Armand Nicolet
 | |
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Watchmaking |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder | Armand Nicolet |
| Headquarters | Tramelan, Switzerland |
| Products | Watches |
| Website | www.armandnicolet.com |
Armand Nicolet is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Tramelan, a mountain village in the Bernese Jura. Its history dates to its foundation in 1902 by Armand Nicolet.
History
The story of Armand Nicolet begins around 1875 in Tramelan, Switzerland. Armand Nicolet, son of a watchmaker, after an apprenticeship set up his "Atelier d’Horlogerie". In 1902, he affirmed his technical maturity by producing a pocket watch with "guilloche" rose-gold case, enamel dial, single button chronographic function, complete calendar, repeating hours, quarter hours, and minutes.
Armand Nicolet also refined his technical skills by doing important studies on design that would influence his future work. His watches, masterpieces of pure beauty, quality and precision are still to be found in Nicolet SA’s museum and continue to arouse interest among international collectors.When he died in 1939, his son Willy assumed the reins of the family enterprise and developed it to be one of the most important production facilities in the region. In 1987, Willy Nicolet met by chance Mr. Rolando Braga, an Italian entrepreneur active in the watch field. The encounter proved to be strategic and was the beginning of the cooperation between the extraordinary Swiss technical skills and Italian creativity.
Watches of this brand are well known for their authentic,distinguished design,and outstanding quality. All of their watches are hand made,and,in terms of watchmaking process,they are considered High grade.
The famous motorcycle Supersport champion Lorenzo Zanetti was sponsored by Armand Nicolet. Thanks to this collaboration Lorenzo Zanetti displays the Armand Nicolet logo on his helmet and on his wrist model 9610N-NR-G9610 from the S05 collection.