Which letter of the Greek alphabet is used as the trademark of a Swiss luxury watchmaker?
"Plutarch criticizes Herodotus for prejudice and misrepresentation. Furthermore, he argues that ""Gephyraei"" were Euboeans or Eretrians and he doubts the reliability of Herodotus' sources. Plutarch and other ancient Greek writers credited the legendary Palamedes of Nauplion on Euboea with the invention of the supplementary letters not found in the original Phoenician alphabet. The distinction between ""Eta"" and ""Epsilon"" and between ""Omega"" and ""Omicron"", adopted in the Ionian standard, was traditionally attributed to Simonides of Ceos (556-469). Plutarch goes further back to describe an older Greek writing system, similar as he attested to the Egyptian writing. In his “Discourse Concerning Socrates’s"
"Longines Longines (), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, it is owned by the Swatch Group. Its winged hourglass logo, registered in 1889, is the oldest unchanged, still active registered trademark. Based in Saint-Imier since 1832, the ""Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon S.A."" had its 175th anniversary in 2007. The brand evolved from a ""comptoir"" to a full-fledged ""manufacture"" operation and then back down to an ""établisseur"" today, since the early 1980s, as a Swatch Group company. Longines' certified as a chronometer by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), a"
"designation awarded to all of the pieces in the Record collection. Longines Longines (), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, it is owned by the Swatch Group. Its winged hourglass logo, registered in 1889, is the oldest unchanged, still active registered trademark. Based in Saint-Imier since 1832, the ""Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon S.A."" had its 175th anniversary in 2007. The brand evolved from a ""comptoir"" to a full-fledged ""manufacture"" operation and then back down to an ""établisseur"" today, since the early 1980s, as a Swatch Group company. Longines' certified as"
"Rolex Rolex SA () is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. 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 to avoid heavy taxation from a recovering post war Britain. The company is currently owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, a private family trust. Rolex and its subsidiary Montres Tudor SA design, manufacture, distribute and service wristwatches sold under the Rolex and Tudor brands. ""Forbes"" ranked Rolex 64th on its 2016 list of the world's most powerful global brands. As of November 2018, among"
"TAG Heuer TAG Heuer S.A. ( ) is a Swiss luxury manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and markets watches and fashion accessories, as well as eyewear and mobile phones manufactured under license by other companies and carrying the Tag Heuer brand name. TAG Heuer began as Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG, founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in St-Imier, Switzerland. In 1985 TAG Group purchased a majority stake in the company, forming ""TAG Heuer"". In 1999 French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH bought nearly 100 percent of the Swiss company. The name ""TAG Heuer"" combines the initials of ""Techniques d'Avant Garde"" and the"
"Era Watch Company Montres Edox et Visa SA is a Swiss manufacture of luxury wristwatches that operates under the ""Era Watch Company"". Christian Ruefli-Flury, a watchmaker originating from Grenchen, Switzerland, founded the company in 1884 in Biel/Bienne. Edox has remained in continuous production since their foundation. Ruefli-Flury used the ancient Greek word ""Edox"" as a trademark, and designed the ""1900"" hourglass to serve as a visual symbol for the company's brand. Robert Kaufman-Hug took over the company when Ruefli-Flury died in 1921. He led the company's transition from pocket watches to become the first wristwatch-exclusive watchmaker. By 1955 the company"
"Montblanc (company) Montblanc International GmbH (""pronounced:"" [mo(n) blaw(n)] or [mon blaan(k)]) is a German manufacturer of luxury writing instruments, watches, jewellery and leather goods, often identified by their ""Snow peak"" logo. A Hamburg banker, Alfred Nehemias, and a Berlin engineer, August Eberstein, produced simple pens in 1906. After a short period of time Wilhelm Dziambor, Christian Lausen and later Claus Johannes Voss took over the business. Their first model was the ""Rouge et Noir"" in 1909 followed in 1910 by the pen that was later to give the company its new name, Montblanc. The Meisterstück name (English: ""Masterpiece"", the name"
"International Watch Company IWC International Watch Co. AG, doing business as IWC Schaffhausen, is a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It was founded by American watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868. IWC is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Richemont Group. IWC is notable for being the only major Swiss watch factory located in eastern Switzerland, as the majority of the well-known Swiss watch manufacturers are located in western Switzerland. The ""lingua franca"" of IWC is German. IWC's motto is ""Probus Scafusia"", a Latin phrase meaning ""good, solid craftsmanship from Schaffhausen"". The motto was established in 1903. In 1868,"
"over 5 million US dollars. In 2014, Patek Philippe introduced the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 5175, the most complicated wristwatch ever built, to celebrate its 175th anniversary. Only seven such pieces (Ref. 5175) were created, with one permanently residing in the Patek Philippe museum in Geneva. The price for each of the other six pieces was 2.5 million CHF (2.6 million US dollars). Patek Philippe SA Patek Philippe SA is a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1839, located in Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. Since 1932, it has been owned by the Stern family in Switzerland. Patek"
"Cyma Watches Cyma SA is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury wristwatches, founded by brothers Joseph and Theodore Schwob in 1862. By 1908, Cyma were advertising the resilience of their automatic timepieces when exposed to electricity, magnetism and varying temperatures. The company is currently owned by Stelux International, Ltd. a Hong Kong-based holdings firm which invests primarily in fine jewellery and watches, and is overseen by fellow ""Fédération de L'industrie Horlogère Suisse"" member Universal Genève. The Schwob brothers named the company ""cyma"", a Latin word meaning ""sprout"", and the origin of the French ""cime"" or summit. In early years, the company"
"new logo. The new logo uses a turtle symbol, to symbolize protection against water and shocks. The change in logo and brand colours was because Certina wanted to move to a more expensive and higher quality segment. Differentiating it from Tissot, another brand in the Swatch Group family. The impact of the changes in the brand has been the integration of better and more accurate movements like the PreciDrive in new releases. Certina Kurth Frères Certina S.A. is a Swiss watchmaker founded in Grenchen, 1888, by Adolf and Alfred Kurth, and currently an affiliate company of the Swatch Group. Certina"
"Grès, Perfumes Lalique, Jaguar Fragrances, Bentley Fragrances and Ultrasun. The company has been listed on the stock exchange since 2007. It was first listed on the BX Berne eXchange and since June 2018 the Group has been listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. Silvio Denz accumulated the world's largest private collection of vintage perfume bottles designed by René Lalique, comprising over 650 original pieces. In 2008 the company acquired the French crystalware house Lalique S.A. The group became profitable again after being restructured, with branding focused on art, decorative items, interior design, jewellery, perfume and hospitality. Co-branding projects were developed between"
"Dreffa Dreffa makes Swiss watches. The name is a trademark owned by TGX Holdings. In 1874 Armand Dreyffus established Dreffa in Genève, Switzerland as Montres Dreffa, SA. Montres meaning watches in French and Dreffa which was derived from his name DREyFFus A. In 1924, Dreyffus sought to expand the market outside of Switzerland and the name was changed to Dreffa Watch Co, SA. In 1946 Montres Dreffa, SA registered the name Dreffa Watch in the USA and started selling its luxury watches in the USA under the Dreffa name. The logo was changed to include the word Genève. However, In"
"and Asian markets. Additionally, Mondaine offers a selection of models inspired by modern art. In 2012, Apple's iPad clock design in iOS 6 resembled a trademarked design created in 1944 by SBB employee Hans Hilfiker, which is now licensed to Mondaine. Upon threat of lawsuit from Mondaine, Apple agreed to settle the matter out of court. Apple paid 22.5 million Swiss Francs to SBB to license the design for use in their iPad clock. Mondaine Mondaine is the trademark for a series of watches made by the Swiss company Mondaine Watch Ltd. A line of Mondaine watches is heavily influenced"
"Patek Philippe SA Patek Philippe SA is a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1839, located in Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. Since 1932, it has been owned by the Stern family in Switzerland. Patek Philippe is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since founding. It designs and manufactures timepieces and movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches. The company maintains over 400 retail locations globally and over a dozen distribution centers across Europe, Asia and North America. Patek Philippe is considered by many experts and aficionados"
"Group with its watch brands Swatch, Blancpain, Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Pierre Balmain, Calvin Klein, Flik Flak, Breguet and Lanco. The strategies he developed in the early 1980s led to the success of the entire Swiss watch industry and regained its leading position worldwide since 1984. Hayek is also credited with having a fundamental role in the creation of the Smart Car, a small European car created for inner city use by Mercedes-Benz. Original names for the car revolved around the Swatch name — and even today aspects of the car such as its interchangeable body panels"
"Ordinance. However, it will be up to the FH General Meeting to reach a final decision on the matter. The most popular items by far to have the ""Swiss made"" labels are Swiss watches. Almost all Swiss watchmakers, with the notable exception of Breitling, label their watches prominently on the dial. By convention, the words are fully capitalized, positioned on the bottom of the face, split by the half-hour indicator if available, curved along the bottom edge as necessary. Watches made in other countries typically indicate their country of origin on the back of the watch, except for very few"
"Hanowa HANOWA and SWISS MILITARY - HANOWA are brands of Hanowa Aktiengesellschaft (AG)/Ltd. Möhlin, Switzerland, which designs and makes timepieces, particularly wristwatches. The company's name is an acronym for HAns NOll WAtches, a clear referral to the founder of the company. The hallmark on the watches is an octagon containing a Swiss flag. The company was established in 1963 by Hans Noll and his wife Elisabeth Wirz, two years after taking over a watch factory sales management in Biel, Switzerland. In 1990, a second brand, SWISS MILITARY - HANOWA, was born. While HANOWA was founded in Biel, SWISS MILITARY -"
"lit mirror called Eclipse, made from the material Corian. Swarovski AG (/swɒrˈɒfski/ ""sworr-off-skee"", German pronunciation [svaˈʀɔfski]) is an Austrian producer of luxury cut lead glass, headquartered in Wattens, Austria. The Swarovski Crystal range includes crystal glass sculptures and miniatures, jewelry and couture, home decor, and chandeliers. Along with a range of other fashion and homeware designers, Sperlein was invited to participate Swarovski Crystal Wedding Project, creating table decorations inspired by the institution of marriage. Nikko Ceramics is a Japanese manufacturer of fine ceramics, founded in 1908 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa by Lord Maeda and local nobles. The Maeda lords especially fostered"
"regulator; the initial rate is factory laser-set. Swatch reports precision of -5/+5 seconds per day. The design's peripheral bi-directional rotor allows viewing of movement components through the caseback. Swatch Swatch (stylized as swatch) is a Swiss watchmaker founded in 1983 by Nicolas Hayek and a subsidiary of The Swatch Group. The Swatch 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. The name Swatch is a contraction of ""second watch"", as the watches were intended as casual, disposable accessories. Swatch began"
"1975 during the quartz crisis Montres Dreffa, SA suffered along with hundreds of other Swiss watch companies and reduced production of its fine watches as the market for mechanical watches declined in favor of quartz movements. The factory was based at 30 Rue du Stand, Genève In 1985 Jacques Maguin acquired the Dreffa brand and updated the logo to include a D with clock-hands inside at 10:10. Watches included the triple-date moonphase chronograph, diamond- and jewel-embedded feminine watches, Dreffa Swiss 200 meter professional diver's ATM Watch, Dreffa Genève Swiss gold-plated classic men's watch, Dreffa 17-jewel 10-karat gold-plated bezel ladies' wristwatch,"
"precious metal object. In this context the German translation of hallmark, which is ""stempel"" or ""stamp"" may be helpful to foster an understanding of and distinguish the terms. The motif of the Geneva Seal is the seal of the Canton of Geneva. This becomes evident when one translates its name from the German. As the reader may recall the official languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romantch (used in that order). But this issue about the translation is still a matter of debate because the term used by Timelab is the ""Hallmark of Geneva"". (Timelab is an organization"
"renamed Sauber Formula One team, of which Certina is currently engaged in a sponsorship. Certina was timekeeper of the Motorcycling Grand Prix in the 1990s. Certina sponsors the 2014 World Rally Championship. In 1906 the Certina brand name was used for the first time, with Adolf and Alfred choosing to call their watches ""Grana"", the short form of ""Granatus"", the Latin name for Grenchen. In 1938 the company adopted the name ""Certina"", taken from the Latin ""certus"", meaning ""assured"", ""certain"", as their trademark for the export and marketing of their watches. In 2014 Certina changed their red logo with a"
"Omega SA Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Formally operating as the La Generale Watch Co, founded in 1848, later incorporating the name Omega in 1903. Britain's Royal Flying Corps chose Omega watches in 1917 as its official timekeepers for its combat units, as did the U.S. Army in 1918. Omega watches were the choice of NASA and the first watch on the Moon in 1969. Omega has been the official timekeeping device of the Olympic Games since 1932. James Bond has worn it in films since 1995; other famous Omega wearers, past and present,"
"over in 1920 by A. Eigeldinger & Fils. Eigeldinger specialized in wrist watches for the army. They produced watches in stainless steel, silver, gold and platinum, with mechanical movements up to 43mm. Their registered brands were ""Zeno"", ""Strand"" and ""Solvex"". The son of the owner, Andre-Charles Eigeldinger, introduced Zeno. In Greek, the name means ""graceful"". The first Zeno watches were made in 1922. Each piece was marked with a Swiss cross on the back of the casing. The company has since continued to innovate watch manufacturing techniques. In 1949, the Zeno watches were exhibited for the first time at the"
"Parmigiani Fleurier Parmigiani Fleurier SA () is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier, Switzerland, by Michel Parmigiani. In 2006, Parmigiani produced the Bugatti 370, a driving watch which won the 2006 ""Watch of the Year Award"" from the Japanese press, supposedly based on the Bugatti Veyron supercar. Parmigiani Fleurier was started in 1996 in Val-de-Travers. Founder Michel Parmigiani had conceived the brand as far back as 1976 through his work restoring watchmaking artefacts and his detailed knowledge of historical mechanical clocks and watches. Parmigiani carries a men's line of watches, and a line that caters"
"is registered as a charity and does not pay corporate income taxes. In 2011, a spokesman for Rolex declined to provide evidence regarding the amount of charitable donations made by the Wilsdorf Foundation. In Geneva, where it is based, it has gifted, among many things, two housing buildings to social institutions of Geneva. Rolex Rolex SA () is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. 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 to avoid heavy taxation from a recovering post war Britain. The"
"reminder of its core values and as ""an inexhaustible source of inspiration"" for the brand. Ebel Ebel is a Swiss luxury watch company, founded in 1911 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland by Eugene Blum and Alice Levy. In 1911 Eugène Blum found, together with Alice Blum, née Lévy, an etablissage workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds. By combining the first letters of both names — Eugène Blum Et Lévy — the Brand name ""Ebel"" was created. In 1932 Charles, the son of the founder, took over the management of the company. He built the sales network of the business by further expanding"
"the company —took over the brands and developed them as manufacturers and distributors. Adriatica watches have always been Swiss made. Since 1998 they were manufactured by their own company, PR & A Watch Sagl, in Dongio, in the watchmaking area of Ticino, the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Adriatica is a full member of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH. Adriatica Adria and Adriatica are parent Swiss watch brands manufacturing for Eastern European markets. The name originates from the Etruscan city of Atria or (Adria) that also gave its name at a much earlier period to the Adriatic Sea."
"to share their identity but Ronnie Bernheim, co-CEO of Mondaine, has been outspoken on this issue, and defends ""Swissness more as a promise than a physical manifestation."" Mondaine admits that it uses non-Swiss dials and cases though Bernheim has declined to disclose their country of origin. The Swiss federal Council modified the ordinance regulating the use of the ""Swiss"" name for watches in May 1995. This was said to bring the requirements of Swiss watchmaking industry a rubric like those of the European Union. In essence, the revision made it possible to affix indications of ""Swiss made"" on foreign watchcases"
"compasses, timepieces, and sunglasses, while Precise could use it in marketing other non-knife items. In the mid-1990s, Forschner changed its name to Swiss Army Brands, Inc. (SABI). In 2001, Victorinox teamed up with SABI to create an international watch company Victorinox Swiss Army Watch AG. In August 2002, Victorinox acquired all remaining shares of SABI to gain control of the Swiss Army trademark. Previously, SABI had sold the Swiss Army branded watch in North America and - under the license - the Victorinox branded watch outside North America. But afterwards, the combined Victorinox Swiss Army brand has been marketed worldwide."
"of a 50/50 joint venture, the Polo Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry Company SÀRL. In October 2008, the Group divested all of its remaining interests in the tobacco industry. , Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is the sixth largest corporation by market capitalization in the Swiss Market Index. As of 2014, Richemont is the second-largest luxury goods company in the world after LVMH. Compagnie Financière Richemont SA organizes its business activities into three operating divisions: Jewellery Maisons, Specialist Watchmakers and Other Businesses. Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Giampiero Bodino constitute the Jewellery Maisons. The Specialist Watchmakers group is composed of"
"De Grisogono De Grisogono is a Swiss luxury jeweller. It was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993 by black diamond specialist Fawaz Gruosi. an Italian of Lebanese origin. The Italian name ""Grisogono"" derives from Latin Chrysogonus, itself coming from Greek ""Chrysogonos χρῡσό-γονος"", which means ""begotten of gold"". In 2017, De Grisogono entered into a new partnership with former Leviev executives David and Lisa Klein. Creation I, a necklace by de Grisogono, was sold for nearly Dh125 million, in 2017's Christie's sale. In 2017 the company set a new record at Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva when it sold the"