Louis Erard
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Luxury Watches |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Founder | Louis Erard and André Perret |
| Headquarters | Le Noirmont , Switzerland |
Key people | Alain Spinedi, Manuel Emch |
| Products | Wristwatches, accessories |
| Revenue | unknown |
| Website | louiserard |
Louis Erard is an independent Swiss watch manufacturer that was founded in 1929. The company was founded by Louis Erard and André Perret and produced its first watches in 1931.[1]
History
Founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds as a watchmaking school[2] in 1929, Louis Erard first sold watches under it's brand in 1931l[3]. In 1991, the company was sold and production moved to Le Noirmont. By 2003[4], the company was sold again and relaunched. Using mechanical movements from Sellita and Valjoux, Louis Erard has shipped over 200,000 watches from Le Noirmont,[5] including collaborations with Leeds United Football Club[6] and Ultima Sports sports cars.
Signature Complication: The Regulator
Louis Erard continues to make watches with a regulator layout[7]. In this layout, the hour, minute and second hand all pivot around different points. This layout was designed in mid-18th century for master clocks to offer the most accurate time readings available.
Awards
References
- ^ "Monochrome Watches".
- ^ "Our story". www.louiserard.com/.
- ^ "A brief history of Louis Erard watches". fluxmagazine.com.
- ^ "Alain Spinedi and Manuel Emch, Louis Erard". escapementmagazine.com.
- ^ "Our story". www.louiserard.com/our-story.
- ^ "All in all it's just another brick in the watch". watchpro.com.
- ^ "Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Regulator". deployant.com/.
- ^ "Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein". gphg.org.
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