WORLDTEMPUS - 1 June 2012
We are pleased to announce that Arcadia is a new partner of Worldtempus.
Founded in 1858 in Fleurier, Arcadia quickly positioned itself as the top-of the-line among the five watchmaking brands of the Fleurier Watch Company.
In the 19th century, the Arcadia brand was the symbol of Swiss watchmaking excellence.The brand sold watches until 1968, when, like so many mechanical watch companies, the advent of inexpensive quartz models led to its demise.
In the 1990s Claude Sanz learnt about the incredible story of the Fleurier Watch Company and its star brand, Arcadia. He was fascinated by this forgotten watchmaking venture, and promptly decided to take over the Arcadia brand – which had fallen into the public domain - and revive its century-old traditions
Today a combination of the richness of the past and the boldness of the future, Arcadia aims to showcase and perpetuate an exceptional, time-honoured, heritage on the international scene - and restore the prestige of a watchmaking symbol that was the pride of Switzerland for over a hundred years.
All of us at Worldtempus wish Arcadia all the best!
