| Introduction: | | | | watches were developed and clock parts were being |
| Watch is not only used for time but since a long time it | | | | manufacturers and subsequently the cost of various |
| is also used as a fashionable item. The variety of look | | | | watches came down. In late 1800's many well-known |
| and design were used to modify and make the watch | | | | watch companies came. |
| attractive. Various jewelry items such as silver, gold, | | | | Wenger Watches - History: |
| diamond and platinum were incorporated in various | | | | Wenger Company came into existence in the year |
| proportions by the manufacturers to give watch an | | | | 1893, when Paul Boechat found the company Paul |
| attractive look. | | | | Boechat and Cie, a knife factory in Courtetelle. Since |
| Early Watch Manufacturing: | | | | then they have a history of manufacturing and |
| In the history, 1524 is known to be the earliest watch | | | | achieving excellence in many products. In 1895, another |
| manufacturing year, however early manufacturing | | | | group of Delsberg takes over the company and |
| begins in France and in the year 1574 a watchmaker | | | | renamed it as Fabrique Swiss de Coutellerie S.A. In |
| named as Charles Cousin shifted to Geneva in | | | | 1898 Theo Wenger became the director and after |
| Switzerland from France and settled there and got | | | | purchasing Basler, the merged company renamed as |
| citizenship after thirteen year. During that period, the | | | | Schweizer besleckfabrik and company operations |
| watch was being used a jewel and became available | | | | were moved to Delsberg. |
| for masses much later. | | | | In 1907, Theo Wenger became the owner of the |
| Charles Cousin founded a watch guild in Geneva and | | | | company and renamed the company as Wenger and |
| during the period Switzerland watches became | | | | company SA. In 1908, Wenger was chosen as supplier |
| famous. There were various watchmakers in | | | | of knife for Swiss Army, since then the Wenger |
| Switzerland before Charles Cousin, but the | | | | watches also contains the term "SWISS ARMY" on |
| commitment of Charles Cousin to organize the sector | | | | the various models of watches supplied by Wenger. |
| has given boost to the quality manufacturing and | | | | After 14 years in 1922 Kasper Oeretti purchased |
| propagating the quality to the world. The timepieces | | | | majority equity holding and renamed the company as |
| made during the period were not perfect as of today. | | | | Wenger SA. After twenty-five years Max Oertli takes |
| These first timepieces were inaccurate and most of | | | | over the management of the company. In 1988, |
| the watches have only hour hand and had to be | | | | Wenger watch collection is launched and in the year |
| wound twice a day. | | | | 2003, Wenger launches the Swiss Business Tools |
| During the period 1600 to 1700, the watches remain a | | | | globally. |
| jewelry pieces and the period also saw technical | | | | Classical Models of Wenger Wrist watches: |
| innovation. Two types of watches pendulum and | | | | Some of the classical watch models of Wenger |
| pocket watch were made available during the period. | | | | includes Aerograph day date, Alpine 2-eye day date, |
| During 1675, a spiral balance spring was used, which | | | | Alpine Swiss Rallye limited edition, aqua graph deep |
| improved the accuracy of timekeeping from a fraction | | | | diver for male and Commando chrono, escort, and |
| of hour earlier to a fraction of minute. Till 1675, the | | | | Alpenrose for females. All these watches are available |
| pendulum type were used in the neck, Charles II of | | | | from a range of $ 150 to $ 500 in the market. |
| England introduced long waistcoats and men used the | | | | Zai Zhu is a watch collector and a watch dealer. Visit |
| pockets of these waistcoats to put the watches. | | | | to shop over 1000 styles of watches including many |
| By 1715, English watch makers started using diamond | | | | Wenger watches, Invicta watches, Citizen watches, |
| as bearings. By the ends of century the upper bearing | | | | Luminox watches, and many more, as well as to learn |
| of the balance shaft were likely to have the diamonds. | | | | about watches. |
| During the early 1800's, the machines for manufacturing | | | | |