Leijona

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Leijona Watches
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded1907, Tampere, Finland
FounderJ. W. Lindroos
Headquarters
Finland
Parent
Websiteleijonawatches.com
Leijona Pocket Watch from 2002

Leijona is a Finnish watch brand owned by the company Oy Perkko. History of the brand dates back to 1907 when Johan Werner Lindroos started importing watches into Finland.[1] The brand has been owned by the Perkko family since 1919. The watches were originally manufactured in Switzerland, and later in Japan and China.[2] In recent years, the brand has reintroduced Swiss made watches under its Leijona Heritage lineup, developed together with watchmaker Kari Voutilainen.[3]

History[]

The Leijona watches started to be sold in 1910 in Tampere, Finland, by the retailer J. W. Lindroos. At first Leijona watches were manufactured in Switzerland. The identifier for the watches has always been a picture of a lion, which is related to the word leijona, the Finnish word for lion.[4]

Perkko Ab bought J. W. Lindroos' business in 1919; the duty of importing and retail selling of the Leijona watches (on the behalf of the brand) was moved to them.

Description[]

Today Leijona is the most popular watch brand in Finland, and the brand has a catalog of 350 different watches. New models are introduced several times a year. They combine influences from international trends as well as local Finnish styles. The watches provided by Leijona contain, but are not limited to wristwatches, pocket watches and necklace watches. The collection has trendy as well as conservative models.

References[]

  1. ^ "Leijona presents the Försti Diver, made with Kari Voutilainen". Monochrome Watches. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ^ Ylisipola, Heino. "Leijona-kello 100 vuoden ikään". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Leijona presents the Försti Diver, made with Kari Voutilainen". Monochrome Watches. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ^ "Leijona - English translation - Finnish-English dictionary". Retrieved 2018-05-19.

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