Orologiaio della Marina francese, dell'Osservatorio di presidenza francese della longitudine, del Servizio geografico dell'esercito francese e del Conservatorio Nazionale Francese di Arti e Mestieri.
Dalla sua creazione nel 1854, Auricoste è stata strettamente legata alle forze aeree ed alla marina francese. 
La storia dell'azienda le conferisce una posizione unica nel mondo dell'orologeria, dove la bellezza e precisione sono le parole chiave.
I suoi cronografi sono considerati essere dispositivi di cronometraggio di scelta da parte di orologiai esperti ed appassionati di tutto il mondo.
Auricoste continua a fornire la sua perizia artigianale alle principali divisioni delle forze armate navali ed aeree, sia in Francia che all'estero.
Oggi, questa prestigiosa orologeria sta reinventando il leggendario Type 20 e ha aggiunto il nuovo Type 52 al suo catalogo, due cronografi particolarmente sofisticati realizzati nella più pura tradizione storica in modo da fornire la massima soddisfazione per appassionati e collezionisti.
Émile Thomas, il famoso orologiaio e specialista in cronometri da marina, fonda la propria compagnia di orologi nel 1854.
Nel 1889, Joseph Auricoste succedette a E. Thomas.
Egli ha dato il suo nome ed ha dedicato all’azienda la sua esperienza e la sua competenza che sarebbero state presto riconosciute e premiate all'Esposizione Universale di Parigi.
Dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, Auricoste ha assunto una dimensione completamente nuova.
In questo momento, Pierre Auricoste, che continuava l'opera di suo padre Joseph, ha cominciato a collaborare con Patek Philippe.
Insieme hanno installato il loro primo time-keeping network (elettro-meccanico) sulle navi da guerra della marina francese.
Il 1950 ha visto l'inizio di un periodo di grande successo nella collaborazione tra Auricoste e l'esercito francese.
Il Ministero della Guerra francese ordinò che i cronografi in uso in quel momento sulle unità militari includessero una funzione flyback ("retour en vol", in francese e "Taylor" in italiano).
"Tipo 20" divenne il nome ufficiale di questo modello.
Quando questo tipo di cronografo è stata imposto da parte dell'Amministrazione, è stata indetta una gara d’appalto tra gli orologiai più esperti.
Auricoste, già noto per la sua affidabilità e la sua esperienza in questo campo, ha ricevuto ordini per più di 2000 cronografi da diverse divisioni della forze aeree francesi e della marina e dal centro francese test di volo.
Anche le più alte Autorità dell’Eliseo e del Senato francese, così come la Marina Mercantile, hanno usato gli eccezionali segnatempo di Auricoste.
La portaerei Foch e Clemenceau, l' Avisos, la fregata 2000, e il sottomarini d'attacco nucleare, tutti appaiono sulla lista illustre di navi da guerra che sono stati equipaggiati con il time-keeping network  di Auricoste.
Attraversando il mondo sulle navi da guerra francese, la reputazione della società orologiera non era più limitata al continente europeo.
Numerosi sono stati gli ordini ricevuti dai corpi militari stranieri.
E anche se è stato sulle onde che Auricoste si è guadagnata gloria e fama, non è passato molto tempo prima che le forze aeree di tutto il mondo cominciassero a dotarsi di dispositivi Auricoste.
Più recentemente, il Ministero della Difesa francese ha ordinato che la sua prestigiosa portaerei Charles de Gaulle venisse equipaggiata con il time-keeping network  di Auricoste, il che rappresenta la prova della rinnovata fiducia dell'esercito francese in questa azienda orologiera.
Da oltre un secolo l'esercito francese pone la sua fiducia in Auricoste, permettendo alla società di rivendicare il titolo molto ambito di orologeria della marina francese.
Oggi Auricoste continua la sua tradizione nel rivisitare i suoi due modelli di punta, la Type 20 e Type 52, che mette d’accordo esperti di orologeria, collezionisti ed  appassionati di orologi militari.

AVIA was first registered as a brand in Switzerland in 1910.
Until that point, timekeeping was primarily based around pocket or fob watches.
AVIA became an innovator in the development of the wristwatch, a great technical advancement.
The Swiss were justifiably proud of their lead in the manufacture of mechanical watches, and AVIA was one of the Swiss brands that pioneered the development of the quartz watch during the next technical evolution: the electronic era in the 1970s.
The manufacturing principles at AVIA have always been to produce the highest quality at prices that are accessible to the general public.
With this in mind, we have consistently looked for ways of increasing quality and specification while remaining accessible to our customers.
Since 2001, AVIA has belonged to the Fossil Group, a global and multi-channel business that features the Fossil brand.
It sources components from around the world, and is one of the world leaders in the design and manufacture of quality fashion watches. Making a watch to last, in both appeal and quality is a skill that we have developed over very nearly 100 years.
Beyond the decisions that we make as purchasers, which are often based on feel and appeal, we expect our watches to provide faultless service as timekeepers.
As such, we continue to use the best quality components and materials and are happy to support this with a 2 year guarantee.

The history of the Aviator brand is inseparably connected with this desire and with those who make this dream come true everyday.
We are profoundly inspired by the history of aviation through the details of our Propeller series and the modern speed of aviation with the unparalleled design of our MiG series.
The Mission of the Aviator brand is to not only serve with distinction those who conquer the sky but all those who support them here on earth.
We have built our reputation through years of fulfilling this mission with each generation of Aviator watches.
We proudly present our watches to the most competent testers in the most rigorous conditions – the world’s best pilots from all parts of the world.
It is no accident that Aviator watches design, construction, functionality and ergonomics are reminiscent of airplane dashboard instruments - as Aviator is the official watch of the Russian “Swifts” – among the finest military aerobatics teams in the world.
Aviator is the official timekeeper of the “Swifts” pilots, for whom precision in timekeeping and flawless function is of vital importance.
The team synchronizes its maneuvers in time only with our watches on their wrist.
To meet their exacting standards, Aviator built special, limited edition watches that ultimately became as integral to the MiG 29 Fulcrum jets as their existing dashboard gauges.
There is nothing accidental in our watches.
When flying wing-tip to wing-tip at mach speeds, you can’t afford any accidents.
Every model is the result our designers and engineers working hand in hand with these pilots to ensure we meet their extreme flying requirements.
Only after they have certified the watches as flight ready do we release them to the public.
But Aviator watches aren’t just for pilots.
Their sturdy construction and unmatched styling make them an excellent and affordable choice for watch lovers everywhere, even if they never leave the ground.
It’s no coincidence that the Aviator brand was born in Russia, where pilots are renowned for their courage and skill.
Russia is the world’s largest manufacturer of Aviation wristwatches, with a history going back to 1927 when the Russian government decided to build quality timepieces for its military.
In the decades that followed, the Russian watch industry produced timepieces specifically built to exacting military standards that were not originally available to the public.
The direct descendants of these watches are available today in the Aviator line.
From highly complicated chronographs to big-dialed, easy-to-read timekeepers, the Aviator watch by Volmax is the culmination of three quarters of a century of aviation watch development.

Since 1924, The company has earned recognized reputation for its excellence in watch making.
Through all the years, our primary objective has been to offer Swiss precision craftsmanship, timely design and outstanding technology at an affordable price.
The company was found in 1924 in Buttes (Canton Neuchâtel).
The “Val de Travers”, an aesthetic high-lying valley in Switzerland nearby the French border, is well known for watchmakers in the 18th Century.
During the economic crisis in 1923 which Switzerland was also oppressively affected, he founded courage to pioneer as a watch manufacturer.
Already in the initial years we began with the production of wrist-watches and mainly the calibers of FEF - Perseux and FHF.
The vital period began in 1938 with the AS 1130 caliber, later known as “Armed Forced Watch”, acquired highest quality reputation by all countries taken part in the war.
AVIONICA continues this tradition today with the automatic chronograph movement Valjoux 7750.
The company realized quickly the state-of-the-art in watch-technology.
By 1967, electro-mechanical watches were also part of their watch collection.
Thus in 1972 the collection already carried the first quartz-digital-display and in 1975 the first fully developed quartz-analogue watch.
The AVIONICA collection is presented ,as a new concept line keeping the high quality and traditional manufacturing of the Swiss watch industry with new designs accomplished with the requirements of the modern top fighter pilots and also keeping the classical pilot watches from world war times.
The designs are functional with clear dials with arabic numbers, retro-illumination, anti-shock systems and anti-magnetism features.
All this functional characteristics are mixed with an elegant simplicity to make an actual and fantastic wristwatches models.
Actually this type of wristwatches have become for their attractive designs and functionality in a luxury product keeping the simple clarity and originality but upgrading the mechanism and the materials...to obtain a top quality product.
AVIONICA watches always has a high reputation for the excellence in manufacturing since 1924, our main priority has been the Suisse Accuracy in the craftmanwork with advance design and ultimate technology.