Watch History - Blowers Jewellers

22 Mar

One genre of watch which will forever be associated with IWC is the Pilot’s watch. The company from Schaffhausen has a rich history of ...

10 Jan

In 1926, “The Tudor” was registered as a trademark by a watch dealer called ‘Veuve de Philippe Hüther’. Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of R...

09 Jan

The story of Ulysse Nardin began in 1846, when a 23 year old son of Le Locle founded a watchmaking company bearing his name. This maiso...

08 Jan

Tag Heuer can trace its origins to 1860 when a 20-year-old called Edouard Heuer opened a small workshop in Saint Imier, Switzerland. In...

07 Jan

In 1845, Ferdinand A Lange established a workshop in Glashütte in what was, at the time, a small village in Saxony, Germany. The worksh...

06 Jan

The Panerai name is synonymous with innovation in both design and operation, as well as possessing one of the mos...

05 Jan

IWC, International Watch Company, can trace its back origins to an American engineer and watchmaker, Florentine Ariosto Jones. This gen...

04 Jan

In 1847, Cartier was founded in Paris by Louis-François Cartier, a master jeweller. However, it was his grandsons, Pierre, Louis and Ja...