Gallet, whose primary export market was the United States, is best known for a wide range of stopwatches and specialized chronograph watches designed for aviation, motor-sport, industry, long-distance travel and exploration. The Gallet family traces their roots back to 1466, when Humbertus Gallet became a citizen of Geneva.

May 31, 2020 · Humbertus Gallet founded the Gallet watch business in 1466 when he was residing in Geneva, Switzerland, where he made clocks. He wasn’t originally a Swiss citizen, but became one on April 18th of that year.

Gallet is a historic Swiss manufacturer of high-end timepieces for professional, military, sports, racing, and aviation 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 Genève in 1466.

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Mar 10, 2022 · Gallet also started supplying cockpit clocks to the British air force during the First World War. In 1918, Henri Jeanneret-Brehm began manufacturing timepieces under the name Excelsior Park, aimed at the American market.

Gallet & Co was a maker of complicated watches in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland from 1826 through the present day. The company traces its roots to 1466 with the birth of Humbertus Gallet in Geneva.

Mar 28, 2025 · Gallet wristwatches are identified by the brand's name on the dial in either capital letters or a mixture of upper- and lower-case lettering. Other watches by Gallet may be marked, Racine or Lady Racine. Many pocket watches, and some wristwatches, made by Gallet are identified by a mark on the movement inside the case.

May 8, 2018 · Gallet is considered as the world’s oldest watch and clock making house and since its foundation in 1466, the Gallet watch making dynasty continued to produce innovative and high end professional timepieces which became the favorite timing instruments for Governments & military organizations and professionals that required more from a watch ...

Feb 25, 2023 · Gallet introduces the first water resistant cases for protecting the delicate mechanism of chronograph wristwatches from the damaging effects of humidity. This new innovation become standard on many models in Gallet’s “MultiChron” line of professional use timepieces, as well as the upcoming Flight Officer military issue pilot’s watch. 1938

Vintage Gallet is best known for its line of chronographs, the most notable models include the MultiChron chronograph, the Regulator, the Flight Officer, the World Time chronograph, the Gallet 24 hour and Gallet Yachting chronograph.