* Cyma Watch Information and history *
Watch History

  • 1862 Schwab Brothers open a watch company which they name CYMA from French for Summit which in turn is derived from the Latin word Cyma
  • 1892 a businessman from Le Locle, Frederick Henri Sandoz goes into partnership with the Schwab Brothers and they establish a factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • 1903 the company produces its famous extra slim pocket watch with lever movement; watch so precise that it is awarded the Chronometer Certificate
  • 1910 Cyma produces 2500 watches per day
  • 1915 cyma develops it's first waterproof watches
  • 1923 Cyma becomes the biggest watch manufacturer in Switzerland
  • 1943 it launches it's first automatic watch
  • 2005 Cyma continues its long tradition of quality, perfection, precision and innovation

Cyma to its credit holds hundreds of patents. Since its inception Cyma has produced over 30 million watches worn worldwide. Cyma continues the tradition of being one of the finest Swiss watchmaker of today.

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