Richard Mille watch company was founded by Richard Mille –a very talented and enthusiastic person who devoted many years of his life to watch making. Before founding his own company he had been the director of a large company for 20 years, then he began working for Mauboussin where he had hold a variety of posts, up to the CEO of the watch department.
Blancpain is usually associated with two things. The first one is the slogan "Since 1735, there has never been a quartz Blancpain watch. And there never will be." And the fact that this company is one of the oldest Swiss companies – it was founded in 1735.
Some people think that between the ancient and the modern history of the brand there is a very big break of about 100 years. This is not true. In the middle of the XX century Blancpain presented one of the most legendary watches in its history and in the history of watch making.
Omega has many nice collections of truly magnificent watches. Here are some of them.
Omega Constellation.
Omega Constellation wristwatches are one of the world’s most popular watches. Cindy Crawford chose Constellation watches more than 10 years ago and since that time many other celebrities and ordinary watch connoisseurs have followed her example. The new luxurious Constellation collection was released in honor of the 160 year anniversary of the legendary series.
The outstanding watch maker, the watch maker of kings – this is said about Abraham Louis Breguet, the person who made the biggest part of inventions that are used in watches.
Abraham Louis Breguet founded his workshop in Paris in 1775. Very soon his timekeepers became popular with those who appreciated watches of the best quality. Personally Marie Antoinette ordered a watch with the most complicated mechanism. Development of this watch took many years and the watch was released after Marie Antoinette and Abraham Louis Breguet died. There were dozens and hundreds of other great watches that were so valued by persons of distinction.
After the great revolution there were the best conditions for creative work and unique inventions, for instance tourbillon.
Some people think that only watch brands with long history produce really magnificent watches of superior quality. This is not true. There are young brands that in spite of their short history manage to amaze by their fantastic watches. One of the best examples of this statements is Welder – a great new men’s watch line created by Italo Fontana that is known as a very talented watch maker of the fantastic U-Boat watches that have won the hearts of watch connoisseurs from all over the world.
Romain Jerome is a young watch brand that was founded 5 years ago, however it is the brand with high ambitions. Ideology of the brand is the risky and daring attempt to join present time with the past time. The time when Titanic sank, the time when American Apollo XI went to the Moon, the time of other bright events that amazed the humanity. Watches by Romain Jerome are the embodiment of this unification of two times – today and the past.
Watch company Hamilton was founded in 1892 in Lancaster, state Pensilvania. The first watch model produced by the brand was pocket watch Broadway Limited that was successfully used by American railway service. The accuracy and reliability of the watch put the end to the numerous catastrophes and accidents.
The watch brand Conrod Watch Co was founded in 1908 and immediately demonstrated its inclination to produce watches for export, especially for the US. In 1909 the brand opened its branch in New York. Concord won the hearts of American connoisseurs – in 1968 it occupied the sixth place in the top of the most popular watch brands in America.