Founded by Henri Davidoff in the early part of the 20th century, Davidoff started off as a Swiss tobacco goods house, but soon expanded into perfumes, leather goods and accessories. The first fragrance introduced by the company was Davidoff for Men, in 1984, but was widely acclaimed for its introduction of Cool Water, one of the first in the aromatic aquatic fragrance category that turned into one of the most often copied and imitated by men's fragrances after that.