swiss brand luxury chartered london noted pocket watches manufactured chinese market 19th century today produces high end artistic watches priced million style references history company known high quality miniature painting models seven day original watches emphasize beauty movements views highly decorative movements watches include second hand company tradition employing women rare traditional watch making companies europe current owner history home watch making introduced apprentice time area known metal working natural result iron deposits discovered locally 15th century flourished late 18th century production sold credit international markets prices economic brought napoleonic wars caused watch making area decrease significantly mid-19th century produced watches exclusively chinese market municipality current renown watch making centre attributed watches founder son studied art father left home political reasons brothers study watch making london studying city years firm sent china soon arrived able sell watches equivalent million currency 19th century founding company china original company founded london purposes manufacturing watches exclusively chinese market watch historians believe company established london ease shipping watches china frequent ships brothers stayed london manage shipping brother managed manufacturing developed market company target chinese watch market shared discovered potential chinese market student london borrowed design ideas onwards dominated market imperial northern china remained market leader populous south country 19th century chinese watch market jesuit watch makers early 15th century early 19th century watch making china low quality new european watches quickly appreciated notwithstanding high price popularity watches china meant company contract swiss manufacturers help meet demand sold pieces china uncommon pieces movement 1830s established manufacturing facility restrictions resulting close facility open smaller time company created chinese effectively market middle class chinese common watches china years chinese watch market collapsed competition france united_states tremendous number chinese problems caused war caused family sell interest company sold company manufacturing soon joined watches chinese market manufacturer london command high prices art objects 20th century china virtual closure chinese market continued manufacture pocket watches reduced rate frequently offer manufacturing services contract basis watch companies purchased invest trademark sold auction paris sons successful produce watches chinese market purchased brand went business acquired albert successful watch makers registered patents device pause second hand reading mechanism continued run company purchased manufacturing facilities brothers stopped producing branded watches manufactured branded watches facilities acquired brothers sold brand facilities cooperative individual watch makers modern company purchased registered trademark products mechanical watches naval instruments swiss origin branded produced sold investors established watches actually manufactured company acquired opened branch office geneva company acquired current president february june purchased manufacturing structures group produced complicated watch movements order obtain complete control quality phases watch crafting process renamed manufacture went restructuring years order bring standards second purchase precious gem setting manufacture located plan les geneva changed villa manufacture philosophy movement factory turned factory center providing watch brand select group clients luxury currently employees company produces watches year modern watches fitted mechanisms manufactured company supplied watches chinese market 19th century spends little advertise prefers private clients instead attending public watches kind pieces order watches legacy style watches include artistic detail company gives great deal independence creating elements watches encouraging creativity chinese watches originally sold pairs box good luck user watch needed repair repairs months complete design characteristics watch emphasized elements appealed chinese consumers appealing characteristics mechanics watches emphasized beauty movements views highly decorative movements watches emphasize characteristics way reason watches include second hand decorations usually european scenes plant life watches appealing chinese consumers images exotic european watches original chinese watches decorative models simpler ones simplest metal chinese watches moderate condition usually sold increasingly common internet produced china 19th century modern seen particularly markets europe branded watches sold early 1940s possibly early 1930s contained number blank movements manufactured companies initially signature logo watches simply company typical early 1940s watches stylized logo purchased company stylized logo replaced simply normal type stylized transition watches longer brand watches assembled facility bore commonly period manufactured jewel movement stem wind common movement calibre movements varied included rare date models watches contained movements watches contained movements said better produced best time time common cheap quality said poor quality negative impact produced large numbers fairly commonly found internet purchase commercial divergence identity unique history normally known refined artistic pieces utility restoration style company began watches 1990s produced unique style watch incorporated elements pocket watch form construction won awards introduction watches use trademark style today watches unique high quality miniature painting models seven day self winding watches unique company tradition employing women rare traditional watch making companies europe limited edition modern watches cost million watch usually flown manufacturing facility switzerland company witness production process meet
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