Corum (watch manufacturer)
| Montres Corum SàRL
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| legal form | Société à responsabilité limitée |
| founding | 1955 |
| Seat | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| management | Severin Wunderman |
| Number of employees | approx. 150 (2005) |
| Branch | Watch manufacturer |
| Website | www.corum.ch |
The Montres Corum SàRL : (short Corum is a) Swiss watch manufacturer , in 1955 in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Gaston Ries and his uncle René Bannwart was founded. The company name is derived from the Latin word quorum .
The Corum company only produces watches in the high-price segment, but is not a watch manufacturer . The Corum company obtains the movements from ETA SA or “Frederic Piguet”, for example . Corum is known for unusual design ideas . For example, the case of the “Coin Watch” is made from an official $ 20 gold coin. In addition to the “Coin Watch” described, the “Admiral's Cup”, the “Golden Bridge” and the “Bubble” are other well-known models. In addition to the unusual design, technically unusual movements are also used. Corum is one of the few manufacturers to offer timepieces with frame work and since 2011 has integrated the world's only frame work with automatic winding (CORUM caliber CO-313) in its "Golden Bridge Automatic".
In April 2013 Corum was taken over by the Chinese company China Haidian .
literature
- Gisbert L. Brunner : * Corum - design with passion. La Chaux-de-Fonds 1993.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Armbanduhren" magazine, issue 1/2005
Web links
- www.corum.ch (English, French; Flash Player required)