Lucien Piccard
Geneva, Switzerland · 创立于 1923 年
创始人：Lucien Piccard
Lucien Piccard 是一家 1923 年创立的瑞美腕表品牌，最初生产高品质瑞士腕表，在 20 世纪中叶的美国市场颇受欢迎，后来被降格为授权廉价腕表上的品牌名义，与瑞士原产地的一切关联荡然无存。
- 创立年份
- 1923
- 总部
- Geneva, Switzerland
- 所属集团
- Other
- 价位区间
- 入门
- 状态
- 已停业
停业时间: 2000
Lucien Piccard 被降格为廉价石英腕表上的授权名义，与其瑞士起源完全脱节，最终从严肃制表领域消失。
曾经是真正的瑞士制表商，Lucien Piccard 成为了当一个名字比其内容物更长寿时会发生什么的警示故事。
核心系列
- Seashark — Lucien Piccard 最具代表性的运动腕表系列，以精美的表盘设计和可靠的瑞士机芯，成为品牌在美国中高端运动腕表市场的标志性款式。
- Dufonte — A diffusion line introduced to offer more affordable Swiss-made watches, though it later became associated with the brand's decline into mass-market territory.
- LP Chronograph Series — Mechanical chronograph watches produced during the brand's golden era, featuring Swiss movements and classic mid-century styling.
品牌历程
- 1923 — Lucien Piccard 在美国建立腕表进口与销售业务，以精美的瑞士机芯腕表为主力产品，在美国中高端市场建立声誉。
- 1940 — 品牌在 20 世纪中叶的美国腕表消费市场以精良的设计和品质建立了良好的品牌认知。
- 1960 — Lucien Piccard 被降格为廉价石英腕表上的授权名义，与瑞士制表根基完全脱节。
- 1980 — Following the quartz crisis, the brand began licensing its name for increasingly lower-quality products.
- 2000 — Lucien Piccard effectively ceased to exist as a legitimate Swiss watchmaker, reduced to a licensed name on cheap quartz imports.
关于 Lucien Piccard 的常见问题
- vintage Lucien Piccard 腕表是否有收藏价值？
- 是的，vintage Lucien Piccard 腕表——尤其是 1960 年代以前采用真正瑞士机芯的款式——在美国 vintage 腕表收藏市场具有一定价值，以其精良的设计和瑞士机芯品质受到特定收藏群体的关注。
- Are Lucien Piccard watches still valuable?
- Vintage Lucien Piccard watches from the 1950s through 1970s, particularly mechanical Seashark divers and chronographs with Swiss movements, retain modest collector value. Later quartz-era pieces have minimal collectability.
- Can I still buy a Lucien Piccard watch today?
- Watches bearing the Lucien Piccard name are still sold through mass-market retailers, but these bear no connection to the original Swiss company and are typically inexpensive quartz watches manufactured in Asia.
- Was Lucien Piccard a real person?
- Yes, Lucien Piccard was the founder of the eponymous brand in 1923, though detailed biographical information about him is scarce in horological records.
- What happened to Lucien Piccard during the quartz crisis?
- Like many mid-tier Swiss brands, Lucien Piccard struggled to compete with cheap Japanese quartz watches in the 1970s and 1980s. The company's response was to license its name rather than innovate, leading to a gradual erosion of quality and reputation.