- The founder of this watch made up the name for his watches back in 1908. He wanted a name that was short, easy to remember and was easy to say. - This is ROLEX. Story has it he was sat on a bus, trying to pick letters that didn't mean anything and arrange them pleasingly, and make sure it was easy to say. And Rolex is what he came up with!
- NASA chose them to be their official timekeeper, and so has the Olympic Games, since 1932. - Omega is the right answer.
- Since the film Golden Eye James Bond has always worn an Omega watch. But what brand did he wear before Golden eye? -He had a Rolex Submariner.
- Which brand produced several watches as part of their celebration to mark their tenth anniversary with the Bentley motor company? - Breitling have created the Bentley B04 GMT, B05 Unitime and B06.
- Its name is inspired by the latin for “I turn around’, whats the name of this watch and which brand creates them? -Jaeger-LeCoultre -and the Reverso.
- Beginning in 1868, based in eastern Switzerland and founded by an American watch maker Florentine Ariosto Jones, this three word brand is known by the three initial on its watch faces. - that would be IWC - International Watch Company.
- Founded as late as 2002 by two brothers, and based in England. Can you name this brand? - The very British Bremont brand.
- Which brand is based in Paris and also known for its exquisite jewellery? This would be of course, Cartier.
- People often mistake part of this brand’s name for meaning ‘Hour’, when its actually the founders surname. - TAG Heuer watches, despite a common misunderstanding, the names are nothing at all to do with day or hour, they actually are the initials for 'Techniques d'Avant Garde' and the founders surname Heuer.
- In order to increase the public profile of their brand, this company became the official watch of Manchester United Football Club in 2008, several other football clubs in the years following, and then Ferrari's "Official Watch" and "Official Timekeeper” in 2012. - Hublot are the official watch of both Ferrari and Manchester United.
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