Rating of watch brands by class

A watch is an accessory that is one of the signs of the owner’s self-sufficiency, its sophistication and impeccable appearance. In addition, the brand of watches plays an important role, sometimes only its monogram on the product indicates the status of the owner. The rating of popular watch brands also consists of female models, which are a work of art and rich decoration.

Watch industry leaders - TOP 20 most successful brands

It is impossible to make the most accurate ranking of brands, because each person has his own criteria when choosing a product. But still, annually well-known print and online publications form the top brands that satisfy the requirements and desires of everyone.

Often, such a rating is based on the following indicators:

• brand popularity;
• the prestige of the watch;
• demand;
• recognizability;
• annual turnover;
• budgeting.

In the popularity rating almost always occupy a leading position:

• Rolex, for the accuracy of class "A";
• Omega with all-ceramic body;
• Breitling has a high build class.

In this case, brand marking is taken into account, for example, “Swiss Made” indicates Swiss production.

Attention! Most popular brands produce their products in Switzerland. This feature is a guarantee of compliance with technological standards. 

Today, marking, as a guarantor of high quality and authority of the manufacturer, can be used by another, for example:

• Geneve - production in Switzerland in the territory of the canton of Geneva;
• Qualite Fleurier (Fleurier Quality) - the product has been tested by the Fleurier Quality Foundation regarding the level of quality;
• COSC - quality certificate from the Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres.

In addition to customer demand for products, the volume of annual production of products is also taken into account, for example, Rolex released 1.5 million products in 2017, which indicates its relevance.

When studying the publication that posted the TOP, it is important to consider its focus on the target audience. In this case, the rating of the best watch brands of the whole world will be created for it.

It is impossible to create the only accurate rating of the best watches, since in each society it is different and focused on various indicators.

What is the peculiarity of watches from Switzerland

Important! Watch brands issued in Switzerland indicate the impeccable accuracy of the movement.

The cost of products is often very high and only a representative of the highest class can afford them. Swiss watches are valuable for the advantages that make every second person dream of them:

• high-quality materials are used in production - silver, gold, platinum, steel;
• products are not subject to corrosion;
• the use of high-tech equipment for assembling a mechanism consisting of at least 50% of products manufactured in Switzerland;
• high-quality quality control is carried out by specialists from Switzerland;
• warranty from the manufacturer in the uninterrupted operation of watches;
• errors in the time indication are unacceptable;
• moisture resistance;
• use only sapphire crystal, which is shockproof, transparent and resistant to mechanical damage:
• chic design will make the product a subject of envy;
• a strap made of natural material is additionally treated from premature wear.

There are also disadvantages as a high price and the lack of the possibility of repair in any workshop - you need to contact only certified centers.

Interesting! Swiss craftsmen are conservatives, so they almost always produce mechanical products.

Famous brands of Swiss watches - rating

The rating in Russia of the prestige of Swiss watches is determined by various factors. Since everything depends not only on the characteristics of the product, but also on the needs of various segments of the population, as well as on the turnover of the company itself.

An approximate top of the most popular watches from Switzerland is as follows.

Premium products worth over $ 120,000:

1. lange & Sohne Audemars Piguet - for the first time the brand became known back in 1845, when the founder of the company worked in a small watch shop and did not dream of such fame. The brand’s watches have become famous and popular outside of Germany. Products have high technical properties and original design. The brand offers a line of men's watches from Switzerland Time master, as well as a decent list of women's watches.
2. In 1982, Blancpain celebrated its second rebirth with a small presentation of a collection of ultra-sophisticated mechanical watches. This event provided an increase in the rating of Swiss watches, after crowding them out of the market with a cheap analogue of Japanese products. It was this brand that proposed the first version of diving watches developed in 1953 by French military divers Bob Malubier and Claude Riffo.
3. Breguet - this brand is rich in traditions of 200 years. Today, her products have an impeccable clockwork. He takes part in the development of descent parts made of silicon.
4. Blancpain - the workshop began its development in the small village of Villiers on a small family farm. The company produces upscale products in a classic style.
5. Jaeger-LeCoultre - is located in the town of Le Santier, the production was founded in the early 20th century and today it already has many discoveries and over 1000 branded calibers. Since 2000, the company has been a 100% subsidiary of Richemont.

6. Patek Philippe - creates the most complex mechanisms that work for years and are very popular in the world market. This company has the most complicated watch in the world.
7. Vacheron Constantin is one of the most expensive, prestigious and traditional brands. The first mention of the office as a watch workshop occurred in 1755, in a notarial document.
8. Chopard is a Swiss manufacturer of premium watches. The company was founded by 24-year-old Louis-Ulysses Chopard in 1860. But initially the company produced chronometers and pocket watches. For a long time was a supplier for the Swiss railways.
9. Hublot - representatives of quality products, which are very expensive, as they act as jewelry.
10. ROLEX - truly charm and wealth, high cost and individual approach to every detail. The company produces a wide range of types of watches from professional to classic for the client with any needs. Only authorized, professionally trained distributors are allowed to sell products.

From $ 50,000 there are watches from the Luxury category, brands such as:

1. Arnold & Son - began operations in 1736 in Cornwall, UK, then the son of John Arnold was born to a watchmaker on Strand Street.
2. Breitling - luxury watches are produced in the canton of Jura. The story of the issue began in 1884 by the name of the founder.
3. Carl F. Bucherer - belongs to the Bucherer family along with Bucherer stores and the Bucherer watch brand. Started operations in 1888. Today, the head of the company is a representative of the third generation of the family.
4. CARTIER - is a French company, founded in 1847, as a small jewelry workshop. In 1867, the products were exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris. After that, the company gained popularity. In 1904, the grandson of the founder of the company created a watch created in honor of his friend Alberto Santos-Dumont called Santos, which made the company fabulously rich and famous.

5. Corum - the brand was created in 1955 by Renne Bannwart and his uncle Gaston Rees, who had great experience in watchmaking and unprecedented entrepreneurial qualities.
6. Concord - the company was founded in 1908 in the Swiss city of Bienna.Initially, the goal was to export watches to the United States. Models of this manufacturer differ in ultra-thin cases. In 1980, the Delirium II watch was released with a thickness of 1.5 mm, the Delirium IV model made a real revolution, since the thickness of the product was 0.98 mm.
7. Eberhard & Co - the company began its activities in 1887 in the city of La Che des Fonds. The company is named after the founder of Georges-Emile Eberhard. The first products were chronometers, and the first wrist chronograph was released in 1919. The world's first countdown clock was released in 1938.
8. Glashutte Original - the first watch workshop was founded in Glashütte, located in an impoverished silver deposit, by master Ferdinand Adolf Lange.
9. Graham Watches - created the brand by the famous inventor of chronographs George Graham. His desire for innovative technologies and the development of special models played a decisive role in the development of watchmaking.

10. IWC - is the manufacturer of the first watches, issued as scientific for aircraft pilots. Products are popular among the stronger sex.
11. Jaquet Droz - the creator of Pierre Jaquet D ro was famous for the production of complex watches equipped with automatic machines - mechanical computers that could independently write letters and perform other actions. In 1774, he opened a workshop in London, and in 1784 in Geneva. The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon interrupted the prosperity of the home of Jaquet Droz. However, in 2000, a revival of the brand began thanks to its acquisition by the Swatch Group.
12. Montblanc is a German manufacturer of luxury pens, which has revised its policy and began to produce expensive jewelry and accessories, including watches.
13. Officine Panerai is an Italian limited edition vintage watch company. Included in the Richemont group and has been operating since 1860.
14. OMEGA - celebrated its 125th anniversary, reviving the production of the legendary pocket watch movement, created in 1894. For the first time, the first patented watch factory and the installation of hands appeared.
15. Ulysse Nardin - the company was established in 1846 in Switzerland, so for over 168 years the company has been manufacturing only the highest quality products. She can offer marine chronometers especially valuable for collectors, the Marine collection is an excellent standard of modern technology. The modern style of Ulysse Nardin Marine, which can be used with any outfit and for any publication.

Also very popular in the ranking of Swiss watch brands this year were cheap, but high-quality models, which cost from 15,000 rubles in Russia, to these include:

1. Tissot is the leader in Swiss-made quartz or classic mechanical watches. The average price range of products does not prevent it from being popular and of high quality. The company, established in 1888, is focused on youth.
2. Candino - has products of different price categories. Cooperation with ETA ensured the release of high-quality and inexpensive watch movement, presented in many models of the brand.

3. Appella is a company producing high-quality and expensive products, but along with this, it also produces watches for the middle class. In such models are combined, quality, modernity and style.
4. Wenger - the brand is aimed at professional athletes and workers who do not have time to monitor the integrity of the product. Watches have increased water resistance - they withstand pressure at a depth of 30 to 200 meters.

At the peak of popularity, tops 2019 top 5 brands:

• Rolex

• Cartier

• Omega

• Patek philippe

• Swatch

Conclusion

Watches are luxury and dignity, quality and enchantment. Not everyone is given the chance to possess truly branded watches from a house that has been operating for over 100 years. But at the same time, you can take advantage of less expensive, but no less high-quality offers from Swiss watch shops.