch enthusiasts and collectors that combines professional technology and high-level design. In 2001, the world's smallest portable time treasure box, TIMER MOVER Mobile, was born. The brand attracts the attention of collectors with its top mechanical watch automatic refining collection boxes and clocks. It not only provides the best collection environment, but also provides an elegant and generous appearance and top-level materials, making the purely handmade collection boxes a part of the interior design of the home, but also comparable to your top-level watch collection.
. UK
UK is a European watch manufacturing powerhouse. For example, the Sekonda brand is the most famous watch brand in the UK for 30 consecutive years. The brand was founded in 1966 and was originally produced by the former Soviet Union. It moved to the UK after World War II. sekonda's core brand spirit of high quality, high service and great value for money is loved by the British people and is an authorized cooperative brand of Swarovski. The Sekonda brand was authorized to enter the Tmall International to open an overseas flagship store in May 2018, and officially introduced it to the mainland Chinese market. As a world-renowned watch, its male watch style is calm and atmospheric, with a tough and bright shape. The products all use top Japanese movements, Italian cowhide straps, and superb watchmaking art. From design to material, from craftsmanship to texture, every part of the watch reflects the British gentlemanly style. It is a watch suitable for wearing during sports, work and leisure.
British watch sekonda women's watch seksy series is the most outstanding. The innovative design of international famous watch Sekonda makes the brand popular and popular by customers, while high standards of quality control make the brand famous all over the world. Sekonda once ranked first in the UK watch sales.
. Japan
Japan is a world-recognized power in watchmaking. Japan has three world-renowned watch brands: for example, the famous brand Citizen was founded in 1930, Seiko was founded in 1881, and Casio was founded in 1957.
As early as the 1970s, the emergence of Japanese quartz watches almost shook the lifeblood of the traditional Swiss watch industry. However, it is not only quartz watches that can occupy a place in the watch industry. Japan's watchmaking industry has a keen sense of high technology, attaches importance to energy utilization technology, and boldly innovates - from solar energy, radio wave , GPS and smart systems, every powerful technology is the winning weapon of Japanese watch brands. In the same year, Japan's Citizen launched its first Crystron civilian electronic quartz clock. In 1969, Seiko (Seiko), a watch brand also from Japan, released a quartz watch called Astron, which is considered by the watch industry to be the world's first electronic quartz watch. It took ten years from research to release.
Since the late 1960s, the quartz watch trend started and dominated by Japanese watch brands such as Seiko and Citizen have swept the world.More and more consumers are beginning to choose this kind of quartz watch with novel styles and accurate and stable time, and the pattern of the watch industry has been completely changed. Many traditional watch brands in Europe have no solution and have survived difficulties, and even gave up the production of mechanical watches. Many watchmakers are unemployed as a result. For the watchmaking industry, this trend that has lasted for more than ten years is no less shocking than today's smart watch revolution.
Japanese watch brands have always attached importance to energy utilization technology, new clean energy has been widely used, and various latest power generation technologies have also been introduced into watchmaking. In 1988, Seiko launched the world's first watch that generates and stores electricity by swinging the wearer's arm. Its operating principle is similar to an automatic winding mechanical watch, but there is no automatic rotor. The movement has a rotor inside that can rotate tens of thousands of times per minute as the wearer's arm swings - a very efficient power generation device, which is stored in the watch and can run for 6 months when fully charged.
Following the solar and human kinetic watches, Seiko launched the world's first watch "Thermic" that relies on human body temperature to generate electricity in 1998. The power generation components of watches are very special. The principle is to generate electricity through the temperature difference between the human body and the outside world. In most cases, the body temperature of the wearer is different from the outside temperature. When different metals are connected to form a closed circuit, the temperatures of the two connection points are also different, so the temperature difference generates a slight voltage on the closed circuit. In theory, the larger the temperature difference, the greater the voltage, but it does not require much power when the watch moves. The parts developed by Seiko are highly effective in generating electricity, which allows this novel technology to be successfully applied to the field of watch manufacturing.
One of the famous Japanese watch brands: Casio. Casio's G-SHOCK series focuses on the low-end market, and is usually within 800 yuan. It directly competes with brands such as Swatch. It seems not to have an advantage, but due to its differentiated strategies, such as durability and additional functions, Casio has not been defeated by its Swiss competitors, but has a very high presence in the international market.
The second famous Japanese watch brand: Citizen. Citizen is a world-renowned watch brand. As a huge multinational enterprise, Citizen Group once had 46 companies in Japan and 64 branches overseas in Japan, with a total of 110 branches worldwide. Citizen has always been a leading position in the international watch industry.
Citizen once won the first place in the market in the range of US$200-800 in North America. After acquiring the American watch factory Bulova, Citizen began to take the multi-brand route in North America, with remarkable results.
The third famous Japanese watch brand: Seiko. Seiko (SEIKO), a world-renowned Japanese watchmaking company, was founded in 1881. In 1924, the first watch officially used the Seiko brand was published. In 1969, Seiko and Berliget launched the world's first pointer quartz watch - SEIKO ASTRON35SQ. In 1995, Seikoshe and Japan Oriental Watch Company jointly established a joint venture factory. Seikoshe is also the parent company of EPSON, the manufacturer of computer printers.
7. China
The first person in the world to invent a clock was Su Song, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Song, he created an astronomical clock called "Water Transportation Eye Station", which is the earliest clock in the world, leading hundreds of years ago than the West.
. Star Emperor Watch: is a well-known watch brand in China. It was founded in 1992. Its popularity in the domestic market may not be particularly high, but it is a well-known local trademark in Guangdong Province.
. Renault Watch: In the ranking of the top ten domestic watch brands, Renault was founded in the 1980s. It is a well-known watch manufacturer in my country. It has been focusing on the research and development of high-end watch products for many years, and has been recognized in the international market with its excellent quality and exquisite design style.
. Polaris: is a well-known watch manufacturer in China. It was founded in 1915 and its founder is Mr. Li Dongshan.In the initial stage of its establishment, Polaris actually mainly produces "clocks", and as the company's reputation continues to grow.
, Yibo Watch: is a brand under Haidian Group. It was founded in Shenzhen in 1991. It is a well-known watch manufacturer in my country. It has been focusing on the design, research and development and sales of high-end watch products for many years, and has won the recognition of consumers with its unique design styles such as hollowing and tourbillons.
. Glee Watch: was established in 1993. It is a well-known watch manufacturer in my country and a well-known trademark in Guangdong Province.
. Tianwang Watch: is a well-known watch manufacturer in my country. It was founded in 1988 and enjoys a very good reputation in the New Year market. It is a household name.
7. Shanghai Watch: In March 1958, the A581 mechanical watch was registered as a Shanghai brand trademark. On April 23, China's first watch factory, Shanghai Watch Factory, was completed. A total of 13,600 Shanghai brand watches were produced that year. From then on, China's history of only editing watches but not making watches was ended.
8. Feiyada Watch: In the ranking of the top ten domestic watch brands, Feiyada was founded in 1987 and is a well-known watch manufacturer in my country. During its many years of establishment, Feiyada relied on the incident of flying into space with Shenzhou No. 5 that year.
9. Rossini Watch: was established in 1984. It is one of the earliest Sino-foreign joint ventures in China. It has also won the attention of the market and is loved and trusted by consumers.
0. Haiou Watch: is a well-known watch brand in my country and the inventor of China's first watch. Since its establishment in 1955, Haiou has been making products in its own research and development model, and has become famous in the international market with its rich experience and high-end production technology. Therefore, it has become one of the most popular watch brands in my country.
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