Since it’s establishment the firm has been owned by the Tufina family.
For us in the beginning it was the tower clocks, long case clocks, pocket watches; then the gentlemen wristwatches.
In 1828 our great-great grandfather Ismail Tufina assembled the mechanism of the Clock of Tirana. The mechanism was bought a year prior to this in London from the famous Prior brothers by Ismail himself. (Photo credits: Aurel Duka)Handmade in 1868 by our ancestors and reconstructed in 2014 by young master Alban Tufina. This watch stayed hidden for 45 years during communism. The reason being that many of Tufina’s family property and belongings were confiscated by force from the communists. (Photo credits: Alban Tufina)
Through generations of devotion and hardships our family counts 35 watchmakers.
To the left our great grandfather Shaban Tufina, to the right our grandfather Bahri Tufina. Both master watchmakers. (Photo credits: Family archive)Our grandfather Bahri Tufina was a master watchmaker famously known for his handmade watches. He could build a watch from scratch. Even though he was imprisoned from the communists, he never stopped doing what he knew best. (Photo credits: Family archive)Our cousin Fiqiri Tufina was also a great watchmaker. His watches were famous in Italy in the early ’40s. Fiqiri was killed by the communists. (Photo credits: Family archive)
In the last century Tufina partnered with some of Europe’s finest watch companies; while in this century, we are a strong independent company on our own.
This is an ad from the ’20s done by Omega for Tufina, since the family had their exclusive rights. (Photo credits: Family archive)An ad from late ’30s proving the rights that Tufina had for Longines. (Photo credits: Family archive)
In a progressively homogenous world where every watch manufacturer seeks first and foremost to define and levy its own identity, Tufina has remained true to its heritage and its time-honored watchmaker’s values. Famed not only for its distinctive identity also for its technical mastery. Following our DNA roots, we have created Theorema and Pionier brands in the same spirit.
The excellent attention to every detail during the making and the design process gives each Theorema and Pionier timepieces importance as well as purpose. Tufina’s desire and vision has always been to produce designs that captivate every successful and cosmopolitan man.
“Malibu” Made in Germany by Pionier. The visionary Enis Tufina is the owner of Theorema and Pionier. Both German brands. His business was established in 1999 in Wasbek, Hamburg. (Photo credit: http://www.pionier-watches.com)Theorema ad 2015 by Tufina. (Photo credit: http://www.tufina-watches.com)
Theorema and Pionier have an intimate understanding of the way men think. That is why our wristwatches are individually hand assembled. Our métier lives in our own clear identity. Tufina has the ability to create wristwatches that combine tradition and innovation.
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