Watch brands

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Chapters: Gallet & Co., Timex Group USA, Rolex, Cartier SA, Bovet Fleurier, TAG Heuer, Omega SA, Swatch, International Watch Company, Longines, Piaget SA, Hamilton Watch Company, Seiko, Vostok watches, Jean Lassale, Chopard, Montblanc, Panerai, Seiko Epson, Polar Electro, Casio, Titan Industries, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Suunto, Bulgari, Vacheron Constantin, Maitres du Temps, Breguet, Greubel Forsey, Victorinox, Patek Philippe & Co., Breitling, Citizen Holdings, Ateliers deMonaco, Certina Kurth Frères, E. Gluck Corporation, Hublot, Girard-Perregaux, MB&F, Bulova, Parmigiani Fleurier, LOUIS GEORGE, Universal Genève, Poljot, Eco-Drive, Glycine watch, Nooka, Baume et Mercier, Franck Muller, Tissot, Fossil, Inc., Stowa, Vestal Watches, David Yurman, Raymond Weil, Doxa S.A., Mathey-Tissot, Wenger, Sinn, West End Watch Co, Seiko Instruments, Technos, Skagen Designs, Ulysse Nardin, Frédérique Constant, Invicta Watch Group, Raketa, Binda Group, Nixon Watches, Zodiac Watches, Maurice Lacroix, Bedat & Co, Petrodvorets Watch Factory, Rado, Folli Follie, Rodania, Rotary Watches, TW Steel, Junghans, Urwerk, Sowind Group, Accurist, Alpina Watches, Sandoz watches, Luminox, Ollech & Wajs, Blancpain, Fortis Uhren, Eterna, Century Time Gems, Zenith, Pobeda Watches, Slava watches, Orient Watch Company, Blanchet, Seikosha, Concord watch, Normal Watches, Linde Werdelin, Movado, Roberto Coin, Adriatica, Oris, Tsovet Time Instruments, Nomos Glashütte, Dakota Watch Company, Charriol, Jovial, Waltham International, Roamer, Chronoswiss, Roger Dubuis, Mido, Pulsar, Festina, Xezo, Glashütte Original, Juvenia, Bell & Ross, Revue Thommen, Era Watch Co Limited C. Rüefli-Flury & Co, Company Volmax, Sea-Gull, Cubus, Gérald Genta, Indiglo, Mb-microtec, Chronovski, Jules Jurgensen, Sector No Limits, Tianjin Sea-Gull, Red or Dead, Vostok Europe, Tutima, Daniel Roth, Mondaine, Ikepod, Swiss Military Watch, Yema, Cyma Watches, Anonimo, Corum, TechnoMarine, Obaku Ltd., Chaika watches, Nivada, Sekonda, Jowissa, Zeno-Watch Basel, Alba, Armand Nicolet, Phenix, Sigma Sport, Kolber, Independent Watches, Dubey Schaldenbrand, Leijona watch, Carlo Ferrara. Excerpt: Gallet is a historical Swiss manufacturer of high-end timepieces for professional use. Gallet is the world's oldest watch and clock making house with history dating back to Humbertus Gallet, a clock maker who became a citizen of Geneva in 1466. The Gallet & Cie (Gallet & Company) name was officially registered by Julien Gallet (1806-1849) in 1826, who moved the family business from Geneva to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Prior to this date, operations commenced under the name of each of the family patriarchs. Gallet is best known during the 20th century to the present day for its line of MultiChron chronograph wristwatches. Produced primarily for military, industrial, and other professional applications, Gallet's MultiChron watches often incorporated a number of advanced timekeeping innovations. A Gallet timepiece of particular renown was the Flight Officer time zone chronograph. Commissioned by Senator Harry S. Truman in 1939 for pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, the Flight Officer (a.k.a. Flying Officer) had a rotating 12 hour bezel and the names of 48 major world cities printed on the periphery of the dial (face). These features made it possible to calculate changes in the time as an aviator flew across lines of longitude. Besides being the first time zone calculating wristwatch, th...