CANDINO:
Although the Flury family has been producing watches since the late 19th century, Candino (Candina Watch Co. Ltd.)a Swiss watchmaker founded by Adolf Flury-Hug was registered in 1945. Registered as an independent watchmaker in the district of Herbetswil, Solothurn, Switzerland. The company was later acquired by a Spanish, Swiss origin, Festina Group (Festina Group includes Lotus & Jaguar and brand of watches midrange of Swiss origin).
Candino was originally known for the manufacture of watches for different brands (private labels) but in recent years focused on the production of Candino watches. Today's embassador of the brand includes Xenia Tchoumitcheva, former Switzerland beauty queen. Candino also sponsors the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel and the Nordic ski championships in Oberstorf.
CARVEN:
Carven is a well-established name in the world of fashion, more than 55 years of experience in Haute Couture, Ready-to-wear, Fashion Accessories, Timepieces and Fragrances. In 1945, the founding designer, Mademoiselle Carven opens her first fashion house at Champs Elysees, one of Paris's most prestigious locations. Madame Carven has diversified her company's operations to include a wide range of luxury products for men and women. These include leather goods, casual wear, sportswear, fragrances, jewellery, as well as watches, all made with the same refined sense of taste and high quality.Montres Carven S.A., the main office for Carven timepiece, is situated in Geneva, Switzerland; the heart of Swiss watch making technology. Carven timepieces of today continue in this proud tradition of fine Swiss watchmaking, producing quality watches, which are classic, yet contemporary to today's world of state-of-the-art technology and timeless creation. (carvenwatch.com)
CYMA:
Cyma traces its early origins from a small watch company founded by the brothers, Joseph and Theodre Schwob, of Schwob Frères and Co. in 1862. The Schwob brothers named the company Cyma the French word for summit. It was not until 1892 when the brothers partnered with Frederic Henri Sandoz (Does the name sounds familiar?), the owner of the watch wholesale company, Henri Sandoz & Cie, that the business expanded. Under Sandoz's leadership, the company became the Cyma Watch Company and built the famous Cyma factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in the Jura Mountains. La Chaux-de-Fonds is near Le Locle (Yes, this is where the famous brand Tissot Le Locle gots its name). Both towns were the center of the Swiss watchmaking industry in the 19th century.
EDOX:
Edox’s history began in 1883 with a love story. An exceptionally gifted watchmaker in Granges, Christian Rüfli-Flury, decided to give his beloved wife, Eva-Maria, a pocket watch that he had designed himself for her 25th birthday. Touched and impressed by the beauty of her gift, Eva-Maria then persuaded her husband to found his own watchmaking company in 1884. Christian then named the company “Edox”. The name Edox means “hour” in ancient Greek, and the hourglass logo has adorned all Edox watches ever since.
RADO:
Formed in 1917 as Schlup & Co., Rado initially produced watch movements only. In 1957 the company launched its first collection of watches under the Rado brand. In 1962 the Rado Diastar, the world's first scratch-proof watch, was launched. It has been in production ever since, now sold as DiaStar The Original.
In 1983 Rado became part of the SMH group which was renamed in 1998 as the Swatch Group. Rado's sister brands within the Group include Omega, Breguet, Hamilton, Longines and Tissot.
ROAMER:
Roamer was founded in Solothurn, Switzerland, in 1888 by Fritz Meyer. Meyer originally manufactured cylinder escapements. In 1904, Meyer joined forces with fellow watchmaker Johann Studeli to produce "Meyer & Studeli" (MST) watch movements. In 1940 the company started its own dial production line. In 1945, a representative office opened in New York City and in 1952 Roamer Watches officially changed its name to Roamer Watch Co. SA. In 1955, Roamer patented an original Anfibio watertight watch case, which proved to be a commercial success. The company launched its first quartz movement in 1972.
SANDOZ
Founded by Henri Frédéric Sandoz (aka Frédéric Henri Sandoz), a self-made man of Le Locle who in the 1870s founded Henri Sandoz & Cie., which later producing complicated watches under the name of Cyma. In 1890, in partnership with two families named Schwob, Sandoz established a watch-making firm at Malleray, near Tavannes, Switzerland. Their new business was known as Tavannes Watch Co. By the time of the death of Sandoz on 18 March 1913, many watches were made under the name of Henri Sandoz & Fils. The enterprise occupied a 'model factory' employing one thousand workers and producing 2,500 watches a day. Other names used by the Tavannes company at various times include Tavannes-Cyma, Bijou Watch Co., Tacy Watch Co., and Lisca.
SOLVIL ET TITUS
Paul Ditisheim (1868-1945), a well-known watchmaker and inventor, was an extremely prominent figure in the Swiss watch industry of his time. In 1887, he named one of the initial models he created, Titus, and thus the brand Solvil et Titus was born. Solvil, an abbreviation of Sonvilier, is the Jura village in which a factory for making watch components stood and Titus was a highly talented and skilled Roman Emperor of the first century. Ditisheim was immensely interested in researching and manufacturing chronometers, and was extremely successful at it, demonstrated by the fact that his products hold records for precision as deemed by the prestigious international trials carried out by the Royal Observatories of Kew-Teddington and Neuchâtel. In 1930, Ditisheim handed Solvil et Titus over to Paul-B. Vogel. Between 1950 and 1970, the watch market developed rapidly throughout the world. In 1963, the Société des Garde-Temps S.A (SGT) was created, and Solvil et Titus became one of the members of this important group. New geographic, sociological and economic markets started to appear and in the 70s, Solvil et Titus was made available in the Asian market. The brand becoming a symbol of love and romantic expression. Even today, the Chinese advertising slogan “ 天長地久 ”(translated as "Love lost is perhaps the love that remains with you for all time”) is widely remembered.