Independent Swiss Watch Brands
Independent Swiss watchmaking is where centuries-old infrastructure meets small-scale authorship: founder-led ateliers, revived names, and specialist workshops outside the major groups.
123 brands
Oldest brands
- L. Leroy — 1785
- Girard-Perregaux — 1791
- Charles Girardier — 1809
- Louis Moinet — 1816
- Bovet — 1822
Newest brands
- Stollenwurm — 2025
- AKHOR — 2025
- Magellan — 2024
- JC Biver — 2022
- Furlan Marri — 2021
Independent brands
- L. Leroy — Biel/Bienne
- Girard-Perregaux — La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Charles Girardier — Zurich
- Louis Moinet — Saint-Blaise
- Bovet — Fleurier
Luxury and ultra-luxury brands
- L. Leroy — luxury
- Girard-Perregaux — luxury
- Charles Girardier — luxury
- Bovet — ultra
- H. Moser & CIE. — ultra
Key countries
- Switzerland — 123 brands
Key cities
- Geneva — 21 brands
- La Chaux-de-Fonds — 16 brands
- Le Locle — 11 brands
- Biel/Bienne — 6 brands
- Neuchâtel — 6 brands
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FAQ
- How many brands are in Independent Swiss Watch Brands?
- Watchatlas currently lists 123 active brands for this guide.
- What is the oldest brand in Independent Swiss Watch Brands?
- L. Leroy is the oldest brand in this guide, founded in 1785.
- How many independent brands are included?
- 123 brands are listed as independent in this guide.
- How many luxury brands are included?
- 51 brands in this guide are positioned as luxury or ultra-luxury on Watchatlas.
- L. Leroy — 1785 · Switzerland
- Girard-Perregaux — 1791 · Switzerland
- Charles Girardier — 1809 · Switzerland
- Louis Moinet — 1816 · Switzerland
- Bovet — 1822 · Switzerland
- H. Moser & CIE. — 1828 · Switzerland
- L'Epée 1839 — 1839 · Switzerland
- Patek Philippe — 1839 · Switzerland
- Czapek & Cie — 1845 · Switzerland
- Ulysse Nardin — 1846 · Switzerland
- Vulcain — 1858 · Switzerland
- Chopard — 1860 · Switzerland
- Sandoz — 1870 · Switzerland
- Dennison — 1872 · Switzerland
- Audemars Piguet — 1875 · Switzerland
- Edox — 1884 · Switzerland
- Mathey-Tissot — 1886 · Switzerland
- Eberhard & Co. — 1887 · Switzerland
- Atlantic Watches — 1888 · Switzerland
- Doxa — 1889 · Switzerland
- BALL Watch — 1891 · Switzerland
- Schwartz Etienne — 1902 · Switzerland
- Oris — 1904 · Switzerland
- Rolex — 1905 · Switzerland
- Aerowatch — 1910 · Switzerland
- Fortis — 1912 · Switzerland
- Milus — 1919 · Switzerland
- Optima — 1923 · Switzerland
- Cimier — 1924 · Switzerland
- Nivada Grenchen — 1926 · Switzerland
- Tudor — 1926 · Switzerland
- Louis Erard — 1929 · Switzerland
- Amida — 1940 · Switzerland
- Elka Watch Co. — 1950 · Switzerland
- Nepro — 1950 · Switzerland
- Jowissa — 1951 · Switzerland
- Appella — 1955 · Switzerland
- Murex — 1955 · Switzerland
- Ollech & Wajs — 1955 · Switzerland
- Adriatica — 1956 · Switzerland
- Squale — 1959 · Switzerland
- Aquastar — 1962 · Switzerland
- Richelieu — 1966 · Switzerland
- Armin Strom — 1967 · Switzerland
- Berney — 1972 · Switzerland
- Claude Bernard — 1973 · Switzerland
- Raymond Weil — 1976 · Switzerland
- Charriol — 1983 · Switzerland
- Chronoswiss — 1983 · Switzerland
- Epos — 1983 · Switzerland
- Bernhard Lederer — 1986 · Switzerland
- Claude Meylan — 1988 · Switzerland
- Christophe Claret — 1989 · Switzerland
- Philippe Dufour — 1989 · Switzerland
- Exaequo - Salvador Dalí — 1990 · Switzerland
- Vianney Halter — 1994 · Switzerland
- Graham — 1995 · Switzerland
- Parmigiani Fleurier — 1996 · Switzerland
- Cédric Johner — 1997 · Switzerland
- Urwerk — 1997 · Switzerland
- F.P. Journe — 1999 · Switzerland
- Formex — 1999 · Switzerland
- Champs-Élysées — 2000 · Switzerland
- Gerald Charles — 2000 · Switzerland
- Richard Mille — 2001 · Switzerland
- De Bethune — 2002 · Switzerland
- Kari Voutilainen — 2002 · Switzerland
- RSW — 2002 · Switzerland
- Speake Marin — 2002 · Switzerland
- Geovani — 2003 · Switzerland
- Greubel Forsey — 2004 · Switzerland
- Hautlence — 2004 · Switzerland
- MB&F — 2005 · Switzerland
- Romain Gauthier — 2005 · Switzerland
- Concepto — 2006 · Switzerland
- Rudis Sylva — 2006 · Switzerland
- Purnell — 2007 · Switzerland
- ArtyA Genève — 2009 · Switzerland
- Blackout — 2009 · Switzerland
- Laurent Ferrier — 2009 · Switzerland
- Cyrus Genève — 2010 · Switzerland
- Dwiss — 2011 · Switzerland
- Kerbedanz — 2011 · Switzerland
- Akrivia — 2012 · Switzerland
- David Candaux — 2012 · Switzerland
- Emmanuel Bouchet — 2012 · Switzerland
- HYT — 2012 · Switzerland
- Rexhep Rexhepi — 2012 · Switzerland
- Mauron Musy — 2013 · Switzerland
- Lederer — 2014 · Switzerland
- White Star Watch — 2014 · Switzerland
- Ferdinand Berthoud — 2015 · Switzerland
- Petermann Bédat — 2015 · Switzerland
- Done Watches — 2016 · Switzerland
- Max Twelve — 2016 · Switzerland
- Sylvain Pinaud — 2016 · Switzerland
- Bianchet — 2017 · Switzerland
- Eza — 2017 · Switzerland
- Jean-Marc Fleury — 2017 · Switzerland
- Krayon — 2017 · Switzerland
- Singer Reimagined — 2017 · Switzerland
- Dominique Renaud — 2018 · Switzerland
- Dumoreau — 2018 · Switzerland
- Haute-Rive — 2018 · Switzerland
- Norqain — 2018 · Switzerland
- BA111OD — 2019 · Switzerland
- Genus — 2019 · Switzerland
- Al-Time — 2020 · Switzerland
- Beauregard — 2020 · Switzerland
- Berneron — 2020 · Switzerland
- Bimbu — 2020 · Switzerland
- H992 Architecte Horloger — 2020 · Switzerland
- ID Genève — 2020 · Switzerland
- Montres KF — 2020 · Switzerland
- Pragma — 2020 · Switzerland
- Taos — 2020 · Switzerland
- Torsti — 2020 · Switzerland
- Youhr — 2020 · Switzerland
- Furlan Marri — 2021 · Switzerland
- JC Biver — 2022 · Switzerland
- Magellan — 2024 · Switzerland
- AKHOR — 2025 · Switzerland
- Stollenwurm — 2025 · Switzerland