Ole Mathiesen

Identity and scope

Ole Mathiesen is a Danish watch company and retailer in Copenhagen.

This guide treats that identity as the starting point. It does not transfer line-level history to an individual watch without matching reference evidence. 1

Historical position

Its official history traces the business to 1845 and dates the Ole Mathiesen company name and first classic watch design to 1962.

The date and context belong to the event described, not automatically to every object bearing the name. 1

What the source establishes

The cited Ole Mathiesen record is the evidence anchor used here for Ole Mathiesen. Its documented scope is narrower than a complete corporate, calibre, or model archive.

Where the source speaks for the brand, its historical statements remain attributed rather than converted into independent verification. 1

Identify the exact watch

Record every visible dial signature, the complete case-back reference and serial markings, movement or module markings, dimensions, materials, and complications. Compare those details with a dated catalogue, manual, archive extract, or service document for the exact reference.

A shared logo or broadly similar case is an identification lead, not proof of age, originality, or authenticity. 1

Keep entities and dates separate

Use 1962 only in the documented context described above. Names may survive ownership changes, disappear and return, or refer to a founder, historic maker, product line, and present operator at different times.

Build an object-level chronology before making continuity claims. 1

Research an Ole Mathiesen watch

Start with clear photographs of the dial, case back, crown, clasp, and movement where safely accessible. Search the exact markings in primary documentation and retain the document date and page or section.

For authentication, servicing, or valuation, use a qualified specialist and preserve provenance, invoices, and prior service records. 1

Independent research update

The Copenhagen business traces its predecessor lineage to 1845 and adopted the Ole Mathiesen Copenhagen name in 1962.

Ole Mathiesen introduced the classic watch design in 1962; independent coverage in 2004 described the model as produced since 1962.

Current Ole Mathiesen material identifies Christian Mathiesen, son of Ole Mathiesen, as CEO and head of R&D, supporting continuing family operation of the company.

Danish CVR-derived records show CHR. MATHIESEN INVEST ApS as the 100% legal owner of OLE MATHIESEN A/S, with Christian Ole Hindsgaul Mathiesen owning the holding company and serving in Ole Mathiesen management. 23456