Blancpain is the only surviving watch brand that can trace its unbroken lineage as far back as 1735, to an era when Swiss farmers spent harsh winter months crafting watch components as a side hustle. ...
In 2006, the Richemont Group acquired the historically important independent Swiss watchmaking marque Minerva, founded in 1868, and folded it into Montblanc, then known primarily for its writing instruments. Based in Villeret, in the Bernese Jura, ...