Founded 1930 Headquarters Tokyo, Japan Average MSRP: Citizen has a wide range from $180 to $4,750. However, many watches are under $500. Website: https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/ Brief History of Citizen The Citizen Watch Company started in the 1920s under another name: the Shokosha Watch Research Institute. The Shokosha Watch Research Institute wanted to make a Japanese […]
Hublot Watches
Founded 1980 Headquarters Nyon, Switzerland Average MSRP: You can purchase a variety of Hublot watches under $15,000 Website: https://www.hublot.com/en-us Brief History of Hublot Compared to other luxury watch companies, Hublot is relatively new. Italian designer Carlo Crocco founded the company in 1980. However, Crocco was not new to the world of watches. Previously, he […]
Seiko Watches
Founded 1892 Headquarters Minato City, Tokyo, Japan Average MSRP: About half of the Seiko lineup is under $500. Website: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/ Brief History of Seiko In 1881, Kintaro Hattori owned and operated a watch and clock sales and repair business in Ginza, Tokyo. Eleven years later, he established the Seikosha factory and built and sold […]
Movado Watches
Founded 1881 Headquarters Paramus, NJ and Bienne, Switzerland Average MSRP: Movado sells watches from $395 to $3,995. Website: https://www.movado.com/us/en/home Brief History of Movado Achilles Ditesheim founded Movado in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Ditesheim was 19 with six watchmakers under his guidance. He called his watch brand Movado, which means “always in motion.” Over the years, Movado […]
Timex Watches
Founded 1854 Headquarters Middlebury, Connecticut Average MSRP: $50-$975 Website: https://timex.com/ Brief History of Timex Watches Timex started as a clock and pocket watch company called the Waterbury Clock Company in 1854. The clock company expanded into watches over time and introduced the first watch under the Timex brand in 1950. Timex’s history is marked […]
Bulova Watches
Founded 1875 Headquarters Queens, New York Average MSRP: $275-$4,500 Website: https://www.bulova.com/us/en/ Brief History of Bulova Watches Joseph Bulova immigrated from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) to the United States. He dreamed of ” crafting supreme quality timepieces for an ever-changing and dynamic landscape.” In 1875, Bulova opened a small jewelry store in New York […]
Orient Watches
Founded 1951 Headquarters Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan Average MSRP: $200-$800 Website: https://www.orientwatchusa.com/ Brief History of Orient Watches While the Orient Watch company as we know it today was founded in 1951, its roots go back further. In 1901, Shogoro Yoshida opened the ‘Yoshida Watch Shop’ in Ueno Taito, Tokyo, Japan. Yoshida produced gold watch […]
Casio Watches
Founded 1946 Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Average MSRP: The majority of Casio watches are under $500. Website: https://www.casio.com/us/ Brief History of Casio Watches Tadao Kashio founded Kashio Seisakujo, in Mitaka, Tokyo in 1946. Casio did not start as a watch company. In fact, the company created the world’s first electronic calculator in 1957. Casio did […]
Omega Watches
Founded 1848 Headquarters Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Average MSRP: Omega watches vary in price from $3,700 to $193,000. Website: https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/ Brief History of Omega Watches Omega is a company rich in history. In 1848, Louis Brandt opened a small watch workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small village in Switzerland. After he died in 1879, his sons took […]
Rolex Watches
Founded 1905 Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland Average MSRP: Men’s Rolex watches vary in price from $6,500 to $85,000. Website: https://www.rolex.com/en-us Brief History of Rolex Watches At 24, Hans Wilsdorf founded Rolex in 1905. He began by creating reliable wristwatches constructed with movements manufactured by a Swiss watchmaking company. By 1910, one of Wilsdorf’s Rolex watches became […]
