Büren an der Aare

Büren an der Aare is a historic town in Canton Berne. It was commonly called Büren a.A. (in German) or Büren s/a (in French) to shorten the name and differentiate it from other similarly-named locations. The town is located immediately south of Grenchen and east of Bienne on the river Aare.

In watchmaking, Büren an der Aare is most closely associated with the Buren Watch Company (H. Williamson Ltd.) which was located there, but it was also home to Suter, Silena, Gothic, the spring factories of Jean Hofmann and Fritz Rudolf, and the jewel factory of Paul Paroz.