Brands

Every maison whose work has passed through the journal, one record per house, holding what can be stated plainly about it.

A B D G H J P U

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Artisans de GenèveSwitzerlandIndependent Geneva workshop that reworks its clients' own watches on individual commission.

B

BovetSwitzerland1822House of Pascal Raffy building high-complication watchmaking with its DIMIER 1738 manufacture, including in-house hairsprings.

D

Daniel RothSwitzerland1988High-watchmaking name founded as an independent by Daniel Roth in 1988 and defined by the double-ellipse case; today an LVMH Maison, revived in 2023 with the support of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton.

G

Gerald CharlesSwitzerland2000Independent family-owned Geneva maison founded by Gérald Charles Genta in 2000; every watch derives from his original drawings under the motto Artistic Creativity, Technical Mastery.

H

HublotSwitzerland1980The Art of Fusion house born of a gold case on a rubber strap in 1980, defined since 2005 by the Big Bang and its manufacture calibres.

J

Jacob & Co.New York house of Jacob Arabo known for high-concept complications, from multi-axis tourbillons to musical timepieces.

P

PaneraiItaly1860Florentine house of military dive instruments; Italian design, Swiss manufacture in Neuchâtel, defined by the Luminor and Radiomir cases.

U

Ulysse NardinSwitzerland1846Independent Le Locle maison with marine-chronometer heritage and a record of material innovation.