The history of TAG Heuer starts in the 19th century. TAG Heuer SA starts in 1860 under the name Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG
Our list of oldest watch brands contains watch brands that still exist and are older 100 years. Some of them have been re-animated after years, decades or even centuries, some of them have been in continuous production. And some of them made up their own story, probably hoping to create more brand value. All the oldest watch brands are listed here.
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Stories about the oldest watch brands
The history of Blancpain starts in the 18th century. The company was founded by Jehan-Jaques Blancpain (born in 1693) in 1735
The history of Vacheron Constantin starts in the 18th century. Vacheron Constantin was founded in 1775 by Jean-Marc Vacheron (1731–1805)
The history of Breitling starts in the 19th century when Léon Breitling (1860-1914) founded a workshop in the Swiss Jura, in 1884
The history of Favre Leuba starts in the 18th century. On the 13th of March 1737 Abraham Favre started a workshop in Le Locle, Switzerland
The story of Jeanrichard begins in the 17th century. According to the website of the Swiss brand the company began in 1681
The history of Gallet starts in the 15th century. ‘Since 1466 Gallet was there’, Gallet’s website claims, but they do not claim to be the oldest watchmaker
The history of Ferdinand Berthoud starts in the 18th century when when Ferdinand Berthoud officially earned the title of Master Clock Maker in 1753
The history of Jaeger-LeCoultre starts in the 19th century when Antoine LeCoultre (1803-1881) invented a machine to cut watch pinions from steel
The history of Chopard starts in 1860 when Louis-Ulysse Chopard (May 4, 1836 – January 30, 1915) founds the L.U.C manufacturing company in Sonvilier