Rating of watch brands

The watch is not only an item that shows time, but also a fashion accessory. Today by the hour you can judge the status of their owner. And, of course, they must meet the quality criteria, and this:

Watches of famous brands can be called an indicator of the prosperity of their owner. There are such watches, the price for which is so great that a person can not earn so much in his entire life.

To date, the most expensive watches were created by the masters of the brand Chopard, their cost is $ 25 million. We can say that they are a work of jewelry and watchmaking.

On the world market there are Russian, Italian, English, French, Swiss and American brands of watches, we will dwell on the last two details:

Swiss watches

Swiss watch manufacturers carefully control the technology of manufacturing mechanisms and their final assembly. And also use the most reliable and high-quality materials.

The most popular brands of swiss watches:

  1. Rolex is an elite brand that began its activity with handmade watches. The founders of the trademark were Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in 1908. The wrist watch Rolex is equipped with a self-winding mechanism, which is very convenient. They have an eccentric, rotating with the movements of the hand. So with a constant wearing the watch is not required to wind.
  2. Patek Philippe is a watch company owned by the family. It was founded in 1839 by the French watchmaker Adrien Philippe, who teamed up with Polish businessman Antony Patek and watchmaker Francois Czapek to create one of the best Swiss brand watches.
  3. Breitling. The brand was created in 1884 by Leon Breitling, the chronographs supplying industrial enterprises. And in 1932, his grandson Willie Breitling concluded an agreement that made Breitling the official supplier of the Royal Air Force.

American brands watches

America is among the top three leading watch manufacturers, along with Japan and Switzerland. American brands of watches differ in their functionality and modest, but elegant design.

The best watches brands produced in America:

  1. Anne Klein is the first American watch. Designer Anna Klein, who produces women's and children's clothes, in the seventies began the production of watches. They immediately conquered women with their elegant design. At their manufacture crystals Swarovski are used, and watches of collection Diamond are decorated with natural brilliants. The quality of Anne Klein products is guaranteed, only high-quality materials and reliable mechanisms are used in production.
  2. Timex is one of the world's oldest watch manufacturers. The trademark was created in 1854, and was called Waterbury Clock. The company focused on the mass consumer and produced inexpensive watches. In 1917, a budget model of a wristwatch was specially made for the soldiers of the American army. A new milestone in development was the renaming in 1945 of a trademark in Timex. At the moment, the brand produces multifunctional, waterproof, sports models of watches at an affordable price.
  3. Marc Ecko is a brand focused on advanced youth. The founder brand is Mark Eco, who started his career as an artist of graffiti. Thanks to extravagant ideas and the use of the latest technologies, the brand is very popular in the countries of America and Europe. It is worth noting that the models are protected from shock, dust and moisture.

The rating of watch brands, according to different criteria and opinions of consumers, is compiled by institutes and well-known journals annually. But, as a rule, according to one criteria, only watch brands excel, and on others - others. And so the list of leading brands, compiled in Europe, is different from the American rating.