Delma (watch manufacturer)
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1924 |
| Seat | Lengnau BE , Switzerland |
| management | Andreas Leibundgut ( CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors ) |
| Branch | Watch manufacturer |
| Website | www.delma.ch |
The Delma Watch Ltd. is a Swiss watch manufacturer with headquarters in Lengnau . The company was founded in 1924 and is now one of the few independent, privately owned watch manufacturers in Switzerland.
history
The brothers Adolf and Albert Gilomen founded A. & A. Gilomen AG in Lengnau in 1924 to manufacture wristwatches. They registered the brands Thuya, Midland, Delma and Gil. The Delma brand first appeared on watches in 1933. In 1966 the company was taken over by Ulrich Wüthrich and Fritz Fankhauser and the name of the company was changed to Delma Watch Ltd. modified. In 1996 Ulrich Wüthrich's son-in-law, Fred Leibundgut, joined the company. He heads Delma Watch Ltd. as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors . 2001 took over Delma Watch Ltd. Wega Delbana Uhren AG and its Delbana brand. Delbana is sold as a secondary brand alongside Delma.
positioning
Delma made a name for itself with diving watches in the 1960s and 1970s, in particular with the launch of the Delma Shell Star, their first professional diving watch. In 2011 the Delma Blue Shark was launched with a water resistance of up to 3000 meters. In 2016 the production of the Delma Shell Star was resumed in a new design. In 2016 Delma started a partnership with the IMOCA 60 as the official timepiece of the Transat New York Vendee, from which the Oceanmaster collection emerged.
In 2017 Delma took part in the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève. The Klondike Moonphase model was selected as one of six finalists in the calendar category.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Toggweiler: Delma watch brand: 90 years old and ready for more. In: az Solothurn newspaper. August 23, 2014, accessed April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Our History. Delma, accessed April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Delbana History. Delbana, accessed April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Andreas Toggweiler: After diving watch: Now Delma watches wants to produce for sailors. In: az Grenchner Tagblatt. March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Imoca Ocean Masters Championship. Sponsors. Imoca Ocean Masters Championship, accessed April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Oceanmaster. Delma, accessed April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ 2017 edition. Preselected watches. Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, accessed on April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Mr. E: Can Delma win at the 2017 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève? In: Europa Star. October 2017, accessed on April 18, 2018 .