Although relatively new to the watchmaking industry, Louis Vuitton is an old and respected company. Best known as a suitcase/luggage maker, Vuitton started his business in 1854. Over the years, his descendents expanded their travel industry business and ventured into the handbag market in 1892. In 1997, the company offered a line of pens, and then entered the fashion jewelry world in 2001. The following year, 2002, the first line of Louis Vuitton watches appeared.