{"id":2482,"date":"2023-02-19T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T09:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auricoste.com\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:13:15","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auricoste.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A legendary
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A century and a half of watchmaking tradition
serving the Navy.<\/h6>

Watchmaker to the French Navy, the Observatory of the Bureau des Longitudes, the Army’s geographical service and the Conservatoire National des Arts et M\u00e9tiers.
Since its origins in 1854, Auricoste has been closely linked to French naval aviation. Its history gives it a special status in the world of watchmaking, where beauty and rigor of mechanism are the watchwords. <\/p>

Its chronographs are considered to be the measuring instruments of choice by specialists and enthusiasts of watchmaking mechanisms throughout the world.<\/p>

Its performance enables it to equip naval, air and land armies in France and abroad. Our measurement tools, and our various
models, are designed for robustness and perfect readability to withstand the most extreme situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Emile Thomas founds
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Gold medal at the
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World Exhibition
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Commissioning of the Auricoste-equipped heavy cruiser Tourville<\/em>
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1935<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Commissioning of the Auricoste-equipped battleship
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Commissioning of the Auricoste-equipped Arromanches aircraft carrier<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Equipment of the aircraft carrier La Fayette<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1951<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Design and development of the Type 20 model, whose \u201cFlyback\u201d function became a standard imposed by the French Ministry of War. More than 2000 chronographs are delivered to the different French forces<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Equipment of the aircraft carrier Foch<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Commissioning of the aircraft carrier Clemenceau equipped by Auricoste<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Equipment of the helicopter carrier Jeanne d’Arc<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Collaboration between Patek Philippe and Auricoste to create electromechanical marine clocks and chronometers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Equipping the
anti-submarine frigate
marine Tourville<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Equipment for numerous avisos, SNAs and SNLEs (such as Rubis<\/em>, Perle<\/em>…).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Auricoste equips Argentinian pilots with the Type 20 model during the Falklands War.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Auricoste equips the French Navy’s
combat swimmers and mine clearance divers with
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Auricoste creates the type 26 inspired by its aviation counters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Auricoste revisits the type 20 Flymaster model<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Auricoste is a company that has never ceased to put its watchmaking expertise at the service of the French naval aviation industry. His expertise will be recognized worldwide by obtaining the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900.<\/p>

Recognized worldwide for its reliability and expertise. Auricoste received orders for over 30,000 chronographs during the Great War. In 1954, the French War Ministry orders over 2,000 Type 20 Flyback models. In the 80s, Auricoste also equipped the French Navy’s combat swimmers and mine-clearing divers.<\/p>

At the dawn of the 21st century, the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle is adorned by the House of Auricoste with the large clock on its flight deck.
For 150 years now, the French Armed Forces have continued to place their trust in and know they can count on the reliability of the legendary House of Auricoste.<\/p>

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