15 Biggest Watch Companies in the World

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12. Chopard

Le Petit-Fils de L.-U. Chopard & Cie S.A., commonly known as Chopard, is a Swiss manufacturer and retailer of luxury watches, jewelry and accessories. The company was founded by Louis-Ulysse Chopard, a Swiss watchmaker who grew up in Sonvilier, a town near Bern, in 1860. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Chopard is best known for making high-quality Swiss watches and jewellery, and its clients have included Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. A Chopard “Happy Diamond” wristwatch was sold in auction by Christie’s for around US$1.67 million in Geneva on November 10, 2015. The watch has quartz movement and carries a pink marquise-cut diamond, weighing approximately 2.62 carats, and a blue marquise-cut diamond, weighing approximately 1.48 carat. The company has 2500 employees. The annual revenue of the company is $845M.

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