Watches Of Switzerland, high quality precision time piecesWatches of Switzerland are world renown for high quality. As one of the world's largest manufacturer of luxury watches, Switzerland produces nearly half of all of the watches in the world. Watches exported from Switzerland average around four hundred dollars a piece. But, luxury watches are not the only famous watches exported. Switzerland has become very well known for their plastic Swatch, as well.
Ninety-five percent of all watches made in Switzerland are exported. It is the quality that goes into every one that accounts for its world wide success. The Swiss have a long history of being hard workers and of building high quality precision time pieces. A great deal of meticulous work and a lot of thought goes into fitting the more than 300 parts and complicated mechanisms into the tiny casings of a luxury watch. Materials are a small fraction of the cost of making a high quality watch. In the old days watches were made during the winter months. There was less farm work to do and it was a great way to wile away the long winter nights. Many high end watches of Switzerland. Visit The Omega Watches Museum in Biel. are still produced in rural regions such as vallee de Joux in the Jura mountains of Canton Vaud. The majority of the watch making industry is located in towns like Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds in Canton Neuchatel, Grenchen in Canton Solothurn and Biel-Bienne in Canton Bern dotted along the Jura.
According the Swiss law a watch can only bear the Swiss Made label if the movement is Swiss, the movement is cased in Switzerland and the final inspection is conducted by the manufacturer in Switzerland. If the movement of the watch is intended for export to be cased in another country, but meets the other requirements, it may say Swiss Movement. It can not say Swiss Made anywhere on the case or the dial. One of the most famous watches of Switzerland is the classic 1936 Reverso by Jaeger-LeCoultre.
It is a true Swiss legend that has stood the test of time. Today, Jaeger-LeCoultre has an extensive collection of exceptional and luxurious Swiss watches. Another legendary watch and high end company was created when Hans Wilsdorf, a professional watch maker since 1900, joined forces with Aegler, a Swiss watch manufacturer. They named the new company Rolex. Wilsdorf believed the new fad that began in the early 1920s, wristwatches, would really take off. This lead him to create a unprecedented technical innovation – the waterproof watch. When young Mercedes Gleitz swam the English channel in 1927, she wore his Oyster Rolex watch, the first to be encased in an air-tight, waterproof casing. The watch survived beautifully. Thus, the legend of the Rolex was born. For decades the oyster model was sold with nearly the exact same design. Today, these vintage watches of Switzerland are still in high demand. However, ask any watch aficionado and he will tell you the title of King of Watches goes to Patek Philippe. His Patek Philippe Platinum World Time and Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon are the most expensive wrist watches. The Geneva based factory produces the most complicated wrist watches and pocket watches ever created. All Patek Philippe creations go into the category of Prestige Watches of Switzerland.
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