Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH — The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH ((Fédération de l industrie horlogère suisse) is the Swiss watch industry s leading trade association. It is headquartered in Bienne, Switzerland. It is a private, non profit trade association, with… … Wikipedia
Swiss Made — is a label used to indicate that a product was made in Switzerland. OverviewThe wording was formally adopted in the late 19th century [http://www.swissinfo.org/fre/culture/detail/Aux origines du Swiss made horloger.html?siteSect=201 sid=7998036… … Wikipedia
Watch Valley — covers all the Swiss Jurassic Arc, from Geneva to Basel, and is the location of most of the Swiss watch making industry. From the 15th century, starting from Geneva, the cradle of the watch making industry, the great majority of the companies… … Wikipedia
Watch — For other uses, see Watch (disambiguation). Early wrist watch by Waltham, worn by soldiers in World War I (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 47 3352) A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in … Wikipedia
Lancashire Watch Company — The Lancashire Watch Company of Prescot was founded in 1889 by Thomas P. Hewitt as a rival to the large American and Swiss watch companies. It failed in 1910. HistoryUntil the late 19th century, Prescot had been the centre of the watchmaking… … Wikipedia
Waltham Watch Company — Industry Horology Fate Went out of business Founded 1850 Defunct 1957/1994 Headquarters Waltham, Massachusetts, United States … Wikipedia
List of companies of Switzerland — This is a list of Swiss companies, currently active and former ones:A*Adriatica PR A Watch Co Sagl *ABB Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) *Adecco *Alpina Watches *AMAGB*Bally Shoe, shoe company *Bâloise, insurance company *Batigroup, construction business… … Wikipedia
Automatic watch — An automatic or self winding watch is a mechanical watch, whose mainspring is wound automatically by the natural motion of the wearer s arm, to make it unnecessary to manually wind the watch. Most mechanical watches sold today are self winding.… … Wikipedia
Pocket watch — This article is about the portable timepiece. For the Dave Grohl album, see Pocketwatch (album). A gold pocket watch with hunter case and watch chain … Wikipedia
Diving watch — Omega Seamaster model 2220.80, with a water resistance of 300 m (1,000 ft). The second crown (at 10 o clock) is a helium release valve. A diving watch is a watch designed for underwater diving that features, as a minimum, a water… … Wikipedia