Epos is a manufacturer of mechanical watches, headquartered in Lengnau, Switzerland.

History

Early roots

The original company, which is told to be the ancestor of Epos, was founded in 1925 by James Aubert in

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. James was known at that time as a skillful engineer and craftsman devoting his lifetime for making and fixing complicated watch and clock mechanisms, e.g. chronographs and minute repeaters. Later then, he handed down his watchmaking knowledge and expertise to Jean Aubert, his nephew, and his son-in-law Jean Fillon. With the passion inherited from James, Jean Fillon had led the firm forward for decades with remarkable innovations.

Reemerge and present day

During the

quartz crisis The quartz crisis was the upheaval in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world.

, the Swiss traditional watchmaking industry faced enormous hardships. Many long-established companies went bankrupt, including the original James Aubert SA firm. It was not until the 1980s that the remaining assets of the firm was bought by Peter Hofer - an expert involving in the horological business for years. Based on the leftovers of the old company, he and his wife Erna founded Epos in 1983. In 2002, Ursula Forster and her husband Tamdi Chonge took over Epos as its owners and directors. In 2014, their son Singi Chonge assumed responsibility for the company as chairman of the board.

Innovations

Among the company's innovations are: * Epos 3400, 2010: First watch with a reversed 24-hour-indication for the second time-zone, including two separate mechanical movements. * Epos 3435 'Verso', 2017: First watch with a reversed mechanical Unitas 6497 movement.

Manufacture

The majority of Epos models are equipped with

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and

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movements. Depending on each collection, the movements will be executed in different levels or tuned with special in-house developed complications. Other standard options including

sapphire glass Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. The name sapphire is derived via the Latin "sapphi ...

and high grade

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stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...

Product lineups

Currently Epos offers collections under the names "Emotion", "Passion", "Originale", "Oeuvre D’Art", "Sophistiquée", "Perfection" and "Sportive". Further, the company also offers a "Ladies" and "Pocket Watch" collection.

Brand Ambassadors

* Mauro Peter *

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* Gosia Rdest

International presence

* The UK (Distributed by MODE9 (UK) Ltd.) *

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References

External links

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