Abbady Watch Archive
Ebel
Eugène Blum and Alice Lévy founded Ebel in 1911, creating the name from the initials of “Eugène Blum et Lévy.” The family company developed complete watches and became especially prominent in the late twentieth century through elegant sports watches with fluid cases and distinctive wave-link bracelets.
Abbady photographic archive
Ebel photographs
Origins and period
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Founded by Eugène Blum and Alice Lévy in 1911
Ebel in watchmaking
Eugène Blum and Alice Lévy founded Ebel in 1911, creating the name from the initials of “Eugène Blum et Lévy.” The family company developed complete watches and became especially prominent in the late twentieth century through elegant sports watches with fluid cases and distinctive wave-link bracelets.
Known for
Sport Classic and 1911 collections, wave bracelets, El Primero-powered chronographs, integrated case-and-bracelet design, and the Villa Turque headquarters.
Historical development
Eugène Blum and Alice Lévy founded Ebel in 1911, creating the name from the initials of “Eugène Blum et Lévy.” The family company developed complete watches and became especially prominent in the late twentieth century through elegant sports watches with fluid cases and distinctive wave-link bracelets.