====== Eponymous ====== Numerous [[watchmaker]]s have founded namesake or eponymous brands, many of which are no longer associated with their founders. Many of these watchmakers are part of the [[AHCI]]. ===== List of Eponymous Brands ===== * [[Andersen, Svend]] [[Andersen Geneve]] * [[Barthelay, Alexis]] [[Alexis Barthelay]], part of the [[Franck Muller|Franck Muller/Watchland Group]] since [[2005]] * [[Calabrese, Vincent]] [[Vincent Calabrese]] * [[Claret, Christophe]] [[Christophe Claret]] * [[Daniels, George]] [[George Daniels]] * [[Dufour, Philippe]] [[Philippe Dufour]] * [[Gerber, Paul]] [[Paul Gerber]] * [[Halter, Vianney]] [[Vianney Halter]] * [[Journe, Francois-Paul]] [[F. P. Journe]] * [[Kunz, Pierre]] [[Pierre Kunz]], part of the [[Franck Muller|Franck Muller/Watchland Group]] since [[1998]] * [[Muller, Franck]] [[Franck Muller]], founded in [[1991]] * [[Parmigiani, Michel]] [[Parmigiani]] * [[Preziuso, Antoine]] [[Antoine Preziuso Geneve]] * [[Voutilainen, Kari]] [[Voutilainen]] ==== Brands No Longer Associated with the Founder ==== * [[Braun, Martin]] [[Martin Braun]], founded in [[2000]], brought into [[Franck Muller|Franck Muller/Watchland Group]] in [[2007]], no longer associated with its founder as of [[2009]] * [[Cattin, Rodolphe]] [[Rodolphe]], part of the [[Franck Muller|Franck Muller/Watchland Group]] since [[2004]] but no longer associated with its founder as of [[2009]] * [[Genta, Gérald Charles]] - [[Gerald Genta]], founded in [[1969]], purchased by [[The Hour Glass]] in [[1998]], merged with [[Daniel Roth]] in [[2000]], and integrated with [[Bulgari]], now part of [[LVMH]] * [[Hysek, Jörg]] - [[Hysek]], founded in [[1996]] but no longer associated with its founder as of [[2006]] * [[Roth, Daniel]] [[Daniel Roth]], founded in [[1989]], merged with [[Gérald Genta]] in [[2000]] and integrated with [[Bulgari]], now part of [[LVMH]] * [[Speake-Marin, Peter]] [[Speake-Marin]], founded in [[2003]] but no longer associated with its founder as of [[2017]] {{tag>Terms}}