Ronda AG is a Swiss manufacturer of
quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica ( silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical ...
and
mechanical
Mechanical may refer to:
Machine
* Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement
* Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations of ...
watch
movements. The company was founded in 1946 by William Mosset and the current headquarters are located in
Lausen
Lausen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
History
Lausen is first mentioned in 1275 as ''in villa et banno Langenso''. In 1305 it became the property of the Bishop of Basel, passing in ...
,
Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (; german: Kanton Basel-Landschaft ; rm, Chantun Basilea-Champagna; french: Canton de Bâle-Campagne; it, Canton Basilea Campagna), is one of the 26 cantons forming ...
.
Their movements are used in a variety of watches around the world, including RSC pilot's watches,
Shinola
Shinola is a defunct American brand of shoe polish. The Shinola Company, founded in Rochester, New York in 1877 as the American Chemical Manufacturing and Mining Company, produced the polish under a sequence of different owners until 1960. "Shin ...
and
Mondaine watches.
Mondaine-USA.com
retrieved Sept 2, 2016
References
Watch manufacturing companies of Switzerland
Watch movement manufacturers
Manufacturing companies established in 1946
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