Festina Swiss Made Watches

Festina is a watch manufacturer with a proud Swiss heritage who are known for making some of the finest sports watches in the world. Festina watches have a great reputation for brilliant design and technical precision which they have built up over their long history. As a strong sports brand they have links with many major sporting events and they are currently the official timekeeper for the Tour de France. Brand History Festina was founded in 1902 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and the name of the brand means "hasten slowly." In 1984 Festina were brought by Miguel Rodriguez, owner of Lotus watches to create the group Festina Lotus. The group makes a number of high quality watches and jewellery which are distributed all over the world. The Festina brand is widely recognised from the Festina cycling team who were active from 1989 to 2001 and were very successful. Even after the team disbanded in 2001 Festina continued to act as the official timekeepers of the Tour de France. Extremely Unique Festina watches carry a very unique style, with original designs like the Festina F6826/1 Square Men's Watch and the Festina F16536/2 Ladies' Watch standing out amongst the crowd. The Festina Chronobike range are incredibly unique as the design of the stainless steel strap resembles the appearance of a bike chain. If you have the taste for something a little bit different to the norm then you will definitely find something for you in this eclectic range. Unbelievably Reliable Festina have become a world renowned watch manufacturer thanks to a reputation for quality and precision which they have built up over the years. Festina watches are built on incredibly precise Japanese quartz movements and are incredibly precise. No matter which of the watches in the Festina you choose to buy, you will find that it is a strong and durable watch that is built to last.