The revived Edouard Koehn now offers its distinctive timepieces which perpetuate the Swiss watch industry&rsquo;s leading role in high horology.

Edouard Koehn, born into a watchmaking family in 1839, followed in the footsteps of his father, Karl Koehn, a court clockmaker in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany. After an apprenticeship with his father, Edouard moved to Geneva in 1859 to study at the Ecole d&rsquo;Horlogerie de Gen&egrave;ve, the oldest watchmaking school in Switzerland. In 1861, he joined Patek Philippe and, due to his exceptional skills, rose from an entry-level position to become a director and shareholder by 1876, alongside Albert Cingria and Gabriel Marie Rouge. His technical expertise and personality were key factors in his success, as noted in the book &ldquo;Patek Philippe Geneve&rdquo; by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery. Notably, Patek Philippe was founded in the same year as Edouard's birth.
As noted by Bonhams&rsquo; watch specialist Jonathan Snellenburg: &ldquo;Edouard Koehn rose from watchmaker to partner in the firm Patek Philippe. He left the firm in 1891 to make watches under his own name and that of H.R. Ekegren. Not surprisingly, his work is of the same high quality.&rdquo;

Today, the revived Edouard Koehn as a brand is an acknowledgment of the founder&rsquo;s exceptional horological skills with its offering of distinctive timepieces that perpetuate the Swiss watch industry&rsquo;s leading role in high horology. The brand&rsquo;s philosophy is expressed by its introductory collections: the Tempus I Chronograph, Tempus II &ldquo;Open Heart&rdquo; mono-pusher chronograph and World Heritage World Time with Alarm. Contemporary watch experts continue to recognise and acknowledge the quality of Edouard&rsquo;s timepieces.&nbsp;Currently under the stewardship of a family spanning two generations, the revival of the Edouard Koehn Manufacture is driven by a legacy of excellence that has historically facilitated the creation of remarkable timepieces.

Bernard Fleury, CEO of Edouard Koehn welcomes watch lovers and collectors to the brand, "Edouard Koehn (pronounced Ed-Do-Ward Koh-Earn) is a brand that in a sense, allows one to embark on a journey of discovery. It may be a new name for many but isn&rsquo;t in the history of horology. An accomplished watchmaker, Edouard Koehn (1839 to 1908) cut his professional teeth at Patek Philippe, eventually becoming a shareholder of the company. However, the brand&rsquo;s legacy began after Edouard Koehn parted ways with Patek Philippe in 1891, acquired an existing Manufacture and earned himself a place in horological history as an independent watchmaker by crafting high quality movements, in particular, complicated timepieces such as split-seconds chronographs and minute repeaters bearing his name. The brand&rsquo;s revival allows collectors to discover timepieces of distinction deeply inspired by the legacy of a talented watchmaker and high horology in Swiss watchmaking."

"Edouard Koehn&rsquo;s current Tempus I and Tempus II chronograph collections feature modern case architecture and exemplify the founder&rsquo;s fascination with this complication which he even combined with chiming mechanisms &ndash; namely the minute repeater. The more classical-looking World Heritage series feature the worldtimer and alarm combination; the worldtimer symbolic of Edouard Koehn&rsquo;s business travels to different time zones, notably to North America while the alarm, &nbsp;one of the earliest horological complications, represents his passion with striking mechanisms. Our future collections will allow watch collectors an even better understanding of the brand&rsquo;s legacy and its place in horological history," Fleury stated.
The brand is currently retailed by Sincere Fine Watches.

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