Today a wristwatch is not so much a device for determining the time as a stylish and status accessory.
Introducing rating of watch brands, compiled according to the TiptopWatches portal dedicated to famous manufacturers and popular watch models. This list includes the most popular and expensive watch brands.
15. TAG Heuer Is a Swiss brand that is a member of the worldwide LVMH holding, the most famous manufacturer of luxury goods.
14.A. Lange & S? Hne - a German watch company, wrist and pocket watches from which easily compete with the products of the most famous brands.
13. Omega - a brand that will celebrate its 128th anniversary this year It is the property of the Swatch Group Ltd. holding, which produces watches under the brands Breguet, Blancpain, Mido, Longines,, Rado, Omega, Tissot, Swatch and others.
12. Rolex - the watch company, founded in 1905 by the German Hans Wilsdorf, today has its head office in Switzerland. Rolex produces over half a million watches a year.
11. Girard-Perregaux Is a prestigious watch brand with history dating back to 1791. In 1969, the engineers at Girard-Perreguax introduced the world's first quartz movement with a pulsation of 32,768 Hz, which eventually became the international standard for quartz watches.
10. Piaget has been producing premium watches since 1874. The company was founded by Georges Edouard Piaget in La Cote-aux-Fees, 14 children of the master became the successors of the business.
9. Hublot Is a brand owned by the MDM concern (Montre des Montres). The distinctive features of these luxury watches are the "nautical" design and rubber straps.
8. Audemars Piguet Is a company that carefully preserves the traditions of production. Annually, under the Audemars Piguet brand, no more than 15 thousand items are manually assembled, each of which is marked with a unique number and a signature of the master.
7. Chopard - the company named after its creator Louis-Ulysses Chopard, who founded the production of pocket watches and chronometers in 1860 in the town of Sonvillet. One of the famous design solutions from Chopard is the technology of "floating diamonds", when precious stones move freely between two sapphire crystals of the dial.
6. Ulysse Nardin - a company that originally specialized in the production of marine chronometers. Traditionally included in ratingSwiss watch brands, has more than a century of history and Ulysse Nardin is no exception, the brand has been known since 1846.
5. Cartier - a French company specializing in the production of not only watches, but also jewelry, today part of the Richemond concern.
4. Blancpain Is a Swiss brand whose history dates back to 1735. The production was founded by the village watchmaker Jean-Jacques Blanp. Today, all products under the Blancpain brand are assembled exclusively by hand, while watches are only mechanical.
3. Jaeger-LeCoultre Is a watch house founded by members of the Le Coultre family in 1833. Today the brand is owned by the Richemont group. Jaeger-LeCoultre's designers are known for their passion for modernism.
2. Vacheron Constantin Is a brand that has stood for quality and elegance since 1755. The clients of this Swiss company were the aristocrats of France and Italy, including both wives of the Emperor Napoleon. The company annually produces about 20 thousand premium watches.
1. Patek Philippe Is another Swiss brand that leads watch manufacturers rating... The founders of the company in 1839 were the Pole Anthony Patek and the French Adrien Philippe. The price of products of this prestigious brand starts from 10 thousand US dollars.