Alpina Comtesse Watches

International SA is a manufacturer of fine wristwatches, and is based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1883 by watchmaker Gottlieb Hauser, founder of the Swiss Watchmakers Corporation. In 1972, Alpina was reincorporated and in 2002, Alpina Watch International SA was acquired by Frederique Constant and the watch brand was relaunched worldwide. In 2008, Alpina celebrated its 125th anniversary with the inauguration of the first movement to be made entirely in its own workshops.