His wife impressed with the beauty of the watch the persuaded his husband to found his own watchmaking company.
In 1884, Christian Ruefli-Flury launched his watchmaking enterprise and it first workshops are established in BielBienna, a city famous for its well-educated watchmakers.
He named the company ‘Edox’ which means the hour in ancient Greek, and the hourglass logo has adorned all Edox watches ever since.
In 1955, his company employs up to 500 watchmakers. In 2008, Edox is the official timekeeper of the Class-1 World Powerboat Championship.
History of Edox watch
