# List of Swiss watch manufacturers

This is a list of Swiss watch manufacturers and brands.
Entries with an article should also be suitable for inclusion in Category:Watch manufacturing companies of Switzerland or Category:Swiss watch brands.
| Name | Founded (Year) | Founded (City) | Founder | Headquarters | Number of Employees | Company Type | Owner | Key people |
| 88 Rue du Rhone | 2012 | | Pierre and Elie Bernheim | Geneva | | | My Maracujá Sàrl | Pierre Bernheim |
| A. Favre & Fils | | | | | | | | |
| Adriatica | | | | | | | | |
| Allgemeine Gesellschaft der Schweizerischen Uhrenindustrie | | | | | | | | |
| Andreas Strehler | | | | | | | | |
| Anonimo | 1997 | | Federico Massacesi | Florence, Italy | | Private | | |
| Aquastar | 1962 | | Frédéric Robert | Geneva | | | Jeanrichard S.A. | |
| Arcadia Watches | 1858 | Fleurier | Claude Sanz | Geneva | | Private | | Richard Baldwin (CEO) |
| Armand Nicolet | 1875 | | Armand Nicolet | Tramelan | 20 | Privately held company | | |
| Ateliers deMonaco | 2008 | | | Geneva | | Watch Manufacturer Members of the Citizen Group | | Pim Koeslag, Robert van Pappelendam, Peter Stas |
| Audemars Piguet | 1875 | Le Brassus | Jules Louis Audemars, Edward Auguste Piguet | Le Chenit | 1,450 | Private | | Alessandro Bogliolo (Chairman)Olivier Audemars (Vice Chairman)Ilaria Resta (CEO) |
| BALL Watch Company | 1891 | Ohio, USA | Webb C. Ball | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Private | | |
| Baume | 2018 | | | Meyrin | | Subsidiary of Richemont Group | Compagnie Financière Richemont SA | |
| Baume et Mercier | 1918 | Les Bois | William Baume, Paul Mercier | Geneva | | Subsidiary of Richemont | | William Baume & Paul Mercier (Founders) David Chaumet (CEO) |
| Baumgartner Frères Grenchen (BFG) | 1899 | Grenchen | Arnold Baumgartner | | 1700 (in 1974) | | | |
| Bedat & Co | 1996 | | Simone Bédat Christian Bédat | Geneva | | Private Limited Company | | |
| Bell & Ross | 1992 | Paris, France | Bruno Belamich Carlos Rosillo | Paris | | Private | | |
| Bianchet | 2017 | | Rodolfo and Emmanuelle Festa Bianchet | Neuchâtel | | Private | | Rodolfo and Emmanuelle Festa Bianchet |
| Blanchet | 1819 | | Jean Blanchet | | | | D Group | |
| Blancpain | 1735 | Villeret | Jehan-Jacques Blancpain | Paudex/Le Brassus | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Marc Hayek |
| Bovet Fleurier | 1822 | | Edouard Bovet | Geneva | | Privately held company | | |
| Breguet | 1775 | Paris, France | Abraham-Louis Breguet | L'Abbaye | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Nicolas G. Hayek |
| Breitling SA | 1884 | Saint-Imier | Léon Breitling | Grenchen | | Private | Partners Group | Georges Kern (CEO) |
| Cabot Watch Company | | | | | | | | |
| Carl F. Bucherer | 1888 | | Carl F. Bucherer | Lucerne | 200 | AG | Bucherer AG | Sascha Moeri (CEO)Jörg G. Bucherer (Chairman of the Board) |
| Catorex | 1858 | | Constant Cattin | Les Breuleux | | Private | Guy Albert Cattin | |
| Cecil Purnell | 2006 | | Cecil Purnell | Geneva | | Private | | Cecil Purnell, Founder Jonathan Purnell, co-founder, Horologist |
| Century Time Gems | 1966 | | Hans-Ulrich Klingenberg | Nidau | | | | Philip W. A. Klingenberg (current company head) |
| Certina | 1888 | Grenchen | Adolf & Alfred Kurth | Le Locle | | Member of the Swatch group | The Swatch Group | |
| Charriol | 1983 | | Philippe Charriol | Geneva | | Privately held | | |
| Chopard | 1860 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Louis-Ulysse Chopard | Geneva | | Private (société anonyme) | Scheufele family | Co-presidents: Caroline Scheufele Karl-Friedrich Scheufele |
| Christian Jacques | 1988 | | Christian Bach & Jacques Geeraerts | Basel | | | | |
| Chronoswiss | 1981 | Munich, Germany | Gerd Rüdiger Lang | Lucerne | 30 | Private | | Oliver Ebstein |
| Cimier | | | | | | | | |
| Cortébert | 1790 | Cortébert | Abraham-Louis Juillard | Cortébert | | Watch maker | | |
| Cyma Watches | 1862 | Le Locle | Joseph Schwob, Theodore Schwob | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Privately held company Public (HKEX) | | Under care of Universal Genève |
| Czapek & Cie | 1845 | | François Czapek | Geneva | | Privately held company | | Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO |
| Daniel Roth | 1988 | | | Vallée de Joux | | Subsidiary | The Hour Glass (1994–2000) Bulgari (2000–2011) LVMH (2011–present) | Daniel Roth |
| Davidoff | | | Zino Davidoff | Basel | | | Oettinger Davidoff AG | |
| De Grisogono | 1993 | | Fawaz Gruosi | Geneva | | Privately held company | De Grisogono | |
| Doxa S.A. | 1889 | Le Locle | Georges Ducommun | | | | | Romeo F. Jenny Jan Edöcs (CEO) |
| Dreffa | 1874 | Geneva | Armand Dreyffus | Geneva | | Wholly owned subsidiary | TGX Holdings | Armand Dreyfus(founder) Jacques Maguin (CEO) Mark Haus (President) Yehuda Fulda (chairman) |
| Dubey Schaldenbrand | 1946 | | Georges Dubey René Schaldenbrand | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | | | Cinette Robert |
| ETA SA | 1856 | Grenchen | Urs Schild, Josef Girard | Grenchen | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group Ltd. | Damiano Casafina, CEO |
| Ebel | 1911 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Eugène Blum, Alice Lévy | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | | | |
| Eberhard & Co. | 1887 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | George-Emile Eberhard | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | | | Barbara Monti, CEO, Mario Peserico, Managing Director |
| Ebosa | 1915 | Grenchen | Paul Leo Glocker | | | | | |
| Endura Watch Factory | 1966 | Biel/Bienne | | Biel/Bienne | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Pierre-André Bühler, President |
| Epos | 1983 | Biel | Peter Hofer | Lengnau | | | | Singi Chonge (chairman of the board) Tamdi Chonge (CEO) |
| Era Watch Company | 1884 | | Christian Ruefli-Flury | Les Genevez | | Private | Victor Strambini | Christian Hotz (CEO) |
| Ernest Borel | 1856 | Neuchâtel | Jules Borel | Le Noirmont | | | | Teguh Halim (The Board of Directors of Ernest Borel S.A.) |
| Eterna | 1856 | Grenchen | Josef Girard and Urs Schild | Grenchen | | | | |
| Excelsior Park | 1866 | Saint-Imier | Jules-Frédéric Jeanneret | | | | | |
| F. P. Journe | 1999 | Geneva | François-Paul Journe | Geneva | | Private (SA) | | |
| Favre-Leuba | 1737 | | Abraham Favre | Solothurn | | | | |
| Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry | 1982 | | | Bienne | | | | Jean-Daniel Pasche |
| Fortis (Swiss watchmaker) | 1912 | Grenchen | Walter Vogt | Grenchen | 40 | Privately held company | | Owner and CEO - Jupp Philipp |
| Franck Muller | 1992 | | | Geneva | | Private company | | Franck Muller |
| Frédérique Constant SA | 1988 | | Aletta and Peter Stas | Geneva | | Subsidiary of Citizen Holdings | | Niels Eggerding, Managing Director |
| Gallet & Company | 1466 | Geneva | Humbertus Gallet | | | Privately held company | | |
| General Watch Co | | | | | | | | |
| Girard-Perregaux | 1791 | Geneva | Jean-François Bautte, Mouliné, Constant Girard, Marie Perregaux | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Subsidiary | Sowind Group | Patrick Pruniaux |
| Glycine (watch) | 1913 | Biel/Bienne | Eugène Meylan | Biel/Bienne | | Subsidiary | Invicta Watch Group | Eyal Lalo (Parent Group CEO), Daniele Andreatta (Managing Director) |
| Greubel Forsey | 2004 | | Robert Greubel Stephen Forsey | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Private company | | Antonio Calce, CEO |
| Grovana | 1924 | Tenniken | | | 35 | Private company | | Christopher Bitterli (CEO) |
| Gérald Genta | | | | | | | | |
| H. Moser & Cie | 1828 | Saint Petersburg | Heinrich Moser | Schaffhausen | 100 | Private | MELB Holding Group (Meylan family) | Georges-Henri Meylan (chairman) Roger Nicholas Balsiger (Honorary chairman) Edouard Meylan (CEO) |
| HYT (watchmaker) | 2012 | | Lucien Vuillamoz (Inventor), Patrick Berdoz (chairman) | Neuchâtel | 11 | | | Gregory Dourde (CEO) |
| Hamilton Watch Company | 1892 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | | Bienne | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | |
| Hanowa | 1963 | Biel/Bienne | Hans Noll Elisabeth Noll-Wirz | Möhlin | | Public | ILG - International Luxury Group | Paris C. Brown (CEO) |
| Hublot | 1980 | | | Nyon | 200 | Subsidiary | LVMH | Carlo Crocco (founder) Ricardo Guadalupe (CEO) |
| IWC Schaffhausen | 1868 | Schaffhausen | Florentine Ariosto Jones | Schaffhausen | 650 | Subsidiary | Richemont | |
| Ikepod | 1994 | | Oliver Ike Marc Newson | | | | | |
| JC Biver | 2022 | | Jean-Claude Biver (Founder) Pierre Biver (Founder) | Givrins | | Private | | |
| Jaeger-LeCoultre | 1833 | Le Sentier | Antoine LeCoultre | Le Sentier | | Subsidiary | Richemont | Catherine Rénier, CEO |
| Jean Lassale | 1976 | | Jean Bouchet-Lassale | Geneva | | Private | | Jean Bouchet-Lassale, founder; Pierre Mathys, watchmaker |
| Jean Perret | 1893 | | Jean Perret | Geneva | | Privately held company | | |
| Jowissa | 1951 | Bettlach | Josef Wyss | | | | | |
| Juvenia | 1860 | Saint-Imier | Jacques Didisheim-Goldschmidt | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Subsidiary | Asia Commercial Holdings Ltd. | |
| Laurent Ferrier | 2009 | | Laurent Ferrier | Plan-les-Ouates | | Private | | Laurent Ferrier Christian Ferrier François Servanin |
| Le Phare-Sultana S.A. | 1888 | Le Locle | Charles Barbezat | | | | | |
| Lemania | 1884 | L'Orient | Alfred Lugrin | | | | | |
| Linde Werdelin | 2002 | | | London & Copenhagen | | Independent | | Morten LindeJorn Werdelin |
| Longines | 1832 | Saint-Imier | Auguste Agassiz | Saint-Imier | 340 | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Matthias Breschan (President) |
| Louis Erard | 1929 | | Louis Erard and André Perret | Le Noirmont | | Privately held company | | Alain Spinedi, Manuel Emch |
| Luminox | 1989 | | Barry Cohen | San Rafael, California | | Private | Mondaine | |
| Manufacture Modules Technologies | 2015 | | | Geneva | | SARL | | Philippe Fraboulet, CEO |
| Manufacture Royale | 1770 | Ferney-Voltaire | Voltaire | Vallorbe | | Privately held company | | |
| Mathey-Tissot | 1886 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | Edmond Mathey-Tissot | Geneva | | | | |
| Maurice Lacroix | 1975 | Saignelégier | | Zürich | 220 | | | |
| Maitres du Temps | 2005 | | | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Watchmaker | | Steven M. Holtzman |
| Mido (watch) | 1918 | Biel/Bienne | George G. Schaeren | Le Locle | | Member of the Swatch group | The Swatch Group | Franz Linder, President |
| Minerva | 1858 | Villeret | Charles Robert | | | | | |
| Mondaine | 1951 | Solothurn | Erwin Bernheim | | | | | |
| Montres Corum Sàrl | 1955 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Gaston Ries, Simone Ries and René Bannwart | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | | | Management Committee |
| Mouawad | 1890 | Beirut | David Mouawad | Dubai, Geneva | 500 | Private | | Robert Mouawad, Fred Mouawad, Alain Mouawad, Pascal Mouawad and Jimmy Mouawad |
| Movado | 1881 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Achille Ditesheim | Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. | 1,457 | Public | | Efraim Grinberg (Chairman & CEO), Sallie A. DeMarsilis (CFO) |
| Nivada | 1879 | Grenchen | Jacob Schneider | | | | | |
| Ochs und junior | 2006 | | Ludwig Oechslin Kurt König | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | | | |
| Ollech & Wajs | 1956 | | Albert J. Wajs Joseph Ollech | Zürich | | | | |
| Omega SA | 1848 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Louis Brandt | Biel/Bienne | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Raynald Aeschlimann (President) |
| Orfina | 1922 | | | | | | | |
| Oris | 1904 | Hölstein | Paul Cattin Georges Christian | Hölstein | 140 | Private company | | Ulrich W. Herzog, Chairman Claudine Gertiser-Herzog, Co-CEO Rolf Studer, Co-CEO |
| Parmigiani Fleurier | 1996 | Fleurier | Michel Parmigiani | Fleurier | | Privately held company | Sandoz Family Foundation | Guido Terreni (CEO) |
| Patek Philippe | 1839 | Geneva | Antoni Patek, Franciszek Czapek, Adrien Philippe | Plan-les-Ouates | | Private (Société Anonyme) | Stern family | Philippe Stern (Honorary President) Thierry Stern (President) Claude Peny (CEO) Laurent Bernasconi (General Manager) |
| Patria (watchmaker) | 1892 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Louis Paul César Brandt | Bienne | | | | |
| Perrelet SA | 1777 | | Abraham-Louis Perrelet | Biel/Bienne | | Private | Festina Group | Miguel Rodriguez, President |
| Philippe Dufour | 1992 | | Philippe Dufour | La Sentier | | Watchmaking | | |
| Piaget SA | 1874 | La Côte-aux-Fées | Georges Edouard Piaget | Geneva | | Subsidiary | Richemont | Georges Edouard Piaget (Founder) Yves Piaget (President) Chabi Nouri (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Purnell (company) | 2017 | | Maurizio Mazzocchi (CEO) | Geneva | | Private | | |
| Rado (watchmaker) | 1917 | Lengnau | Fritz Schlup Ernst Schlup Werner Schlup | | | | | |
| Raymond Weil | 1976 | | Raymond Weil | Geneva | 230 | | | Elie Bernheim (CEO) Olivier Bernheim (President) Raymond Weil (Founder) |
| Revue Thommen | 1853 | Waldenburg | Gédéon Thommen Louis Tschopp | Baar, Switzerland | | | | |
| Richard Mille | 2001 | | Richard MilleDominique Guenat | Les Breuleux | 350 | Private | RICHARD MILLE Group | Richard Mille, (Chairman/CEO) |
| Richemont | 1988 | Geneva | Johann Rupert | Bellevue | 34,000 | Public | Compagnie Financière Rupert (Rupert family) (9.1% equity, 50% voting power) | Johann Rupert (Chairman) Jérôme Lambert (Group CEO) |
| Roamer of Switzerland | 1888 | Solothurn | Fritz Meyer | Wallbach, Aargau | | Private | Chungnam Group of Companies | Christian Frommherz (CEO) |
| Rodania | 1930 | Grenchen | Baumgartner family | | | | | |
| Roger Dubuis | 1995 | | Roger Dubuis & Carlos Dias | Geneva | | | Richemont International SA | |
| Rolex | 1905 | London | Hans Wilsdorf, Alfred Davis | Geneva | 30,000 | Private | Hans Wilsdorf Foundation | Jean-Frédéric Dufour (CEO) |
| Vanguart (watches) | 2021 | Switzerland | Thierry Fisher, Jeremy Frelechox, Axel Leuenberger, Mehmet Korutürk | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Private | | |
| Romain Gauthier | 2002 | | Romain Gauthier | Le Sentier and Vallée de Joux | | | | Romain Gauthier |
| Ronda (watchmaker) | 1944 | Lausen | William Mosset | Lausen | 1,400 | | | |
| Rotary Watches | 1895 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Moise Dreyfuss | Elm Yard, 13-16 Elm Street, United Kingdom | | Privately held company | Dreyfuss Group Ltd. | |
| Sandoz (watch company) | | Tavannes | Henri Sandoz | | | | | |
| Schwarz Etienne | 1902 | | Paul Arthur Schwarz and Olga Etienne | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Privately held company | | |
| Solvil et Titus | 1892 | | Paul Ditisheim | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | | | | Paul Bernard Vogel (former owner) Joseph Chong Chun Wong (Chairman) |
| Sowind Group | | | | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle | | | | Patrick Pruniaux |
| Speake-Marin | 2002 | Bursins | Peter Speake-Marin | Geneva | | Swiss watch brand | | Christelle Rosnoblet (CEO) |
| Squale Watches | 1959 | Neuchâtel | Charles von Büren | Chiasso | | | | Andrea Maggi, Massimo Maggi |
| Swatch | 1983 | | | Biel | | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Nick Hayek Jr. (chairman, president) |
| TAG Heuer | 1860 | Saint-Imier | Edouard Heuer | La Chaux-de-Fonds | | Wholly owned subsidiary | LVMH | Frédéric Arnault, CEO |
| Technos (watches) | 1924 | Welschenrohr | Joseph Gunzinger | | | | | |
| Tissot | 1853 | Le Locle | Charles-Félicien Tissot, Charles-Emile Tissot | Le Locle | 250 | Subsidiary | The Swatch Group | Sylvain Dolla (CEO) Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. (chairman of the board) |
| Titoni | 1919 | Grenchen | Fritz Schluep | Grenchen | 60 | Private | | Daniel Schluep (CEO) |
| Tudor Watches | 1926 | Geneva | Hans Wilsdorf | Geneva | 194 | Subsidiary | Montres Rolex SA | |
| Ulysse Nardin | 1846 | Le Locle | Ulysse Nardin | Le Locle | | Subsidiary | Sowind Group | Patrick Pruniaux (CEO) |
| Universal Genève | 1894 | Le Locle, Neuchâtel | Numa-Emile Descombes, Ulysse Georges Perret, Louis Edouard Berthoud | Geneva | | Privately held company (1894-1989) Public (HKEX) (1989–present) | | Vincent Lapaire (CEO) |
| Vacheron Constantin | 1755 | Geneva | Jean-Marc Vacheron | Plan-les-Ouates | 1,200 | Subsidiary | Richemont (since 1996) | Louis Ferla (CEO) |
| Valbray | 2009 | | Côme de Valbray and Olga Corsini | Romanel sur Morges | | Private company | | |
| Victorinox | 1884 | | Karl Elsener | Ibach | 1,850 | Aktiengesellschaft | Victorinox Foundation, Carl and Elise Elsener-Gut Foundation | Carl Elsener Jr. (President, CEO & Chairman) |
| Wenger | 1893 | | Paul Boéchat | Delémont | 150 | Société anonyme | Victorinox AG | |
| West End Watch Co. | 1886 | | Arnold Amstutz and Constant Droz | Leytron (Valais) | | Private company | | Jérôme Monnat Jr., current CEO |
| Zanuti | 1887 | | Albert Favre Zanuti | Geneva | | Private | | |
| Zenith (watchmaker) | 1865 | Le Locle | Georges Favre-Jacot | Le Locle | | Wholly owned subsidiary | LVMH | Julien Tornare (current CEO) |
| Zeno-Watch Basel | 1868 | | Jules Godat | Basel | 28 | Private | Huber Family | Felix W. Huber |