In this article we discuss the 5 most valuable watch companies in the world. If you want to read our detailed analysis of the watch industry, go directly to the 15 Most Valuable Watch Companies in the World.
5. Seiko Holdings Corporation (TSE: 8050.T)
Market Capitalization: $91.388 billion
Seiko Holdings Corporation is a publicly-traded Japanese manufacturer of watches, clocks, jewelry, optical products, semiconductors, and even electronics. The company was established by Kintarō Hattori in Tokyo, Japan, in the year 1881. Since its century-old heritage, Seiko Holdings Corporation is known for manufacturing one of the first wristwatches in the world that used the quartz crystal with a complex chronograph function. The company owns several subsidiaries, many of which are responsible for developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling, and providing repairs and after-sales service to its customers. O
ne of the subsidiaries, the Seiko Corporation of America, manages the company’s products in the US and has its headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey. The company sells its products in its 19 retailers and many jewelry shops in various cities in the US. Seiko Holdings Corporation is the 5th of 15 most valuable watch companies in the world and has a market capitalization of $91.388 billion.
4. Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7762.T)
Market Capitalization: $128.182 billion
The Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publicly traded electronics company that is popular for manufacturing watches and electronics such as calculators. Based in Tokyo, Japan, the company was founded in 1918, and is the parent of American watch company Bulova. The company has a market cap of $128.182 billion and takes fourth place in the list of 15 most valuable watch companies in the world. The Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. is famous for synchronizing all its watches to atomic clocks, due to which the accuracy of their products remains the same for a hundred thousand years. Some noteworthy watches manufactured by the Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. include the Parawater, which was the first waterproof watch and was launched in 1959, and the Q&Q Smilesolar range which are solar-powered and do not require their batteries to be changed.
3. LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (EPA: MC.PA)
Market Capitalization: $333.153 billion
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, more commonly known as LVMH, has a market cap of $333.153 billion and is third on the list of 15 most valuable watch companies in the world. The company specializes in luxury products, and, alongside watches, manufactures wine, perfumes, fashion apparel, accessories, leather goods, cosmetics, and even hotels and yachts. LVMH is headquartered in Paris, France, and was established in 1987 by the merger of Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy. The company owns 60 subsidiaries, which in turn manage 75 brands such as Bulgari, Christian Dior, Zenith, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Celine, and Tiffany & Co. Among these brands is TAG Heuer, which became popular enough to be rated as the second most luxurious watch brand in America in the year 2005.
2. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6952.T)
Market Capitalization: $450,449 billion
The Japanese multinational electronics and watchmaking company Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6952.T) is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1946 by Tadao Kashio in Tokyo, Japan, and currently has a market capitalization of $450,449 billion. The most popular products by Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6952.T) include its watches, musical instruments, digital cameras, mobile phones, and electronics such as calculators. The company manufactures both analog and digital watches and caters to most customer segments. The company’s watches gained popularity when it made one of the first timepieces to display accurate time in multiple time zones around the globe. Moreover, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6952.T) introduced features such as recording altitude, atmospheric pressure, and temperature in its watches. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (TSE: 6952.T) is hence the second in the list of 15 most valuable watch companies in the world.
1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Market Capitalization: $2.43 trillion
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a multinational company that is famous for its electronics such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. The company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976, and is headquartered in California, US. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ventured into the smartwatches segment in 2015.
Like other Apple products, the Apple watches quickly became popular. The watches include features such as wireless communication, health and fitness tracking, and even smart features such as text messaging and calling. As with all other Apple products, the Apple watches synchronize with iOS devices such as the user’s iPhone, iPad, and Apple computers, and hence are a source of significant value for Apple users. As of December 2020, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had reportedly sold more than 100 million watches. The most popular Apple watches include the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Apple Watch SE.
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