His family made precious watches for the czars from 1815-1917. The
dynasty's founder, Swiss-born Eduard Bure, is said to have been
the first watchmaker to attach a tiny strap to a watch so that it could be worn on the wrist. Since 1996, Pavel Bure, has attempted to
resurrect the business, presenting 3 gold replicas of the
company's last model to
Boris Yeltsin,
Victor Chernomyrdin and
Yuri Luzhkov.
