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Chronomètres
COSC reports a million Chronometers registered in 2000
Switzerland, August 30, 2001
The Official Swiss Chronometer lnspectorate (COSC) ended the second
millennium on a high note, having certified last year more than a million
chronometers: 1,032,258 to be exact, compared to 946,536 in 1999 (+ 9.1 %).
Another record was broken with the number of watches registered: 1,066,938 (+
8.6 %), with an increase of 10.0 % for mechanical movements, to 996,115, but a
decline of 7.5 %, to 70,724 for quartz models.
In terms of brands, Rolex as usual is still well in the lead with 635,209
certifications. It is followed by Breitling (148,380), which snatched second
place from Omega (146,144).
- Rolex (635,209 certifications)
- Breitling (148,380)
- Omega (146,144)
- Bulgari (21,345)
- Panerai (19,231)
- TAG Heuer (13,270)
- Chopard (5,430)
- Vacheron Constantin (5,046)
- Zenith (4,902)
- Ebel (3,476)
- Krieger (2,468)
- Patek Philippe (1,803)
- lkepod (1,662)
- Ulysse Nardin (1,588)
- Montega (1,559)
- Mühle-Glashütte (1,385)
- Hermès (1,379)
- Bertolucci (1,292)
- Concord (1,253)
- Edox & Vista (1,000).
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