One of the most prestigious watch manufacturers founded by a French horologist is located where?
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Adrien Philippe Jean Adrien Philippe (16 April 1815, La Bazoche-Gouet, Eure-et-Loir – 5 January 1894) was French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Patek Philippe &amp; Co. Patek Philippe & Co. is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1851, located in Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. It designs and manufactures timepieces and movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches. It is considered by many experts and aficionados to be one of the most prestigious watch manufacturers.
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Balmain (fashion house) Balmain (] ) is a French fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain in 1946. In 2016 Mayhoola for Investments, an investment fund backed by the emir of Qatar, acquired Balmain for reportedly close to €500 million ($563 million).
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Frey Wille Frey Wille GmbH & Co KG, usually branded as "FREYWILLE", is an enamel jewellery manufacturer based in Vienna, Austria founded in 1951. The label is known for its hand decorated designs that are based on the works of 19th and 20th century artists. Next to its headquarters in Vienna, the company operates 86 shops worldwide. The former name of the company was "Michaela Frey Emaillemanufaktur".
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Marseille Observatory Marseille Observatory (French: Observatoire de Marseille ) is an astronomical observatory located in Marseille, France, with a history that goes back to the early 18th century. In its incarnation in 1877, it was the discovery site of a group of galaxies known as Stephan's Quintet, discovered by its director Édouard Stephan. Marseille Observatory is now run as a joint research unit by Aix-Marseille University and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
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ToyWatch ToyWatch Was a luxury Italian watchmaking company founded in Milan in 2006.
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Mariage Frères Mariage Frères (French, "Mariage Brothers") is a French gourmet tea company, based in Paris. It was founded on 1 June 1854 by brothers Henri and Edouard Mariage.
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Memorigin Memorigin is a Hong Kong manufactured watch brand, which was founded by William Shum in 2011. The brand specializes in tourbillion watches, which are often associated with luxury Swiss watch brands. The tourbillion movement is only manufactured in a handful of factories worldwide, traditionally retailing at high five or six figure prices (USD). Memorigin's founder decided that he could produce a quality mid-range tourbillion, which he would sell directly into the growing Chinese watch market.
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Greubel Forsey Greubel Forsey is a watchmaking company specializing in high-end timepieces. It was launched in 2004 by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey and is based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz Pierre Jaquet-Droz (] ; 1721–1790) was a Swiss-born watchmaker of the late eighteenth century. He lived in Paris, London, and Geneva, where he designed and built animated dolls, or automata, to help his firm sell watches and mechanical birds.
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Charles Henry Ingersoll Charles Henry Ingersoll (October 29, 1865 – September 21, 1948), co-founded the Ingersoll Watch Company in 1892.
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Halda Halda was founded in 1887 by Henning Hammarlund in Svängsta and was a Swedish manufacturer of pocketwatches. In 2009, Halda was given new life at the initiative of the watch entrepreneur and engineer Mikael Sandström
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Joseph Fahys &amp; Co. Joseph Fahys & Co is a high quality watchmaker headquartered in New York. It was founded in 1857 by Joseph Fahys, a French emigrant.
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Rado (watchmaker) Rado is a Swiss watchmaking company, with headquarters in Lengnau, Switzerland. Today the company produces about half a million watches a year with a staff of about 470 in total.
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Fendi Fendi (] ) is an Italian luxury fashion house whose specialities include fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in 1925 in Rome, Fendi is renowned for its fur and fur accessories. Fendi is also well known for its leather goods such as "Baguette", 2jours, Peekaboo or Pequin handbags.
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FN Herstal Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal (French for: National Factory of Herstal), self identified as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer located in Herstal, Belgium, and is owned by the holding company Herstal Group which is owned by the regional government of Wallonia. It is currently the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe.
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Gruen Watch Co. The Gruen Watch Company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. It was in business from about 1894 to 1958 and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Grün, who changed the spelling of his name to "Gruen" because the letter ü does not exist in English.
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Rolex Rolex SA ( ) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The company and its subsidiary Montres Tudor SA design, manufacture, distribute and service wristwatches sold under the Rolex and Tudor brands. Founded by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, England in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis, Rolex moved its base of operations to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919.
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A. Lange &amp; Söhne A. Lange & Söhne is a German maker of high quality and prestige watches.
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Calatrava (watch) The Patek Philippe Calatrava is a line of dress watches built by Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe, introduced in 1932. These watches are considered the flagship model of Patek Philippe. The first version of the Calatrava was launched in 1932, inspired by the Bauhaus principle.
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Swatch Swatch is a Swiss watchmaker founded in 1983 by Nicolas Hayek, and is subsidiary of The Swatch Group. The product line was developed as a response to the "quartz crisis" of the 1970s and 1980s, in which Asian-made digital watches were competing against traditional European-made mechanical watches.
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Favarger Favarger is a Swiss chocolate maker founded in 1826. It is located in Versoix, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.