15 Biggest Watch Companies in the World

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10. Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe SA is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer, one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its founding and it is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious watch manufacturers in the world. The company is founded in 1839, by Antoni Patek, Franciszek Czapek and Adrien Philippe. Since 1932, it has been owned by the Stern family in Switzerland. It is headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It designs and manufactures timepieces as well as movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches. The company maintains over 400 retail locations globally. In 2001, it opened the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. Honorary president of the company is Philippe Stern, president of the company is Thierry Stern and CEO of the company is Claude Peny. It has revenue of US$ 1.49 billion.  Over the years, notable Patek Philippe patrons and timepieces owners include Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Pius IX, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Pablo Picasso, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Leo Tolstoy.

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