references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message roamer of switzerland type private industry watch manufacturing founded 1888 founder fritz meyer headquarters solothurn switzerland products watches website http www.roamer.ch roamer is a swiss watch manufacturer . contents 1 history 2 product lines 3 references 4 other resources history edit 1908 mst 41 roamer anfibio 414 roamer was founded in solothurn switzerland in 1888 by fritz meyer . at first meyer and employees concentrated on manufacturing cylinder escapements 1 in 1904 meyer began assembling watches . in 1905 2 meyer joined forces with fellow watchmaker johann studeli to form the partnership meyer and studeli . in the same year 3 meyer won a bronze medal at the liege world fair . the partnership continued to develop new calibres and enter them into more world fairs winning silver medals at the milan fair in 1906 and brussels fair in 1910 . 3 the earliest identified watch is an unmarked ladies pocket watch containing an mst 41 cylinder escapement that has london silver hallmarks for 1908 . 3 in 1917 3 they purchased fellow solothurn watchmaker l tieche gammeter ltg . ltg had previously registered the brand roamer in 1908 . 3 in 1918 the partnership incorporated into the company meyer & studeli sa . 3 by 1923 production grew to one million units . the jeweled lever escapement watches were sold under the brand roamer . cylinder and later pin lever watches were sold under the brands medana and meda . 2 in 1932 2 the company started its own dial production line . in 1945 a representative office opened in new york city and in 1952 meyer and studeli officially changed its name to roamer watch co. sa . in 1955 1 roamer patented the anfibio watertight watch case which proved to be a commercial success . the company launched its first quartz movement in 1972 . in 2003 roamer returned to manufacturing mechanical watches . 4 in 2013 its 125 . year anniversary roamer launched a limited new edition of the stingray chrono diver watch . 5 roamer is a member of federation of the swiss watch industry fh . 6 product lines edit searock rotodate stingray osiris vanguard rockshell ceraline superior saturn limelight mechaline superking references edit a b http www.roamer.ch a b c http www.roamer watches.info a b c d e f http www.mirius.co.uk http roamer.ch brand history http www.masterhorologer.com 2013 08 roamer of switzerland stingray chrono.html http www.fhs.ch eng watch brands.html letter r other resources edit http www.watchcarefully.com articles roamer.html http www.artistsguilds.com watches roamer.htm http roamer watches.info retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title roamer watchmaker & oldid 744224769 categories watch manufacturing companies of switzerlandswiss watch brandswatch brandscompanies established in 1888privately held companies of switzerlandhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from may 2009all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages suomi edit links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 22 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view