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'''Biel (Bienne)''' ==Bienne/Biel Watch Companies== ...

'''United Orbit Watch Manufacturers''' was a [[watch group]] centered in [[Bienne]] in the 1960s. Orbit AG was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1958]] with the purpose of "Merger of some watch factories." ...

...5]]-[[1956]]) founded an [[assortiment]] factory, [[Meier & Giroud]], in [[Bienne]] and was a founding member of [[FAR]]. In [[1922]], Giroud founded an assortiment factory in [[Bienne]]. It was initially called [[Meier, Giroud & Cie]], but was renamed [[Meier ...

Roventa was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1919]]. The '''Henex''' brand was added in [[1973]]. By the 1970s, t [[Category:Bienne]] ...

Jovial Watch Ltd. was founded in [[1942]]. Cauny was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1971]]. By the 1970s, the two companies had merged and were known fo [[Category:Bienne]] ...

Semag was founded in [[Berne]] or [[Bienne]] in [[1960]] as a maker of upscale watches. By the 1970s, they had acquire [[Category:Bienne]] ...

Candino was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1952]]. By the 1970s, they sold upscale watches under the '''Candino [[Category:Bienne]] ...

.... He returned to his hometown where he rose to the rank of director of the Bienne headquarters of the Banque Populaire Suisse. In [[1933]], Renfer moved to t In [[1955]], Renfer was appointed general management of [[ASUAG]] in [[Bienne]], a position he held until [[1972]]. During this period, he was also Chair ...

...unded in [[1916]] and was located at Rue Haller and Rue de la Gare 14 in [[Bienne]]. * [[Paul-Ernest Brandt]], [[Bienne]] (president) ...

...avannes]] and southeast of [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. The [[Val-de-Ruz]] and [[Bienne/Biel]] are to the south. The Suze river runs through the valley to the Aare near Bienne/Biel. This provided power for mills in the 19th century. Notable watchmakin ...

...t was renamed '''Manufacture de Montres Rolex SA''' (colloquially '''Rolex Bienne''' or '''Rolex Biel''') and was the primary supplier of movements for [[Rol ...Vignoble, now known as La Haute-Route, in the Rebberg/Vignoble hills above Bienne. The company would soon advertise as being located at the "Rebberg" factory ...

Procaf was an organization of Swiss watchmakers founded in [[1967]] in [[Bienne]]. Its stated purpose was "Rationalization and mechanization of the product ...

Meier & Giroud was a maker of [[assortiment]]s in [[Bienne]] from [[1924]] through its takeover by [[FAR]] in [[1933]], at which time ...related items in [[1924]] as Meier, Giroud & Cie. It was established in [[Bienne]] as a limited partnership with two unlimited partners, [[Alwin Meier]] and ...

* [[L. E. Courvoisier]] of [[Bienne]] ...

...most important watchmaking center in Berne is the multi-lingual town of [[Bienne/Biel]] at the end of Lake Biel where the rivers Suze and Aare exit. This is ...anton in the areas of the French-speaking [[Bernese Jura]] and bilingual [[Bienne/Biel]]. Some is also present in German-speaking [[Oberaargau]], [[Bern-Mitt ...

...briques de Balanciers Réunies S.A. (FBR)''' was a [[holding company]] in [[Bienne]] including many Swiss [[balance]] manufacturers. It was created in [[1932] ...eure]], [[Albert Juillard]] of [[Cortébert]], and [[Maurice Vaucher]] of [[Bienne]]. ...

...rres Holding was active from the 1960s through [[1983]] and was based in [[Bienne]] and for a time was headed by [[Renggli, Pierre|Pierre Renggli]]. ** [[Baechler]], [[Bienne]] ...

Louis Müller ([[1864]]-[[1943]]) was a watch manufacturer based in [[Bienne]] known as the founder of the [[La Champagne]] factory there as well as his ...f Louis Müller senior and Caroline Finkbeiner. After attending school in [[Bienne]] and [[Neuchâtel]], the younger Müller joined the firm of his father, of t ...

...Group]] announces a dramatic new campus for [[Swatch]] and [[Omega]] in [[Bienne-Biel]] ...

* [[P.-F. Ingold]] of Bienne, creator of various machine tools for the manufacture of watches, invents t ...