Martin Braun AG

About Martin Braun AG

Martin Braun AG was founded in 2000 by the German watchmaker Martin Braun and is a watch brand in the field of Haute Horlogerie. The first model, EOS, featured a mechanical display of sunrise and sunset times; further models such as Boreas, Heliozentric and Astraios showed the equation of time, declination and moon phase. In 2006, Braun acquired a Swiss supplier and relocated his activities to Switzerland. In 2007, the Franck Muller Group acquired 51 percent of the shares; watch production was subsequently established in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden as part of the Watchland project. After the departure of the company's namesake (approx. 2008/2009), the brand rights are held by Franck Muller/Watchland. The company location at Marktstrasse 8 in Sarnen is today maintained as a contact point for service and spare parts supply.

Site

Sarnen

Processes

Service & spare parts supply

Founded

2000

Industries

Watch industry / Haute Horlogerie

1. 01

   Service & spare parts supply

Sites

History

1. 2000

   Founding of the watch brand Martin Braun; presentation of the EOS model (mechanical display of sunrise and sunset times)

2. 2001

   First participation in the Basel Watch Fair

3. 2002

   Presentation of the Boreas model with display of sunrise and sunset times as well as the equation of time

4. 2004

   Award for the Boreas complication with an innovation prize in the USA

5. 2006

   Acquisition of a Swiss supplier; the founder relocates to Switzerland

6. 2007

   Franck Muller Group acquires 51% of the shares; production established in Sarnen (Watchland project); launch of Heliozentric and Astraios

7. 2008

   Departure of the namesake Martin Braun from the company (approx. 2008/2009); brand rights held by Franck Muller/Watchland