# Does Austria make watches?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 6, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291 "2019-01-06T11:42:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291/1 "2019-01-06T11:42:37Z")

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Does Austria have a watchmaking industry, like its German and Swiss neighbours? If so, what are the best-known manufacturers and brands?

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291/2 "2019-01-06T13:46:23Z")

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There is Habring, which is very small and exclusive. I don’t know of any others. [Start-en](http://www.habring2.com/index.php/en/)

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**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291/3 "2019-01-06T14:56:42Z")

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Frey Wille is based in Vienna.

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**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291/4 "2019-01-06T16:55:09Z")

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> [@Telperion](#):
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> Frey Wille is based in Vienna.

Their watches aren’t made there.

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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291/5 "2019-01-06T18:22:23Z")

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> [@x-ray\_vision](#):
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> Their watches aren’t made there.

Where are they made?

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**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-austria-make-watches/827291/6 "2019-01-06T18:33:25Z")

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> [@psychonaut](#):
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> Where are they made?

Switzerland - [FREYWILLE - Jewelry Watches](https://shop.freywille.com/usa/our-jewellery/jewellery-watches.html)

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> FREYWILLE’s Jewelry Watches are made exclusively for us in Switzerland, then set with our fire enamel designs at our Vienna atelier.