HISTORY - Horologically speaking, watchmaking originated in small workshops in the Swiss mountain region of the Vallee de Joux. J.H. Allison was the first member of the Allison family to produce watches.  Mr. Allison started producing watches in 1853 in Detroit, Michigan, USA with the release of his chronometer with full plate and a fusee with chain drive.  The balance had time screws and sliding weights.  In 1864, he made a 3/4 plate chronometer with gold wheels.  He also damaskeened the nickel movement.  By 1883, he was making 3/4 plate movements with a stem wind of his own design.  Mr. Allison made most of his own parts and designed his own tools.  He also altered some key wind watches to stem wind.  Some of these early Allison watches command nearly $20,000 in the collector market, today.  Mr. Allison died in 1890, and it wasn't until the late 20th century that the Allison family name would again appear on timepieces.
   
Ensvizzengarten, located in the high mountains near Nederland, CO,  is the home of MA Luxury Timepieces wristwatches. While a world away from the Swiss origin of watchmaking, MA Luxury Timepieces produces some of the finest timepieces available in the world today using MA Luxury Timepieces in-house movements, ETA Swiss Made movements, and ebauches and calibres from various regions and manufacturers around the world.  Non-inhouse components absolutely must be manufactured to the precise standards required in MA Luxury Timepieces.  MA Luxury Timepieces is proud that it will not be limited to only one geographic region in the selection of parts, movements, and components in the manufacture of its luxury timepieces.  MA Luxury Timepieces utilizes the best technology and engineers in the world during the design and manufacture processes.  With assembly, engineering, service and design processes being performed in New York, NY, USA; Ipsach, Switzerland; Nederland, CO, USA; Japan, Russia, Germany, China, and Hong Kong, MA Luxury Timepieces is truly a global presence in the luxury wristwatch industry. MA Luxury Timepieces  produces exclusive, beautiful timepieces similar to the old Swiss watchmaking houses. Like legendary Swiss watchmakers who personally sold their complicated movements and expertise to fascinated connoisseurs of fine timepieces, MA Luxury Timepieces, markets its exclusive collection of custom designed, mechanical timepieces with superior quality movements and complications in a similar fashion.  Montres Allison notes that both members of couples wear their watches. It’s not surprising that both wear the watches, but what is surprising is that people actually wear our watches all of the time unlike other luxury watches which get put into a safe or a drawer somewhere.  Montres Allison Luxury Timepieces are very wearable and are not as delicate as you may think. They are made to wear and to be used all of the time. Each MA Luxury Timepiece is put through fantastic quality-control procedures to ensure that every piece is up to the MA Luxury Timepieces standards.  (PAGE 2)
 

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