10 interesting facts about Swiss watchmakers
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C RE D IT S T O W W W. B RE IT L IN G . C O M
BREITL ING NAVIT IMER
WATCH E S H AV E BU I LT IN
SL IDE R WH ICH MA K E S TH E M
SU ITA BL E FO R CALCULATING
A IRCRAFT SPEED AND
MEASUREMENT OF FUEL
CONSUMPTION . A USE F UL
FE ATUR E FO R P I LO TS SH O UL D
TH E IR O NBOAR D
ME ASUR E ME NT TO O L TO FA I L .
AS A WAY OF C OMIN G B AC K TO T HE
MAR K E TP L AC E AFTE R A B AD
P E R IOD FOR THE C OMPAN Y , N E W
ULYSSE NARDIN OWN E R S
SHOC K E D SWISS WATC HMAK E R S
AN D T HE WORLD W ITH T HE N E W
DE S IG N RAN G E ‘ FREAK ’ , WH IC H
‘LOST’ KEY WRIST WATCH
FEATURES : D IAL , HAN DS AN D A
C RO WN
C RE D IT S T O W W W. U LY SSE - N ARD IN . C O M
W H E N F O R M U L A O N E C E O
BERNIE ECCLESTONE WAS
AT TACKED A N D H A D H IS
H U B LO T WATC H S T O L E N , T H E
C O M PA N Y U S E D T H E S T O RY IN
I T S M A R K E T I N G C A M PA IG N .
S H O W I N G B E R N IE ’ S B R U IS E D
FAC E T H E F O L LO W IN G TAG L IN E
WA S U S E D : “ SEE WHAT
PEOPLE WILL DO FOR A
HUBLOT ” .
C RE D IT S T O W W W. HU B LO T. C O M
T H E CREATOR O F T H E B RAND
FRANCK MULLER IS ST ILL
AL IVE , UNL I KE M O S T O F T H E
O T H ER LUXURY S W IS S WATC H
B RAND S . I N FAC T , H E I S VERY
M UC H I N T H E P UB L IC EY E W IT H
T H E EXC EP T I O NAL ANNUAL
L AUNC H EVENT S G RAND S C AL E
O P EN I NG S W O R L D W ID E .
C RE D IT S T O W W W. F RAN C K MU L L E R. C O M
FORTIS I S A N OFF I C I A L WR I S TWATCH S UPPL I ER F OR RUSSIAN SPACE
MISSIONS FOR THE L A S T 10 YEA RS . I T A LS O BEEN CONF I RMED A S A
WATCH PROV I DER FOR THE F I RS T M I S S I ON TO MA RS , CA LLED ‘MA RS
500 ’
C RE D IT S T O W W W. B RE GU E T. C O M
BREGUET BOA S T S O F A LO NG L I S T
O F W ELL K N O W N PATRONS WH I C H
I NC LU DE C ELEB R I T I E S , WR I T ER S ,
DU K ES , KINGS AND QUEENS . M O RE
K N O WN T O U S , G E NE RA L P U B L I C ,
W O U LD B E LEO TO LS T OY , V I C T O R
H U G O , W I NS T O N C H U RC H I LL ,
G E O RG E WA S H I N G O N ( Y E S , T H E 1 S T
P RE S I DE NT O F T H E U S ) , NAPALEON
BONAPARTE A N D C H A R LES P R I NC E
O F WA LE S ( P H I L I P G E O R G E ) .
C A N D I N O S P O N S O R E D T H E F IRST C IRCUMNAVIGATION IN A SOLAR
POWERED BOAT – P L A N E T S O L A R. T H E BOAT C A R R IE D 1 0 0 O F C A N D IN O
‘ P L A N E T S O L A R ’ WATC H E S A L L T H E WAY A R O U N D T H E W O R L D .
TIFFANY & CO , CARTIER A N D BVLGARI O F F I C I A LLY BUY AUDEMARS
P IGUET M A D E WATC H E S A N D R E B RA N D T H E M A S T H E I R O W N .
C RE D IT S T O W W W. AU D E MARSP IGU E T. C O M
THE C OM PA N Y C ELEBRAT ED
THE I R 140TH A N N I V ER S A RY
BY UN V E I L I N G THE R EC OR D
BR EA K I N G THINNEST
MECHANICAL WATCH IN
THE WORLD : A LT I P L A N O
900P , M EA S UR I N G AT 3 . 65
M M
C RE D IT S T O W W W , P IAGE T. C O M
F O R M O R E ‘ I N T E R E S T I N G FAC T S ’ A BOU T S W I S S WATC H M A K E R S
VIS IT ‘ IT IS MADE IN EUROPE’ WEBSITE
F O R U N I Q U E S PA N I S H WATC H BOX M A D E W I T H O U T G LU E O R N A I L S
F O R C OM P L E T E S W I S S WATC H G U I D E ( W I T H P R I C E G U I D E )