DeWitt was founded by Jerome de Witt in Vandoeuvres in 2002. Following the presentation of its Pressy Grande Complication at Basel 2003, De Witt has gone on to launch an exceptional array of complications and avante garde designs. The Brand picked up a Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix award for Innovation in 2005 and continues to innovate especially conerning complications. In 2007, the manufactory moved to new headquarters in Vernier, Switzerland. The brand has built up a dedicated cult following world-wide.