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In the year
1851, the watch-making industry was introduced to the small
city of Grenchen Switzerland. Many famous watch companies
were founded here and have helped make Grenchen an important
part of today's Swiss watch business.
Titoni was founded by Fritz Schluep in 1919 in Grenchen
and the company is still in the hands of the Schluep family.
Titoni is one of the few remaining independent watch enterprises
and has made a significant contribution to the history of
watchmaking.
Today, the Titoni
Company is in it's third generation of family ownership. New
to the US market, Titoni has successfully concentrated on
the far east and near east markets for over 50 years. Titoni
has been able to gain the trust of customers in Asia where
the products have always enjoyed a high reputation for excellent
quality.
While many watch brands have focused over the last twenty-five
years on quartz watches, Titoni has continued in the niche
it has always occupied: watches equipped with self-winding
mechanical movements. All Titoni watch components have to
fulfill rigorous quality standards. The components for automatic
movements, such as jeweled lever escapements, main springs,
jewel shock absorbers, etc., are individually selected. This
assures the best possible quality in contrast to other watch
companies who buy complete movements. The assembly and integration
of movements, as well as finishing and final control of the
complete watches are exclusively handled at the Titoni factory
in Switzerland.
Standard Titoni
quality features include sapphire crystals, water resistance
from 30 meters up to 200 meter, solid bracelets, buckles
with two push-pieces and the stones on the dials are individually
set, not glued. The modern Titoni factory makes effective
use of best-in-class manufacturing technology including
extensive automation. Still, it is the high proportion of
skilled handwork in every mechanical watch that makes it
an exceptional timepiece of lasting value.
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