Auguste Reymond

Auguste Reymond is a Swiss watch brand whose watchmaking history, also known as ARSA (Auguste Reymond SA), began in 1898 when a young 26-year-old entrepreneur assembled a small team of watchmakers to manufacture pocket watches. The brand is based in Nidau, Switzerland, and offers collections including Origin, Unity, Heritage 1898 and Magellan.

The watchmaking history of AUGUSTE REYMOND, also known as ARSA (Auguste Reymond SA), began in 1898, when a young 26-year old entrepreneur decided to put together a small team of watchmakers to manufacture the pocket watches that today bear his name. In 1903 Auguste Reymond opened his factory on rue du Midi in Tramelan. In 1906 Auguste Reymond bought the “Val de Joux Watch Co.” in Les Bioux in the Vallée de Joux to produce his own movements; after settling in Tramelan, in 1910 he sold the company to “Reymond Frères SA”, which in 1929 became “Valjoux SA”. By 1910 the AUGUSTE REYMOND company had more than a hundred employees, becoming one of the main employers in the region. In 1914 Auguste Reymond received numerous awards for the quality and reliability of his watches, including a gold medal at the 1910 Brussels World Exhibition and a second gold medal at the 1914 Swiss National Exhibition in Bern. In 1920 AUGUSTE REYMOND became one of the first companies to use sealing gaskets and shock absorbers in wristwatches. In 1926, AUGUSTE REYMOND attained new summits with the acquisition of the UNITAS Watch Company in Tramelan; the Manufacture would develop more than a hundred calibres, renowned worldwide for their remarkable quality and competitive price, and would become the supplier of numerous watch companies. From the beginning of the 1930s, the AUGUSTE REYMOND Manufacture began producing watches with chronometer, chronograph, moon phase and alarm movements. In the 1940s the company also developed jewellery watches for its female customers. In 1948, fascinated by astronomy and the beauty of the sky, Auguste Reymond...

High quality swiss made watches since 1898

• Origin Unitas

  ORIGIN beats to the rhythm of the legendary UNITAS movement.

• Unity Day & Night

  From the moon to the sun, the wonderful cycle of life, cadenced by an automatic movement.

• Unity

  Contemporary distinction.

• Heritage 1898 A

  True to Swiss savoir-faire and the Manufacture founder’s sense of elegance.

• Magellan Orbital Moon

  For a remarkable life navigation experience.

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