Badollet Watches

Badollet watches are considered amongst the world’s most prized antiques.  Especially valuable are the signed Badollet wrist and pocket watches.  Geneva watch company, Colomb & Balmer, now owns the historic Badollet brand.  The Badollet watch making tradition can be loosely traced back to 1570s.  A long line of family watchmakers had a reputation and name deeply rooted in Swiss watch making tradition.  Family members established themselves in New York, London and Paris in the 1800s further enhancing the brand name, and J.M Badollet ran the company from Geneva where he oversaw the orders for rough movements and wheel trains.

The Badollet company won many international awards for their creations and continued to exhibit right through the Industrial Revolution.  This continued until 1897 when Colomb & Balmer took control of the Badollet company. They continued creating the watches that were made famous under the Badollet name while also diversifying into other superior brands such as Geneve, Genva and Etna to name only a few.

Badollet watches can reach up to US$8,000 in price but are very hard to value as most are sold under auction or by collectors.

Dealers:

If you are a dealer for Badollet watches and want to list your website here, please email your request to info@internationalwatchclub.com.  Be sure to include your website url as well as info on any other brands of watches you carry.