Glycine Watch SA

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Glycine Watch SA

You can reach us by e-mail: [email protected] Meylan was an uncompromising watch engineer who strove for perfection and nothing less.

Since its founding by Eugène Meylan in 1914, Glycine has been producing watches at its factory in Bienne, Switzerland. He had a profound understanding of both the market demands and the possibilities offered by the technological advances of the time. Very soon, he succeeded in producing extremely precise, small movements for ladies watches, enabling Glycine to put on the market the finest miniatur

e movements, clad in precious gold and platinum cases, often studded with diamonds. Glycine became a supplier to the wealthy people who valued highly these works of fine craftsmanship. However, Meylan did not stop there. Around 1931, he presented to the world market a well-functioning self-winding watch, entirely of his own invention, a sensational performance that, for lack of capital, could not be exploited commercially. Some of these GLYCINE Eugène Meylan SA self-winding watches can still be found in the collectors' market. The year 1934 saw the launch of a chronometer range, a line of watches passing the exacting tests of the Official Swiss Quality Control. The depression years of the 30s and the approaching world war took a heavy toll on the company as Switzerland was cut off from nearly all its traditional export markets. Yet Glycine survived and even managed to be one of only 29 exhibitors at the Basel Fair in 1938, an annual event the firm has not missed since. Immediately, Glycine geared up production and rapidly presented a complete range of automatic (self-winding) watches, making use of the most advanced technologies.
1952 saw the birth of the famous VACUUM chronometers, watches known for their incredible resistance to water and shocks, designed for long-term use under hostile conditions. They performed well beyond expectations. In 1953, the AIRMAN line was presented to the world market and immediately received an enthusiastic welcome. Now, in addition to regular local time, world time was available at a glance. The steadily growing class of jet-setters and frequent travellers readily took to the convenience of having two time zones on their wrist. The AIRMAN line has never been absent from the Glycine selection, and is, today more than ever, the spearhead of the range.

12/03/2026

Ref. GL0555.
New Airman 42 Double 12 automatic.
Just be an Airman

11/03/2026

Ref. GL0554.
New Airman 42 Double 12 automatic.
Just be an Airman

11/03/2026

Ref. GL0554.
New Airman 42 Double 12 automatic.
Just be an Airman

11/03/2026

GL0554

10/03/2026

Ref. GL0553.
New Airman 42 Double 12 automatic.
Just be an Airman

10/03/2026

New Airman Double 12
Ref. GL0553

10/03/2026

09/03/2026

Ref. GL0552.
New Airman 42 Double 12 automatic.
Just be an Airman

06/03/2026

New addition to the Airman Family.
Glycine Airman Double 12 Automatic 2026.
Stainless Steel Case 42mm, 10 ATM, new bezel with raised numerals. New dials and hands.
Just be an Airman.

05/03/2026

New addition to the Airman Family.
Glycine Airman Double 12 Automatic 2026.
Stainless Steel Case 42mm, 10 ATM, new bezel with raised numerals. New dials and hands.
Just be an Airman.

05/03/2026

New addition to the Airman Family.
Glycine Airman Double 12 Automatic 2026.
Stainless Steel Case 42mm, 10 ATM, new bezel with raised numerals. New dials and hands.
Just be an Airman.

Adresse

Ring 18
Biel/Bienne

Webseite

http://www.glycine-watch.ch/

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