The Davidoff brand started off in 1911 as a tobacco shop in Geneva founded by Henri Davidoff. His son, Zino Davidoff, expanded the business, then sold the tobacco line to The Oettinger Group (now the Oettinger Davidoff group) in 1970. Zino Davidoff passed away in 1994. The trademark for Davidoff cigarettes was sold to Imperial Tobacco in 2006.
The Davidoff name is also used for leather goods, fashion accessories, coffee and fragrance; these "lifestyle" items are now marketed separately from the tobacco products under Zino Davidoff Trading AG.
Perfumes are produced under arrangements with Coty, Inc, and include the popular Cool Water for men (1988) and Cool Water Woman (1996). Other well known fragrances include Good Life and Echo.
Recent pillar fragrances from Davidoff
Recent releases include Silver Shadow (2005), Davidoff Adventure (2008), Hot Water (2009), Champion (2010), The Game (2013), Leather Blend (2014), Agar Blend (2015), Horizon (2016), Amber Blend (2016), Wood Blend (2017).
Recent flanker fragrances from Davidoff
Recent releases include...
2005: Cool Water Sea, Scents and Sun
2006: Cool Water Game, Davidoff Summer Fizz Collection
2007: Silver Shadow Altitude, Cool Water Wave for women, Happy Summer Collection
2008: Cool Water Freeze Me, Silver Shadow Private
2009: Adventure Amazonia, Cool Water Cool Summer, Hot Water
2010: Adventure Eau Fraiche, Cool Water Ice Fresh
2011: Cool Water Summer Dive, Champion Energy
2012: Cool Water Pure Pacific, Cool Water Sensual Essence, Hot Water Night
2013: Cool Water Into The Ocean, Cool Water Sea Rose, The Game Intense
2014: Cool Water Night Dive, Cool Water Coral Reef, Cool Water Night Dive Woman, The Brilliant Game
2015: Cool Water Summer Seas, Cool Water Tender Sea Rose
2016: Cool Water Exotic Summer, Cool Water Ocean Extreme
2017: Horizon Extreme, Cool Water Pacific Summer Edition, Cool Water Wave
Where to buy
The Davidoff line can be found at department stores and online fragrance discounters.
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Further reading
See all articles on Now Smell This tagged Davidoff, or check out our collection of Davidoff fragrance commercials.