Association Cantonale Bernoise des Fabricants d'Horlogerie
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The Association Cantonale Bernoise des Fabricants d'Horlogerie (ACBFH) was an organization of watchmakers in Canton Berne in the 1910s and 1920s. It was founded in 1916 and was located at Rue Haller and Rue de la Gare 14 in Bienne.
In 1916, the following were members:
- Paul-Ernest Brandt, Bienne (president)
- Henri Sandoz, Tavannes (vice president)
- Baptiste Savoye, Saint-Imier (vice president)
- William Favre, Cormoret (member)
- Emile Quartier, Malleray (member)
- Auguste Reymond, Tramelan (member)
- Léon Maître, Noirmont (member)
- Arnold Maire, Longeau (member)
- G. Homberger-Schöni, Bienne (member)
- Hans Gasser, Bienne (member)
- Joseph Meyer, Porrentruy (member)
- Georges Russbach, Court (member)
- Charles Picard, Bienne (member)
- Frédéric-Louis Colomb, lawyer, Neuchâtel (secretary)
In 1918, the following were members:
- Henri Sandoz, Tavannes (president)
- Baptiste Savoye, Saint-Imier (vice president)
- Paul-Ernest Brandt, Bienne (vice president)
- William Favre, Cormoret (member)
- Hans Gasser, Bienne (member)
- G. Homberger-Schöni, Bienne (member)
- Arnold Maire, Longeau (member)
- Léon Maître, Noirmont (member)
- Joseph Meyer, Porrentruy (member)
- Charles Picard, Bienne (member)
- Emile Quartier, Malleray (member)
- E. Reymond, Tramelan (member)
- Georges Russbach, Court (member)
In 1920, the following were members:
- William Favre, Cormoret (president)
- Henri Sandoz, Tavannes (president)
- Paul-Ernest Brandt, Bienne (vice president)
- Alfred Pfister, Saint-Imier (assessor)
- G. Homberger-Schöni, Bienne (assessor)
- Charles Picard, Bienne (member)
- Emile Quartier, Malleray (member)
- Georges Russbach, Court (member)
- Léon Maître, Noirmont (member)
- Joseph Meyer, Porrentruy (member)
- Alfred Perrenoud, Bienne (member)
- Samuel Tripet, Büren (member)
- H. Gilomen (member)
- Charles Jeanneret, Saint-Imier (member)
- H. Maeder (member)
- Bahon (member)
It is also noted that the group covers Bienne, Perles, and Longeau; Büren and Lyss; Vallon de Saint-Imier; District de Moutier; Tramelan; Franches-Montagnes; Ajoie and Delémont
As of 1923, the following were members:
- Alfred Pfister, Technical Director, Fabrique des Longines, Saint-Imier (President)
- Henry Sandoz, Director, Tavannes Watch Co, Tavannes (committee member)
- Paul E. Brandt, Managing Director, Oméga Watch Co, Bienne (committee member)
- Charles Picard, Goschler & Co, Bienne (committee member)
- Georges Russbach, Russbach-Haenni & Co, Court (committee member)
- Léon Maître, watchmaker from Noirmont (committee member)
- Charles Jeanneret, Léonidas Watch Factory, Saint-Imier (committee member)
- Louis Maeder, Director, Nouvelle Fabrique de Tavannes, Tavannes (committee member)
- Alfred Perrenoud, Director, Louis Müller & Co, Bienne (committee member)
- Samuel Tripet, H. Williamson Ltd, Büren (committee member)
- MM. Emile Frey, Maison Frey & Co, Bienne (new member)
- Emile Juillard, Maison Juillard & Co, Cortébert (new member)
- Jules Russbach, Record Dreadnought Watch Co, Tramelan (new member)
- J. Stuber, Fabrique d'horlogerie de Fontenais, Fontenais (new member)
- G. Homberger-Schoeni (resigned in 1923, honorary Vice President)
- Armand Huguenin, Fabrique de montres Orion, Bienne (Commissioner-Verifiers)
- Emile Quartier, Malleray Watch Co, Malleray (Commissioner-Verifiers)
- André Vaucher, Fabrique d'horlogerie Recta (Alternate Commissioner-Verifiers)
In 1941, the members were:
- Paul-Ernest Brandt, (president until 1941)
- Georges Droz, Tavannes (new president)
- Jules Weber-Chopard, Vallon de Saint-Imier (vice president)
- Jules Girard, Tramelan (vice president)