Nolan Craft

Watches, craft, history, and culture.

Collections / Families

Watch brands organized by corporate family: the groups that own them, supply them, or share a roof with them. If a brand has its own page on this site, it links inward; otherwise it links to the official website.

Seiko Group

The Japanese giant: Seiko, Grand Seiko, and the movement makers that supply half the industry.

  • Grand Seiko: The luxury manufacture, spun off 2017.
  • Seiko: The mothership: global watch giant.
  • Lorus: Seiko Group value watches.
  • Orient: Seiko Group mechanical watches.
  • Pulsar: Seiko Group value watches.
  • Q&Q: Seiko Group value watches.
  • TMI (Time Module Inc.): Seiko's movement arm; supplies calibres to the industry.

Swatch Group

The Swiss giant: from Omega and Longines down to Swatch itself, the biggest watch company in Switzerland.

Richemont

The luxury conglomerate: Cartier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and the haute horlogerie houses.

LVMH

The French luxury empire's watch division: TAG Heuer, Hublot, Zenith, Bulgari.

Citizen Group

The other Japanese giant: Citizen, plus Swiss acquisitions like Frederique Constant.

Kering

Gucci and Boucheron's parent; watches are a sideline for the fashion empire.

Movado Group

American fashion-watch conglomerate: Movado, Ebel, and licensed fashion brands.

Fossil Group

Fashion watches at scale: Fossil plus licensed brands.

Timex Group

Timex and its licensed fashion brands.

Festina Group

Spanish conglomerate: Festina, Candino, and Swiss-made lines.

Citychamp

Hong Kong conglomerate: Eterna, Rotary, and Chinese domestic brands.

Sowind Group

Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin's parent.

Mondaine Group

Swiss railway watches and value brands.

Binda Group

Italian fashion-watch group.

Franck Muller Group

Franck Muller plus fashion and jewelry brands.

Invicta Group

Invicta's portfolio.