The story of Armand Nicolet begins around 1875 in Tramelan, Switzerland.
Armand Nicolet, son of a watchmaker, created his own “Atelier d’Horlogerie” in Tramelan.
In 1902 he created this Perpetual calendar minute repeater, chronograph mono-pusher.
1939
Armand Nicolet dies and his son Willy assumes the reins of the family enterprise.
1987
Willy is now old and has no offspring to pass onto the family business. In 1987 he met by chance Rolando Braga, an Italian entrepreneur who had been active in the field of horology for 20 Years.
“My goal is to let the world discover the buried treasure and show them what we are capable of doing”
2000
After a few years of well organizing the Group in 2000 the “Armand Nicolet” brand was introduced on the market at the Basel Fair and Immediately gained a worldwide success.
