Roots in the Swiss Watch Industry
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More than 60 years ago Outils Rubis manufactured their first tweezers for the Swiss watch industry. Only the most precise instruments of the highest quality could be used to assemble delicate mechanical clockworks. Hence, a tradition of craftsmanship with a keen awareness of functional precision and aesthetic form was developing that all along has also been a virtue of Swiss watch producers.

Origin of the name
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The Rubis name was derived from the Swiss watch makers who used these precision tweezers to place the ruby stones into watch movements and so they naturally and simply called them Rubis tweezers. .

The combination of quality and philosophy of functional design led the way to successful industrial design of every day implements and a name of prestige.
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In addition the Rubis philosophy of combining modern technical know how, experience and unparalleled functional design has produced implements that since 1992 up to the year 2000 have won ten international design prizes.
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In 1997 Rubis moved into their newly built state of the art manufacturing facilities. The newest and latest manufacturing techniques are housed in a building that is a mixture of practical, modern and elegant simplicity, reflecting the Rubis Corporate identity and design philosophy.