Valjoux is a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch

Watch

A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket, with wristwatches being the most common type of watch used today. They evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were...

 movements

Movement (clockwork)

In horology, a movement is the internal mechanism of a clock or watch, as opposed to the case, which encloses and protects the movement, and the face which displays the time. The term originated with mechanical timepieces, whose movements are made of many moving parts...

. It is known primarily for chronograph ébauche

Ébauche

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 movements that are used in a number of mid- to high-range mechanical watches: The company has been a part of ETA for a number of years and is a member of the Swatch Group. Valjoux is responsible for the design and manufacture of the Valjoux 7750 movement (and variants), an extremely popular movement used in the majority of mechanical chronograph

Chronograph

A chronograph is a timepiece or watch with both timekeeping and stopwatch functions as well as other functions. Pocket watch chronographs were produced as early as the 18th century but did not become popular until the 1820s...

 watches on the market today.

Notable watch brands that use base movements manufactured by Valjoux include Omega, Longines

Longines

Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. The company was originally founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832 and it currently holds the oldest registered logo for a watch company . Longines is currently owned by the Swatch Group.Longines is known for its 'Aviators' watches...

, Breitling

Breitling

Breitling is a luxury brand of Swiss watches produced by Breitling SA, a private company headquartered in Grenchen, Canton of Solothurn . The company exclusively offered Certified Chronometers in all models since 2000...

, Cyma Watches

Cyma Watches

Cyma SA is a Swiss manufacture of upscale and high-quality wristwatches, founded by brothers Joseph and Theodre Schwob in 1862. With equal emphasis for their accuracy and visual aesthetic, Cyma's automatic timepieces have been long reputable for their resilience to electricity, magnetism and...

, Oris, Appella, TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer is a Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its sports watches and chronographs. It is a division of luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton. The company motto is "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860"...

, IWC

International Watch Company

International Watch Co, also known as IWC, is a high-end Swiss watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. IWC is an active member of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH....

, Porsche Design, Gallet

Gallet & Co.

Gallet is a historical Swiss manufacturer of high-end timepieces for professional use.Gallet is the world’s oldest watch and clock making house with history dating back to Humbertus Gallet, a clock maker who became a citizen of Geneva in 1466...

, Sinn

Sinn (watchmaker)

Sinn is a high end watch-making company based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany that was established by pilot and flight instructor Helmut Sinn in 1961.-History:...

, Gc, and so on.

External links

• http://www.kalyanediffusion89.com/fournitures/pieces-de-montres/valjoux/
• Valjoux Reference Site Excellent source for company history, watch details, etc.
• ofrei.com
• timezone.com The Valjoux 7750 chronograph.
• Alliance Horlogere A page containing information about the Valjoux 7750 along with a video showing the mechanism being assembled