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'''Biel (Bienne)''' The bilingual Biel is the second largest city of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Due to the fact that some world famous watch manufa ...

...thurn]] and [[Büren]] to the east, and the rest of [[Canton Berne]] from [[Bienne/Biel]] to the south. ...

...from [[Canton Neuchâtel]] to the west, [[Canton Berne]] to the east, and [[Canton Jura]] to the north. * [[Canton Neuchâtel]] ...

...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 ...

Berne or Bern is a German and French-speaking canton in central western Switzerland that includes many important watchmaking tow ...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 ...

...tions. The town is located immediately south of [[Grenchen]] and east of [[Bienne]] on the river Aare. [[Category:Canton Berne]] ...

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

|align=center|[[Jura triangle]] / [[Canton Berne]]<br>[[Bernese Jura]] / [[Vallon de Saint-Imier]] ...iangle]] and is located about half way between [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and [[Bienne]]. ...

..., also called Orval, is a river valley in the [[Bernese Jura]] region of [[Canton Berne]] in [[Switzerland]]. ...up the [[Vallon de Saint-Imier]] to [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] to the west or [[Bienne/Biel]] to the south. [[Moutier]] is just on the other side of the gorges de ...

|align=center|[[Jura triangle]] / [[Canton Berne]]<br>[[Bernese Jura]] / [[Vallon de Saint-Imier]] ...the [[Jura Triangle]], about half way between [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and [[Bienne]]. ...

|align=center|[[Jura triangle]] / [[Canton Berne]]<br>[[Bernese Jura]] / [[Vallon de Saint-Imier]] ...nd. Located on the crossroads between [[Saint-Imier]], [[Tavannes]], and [[Bienne]], the town developed a watch industry in the 19th century. [[Corgémont]] i ...

|align=center|[[Jura triangle]] / [[Canton Berne]]<br>[[Bernese Jura]] / [[Vallon de Saint-Imier]] ...[Cortébert]] and [[Sonceboz]]/[[Sombeval]]. It is located on the road to [[Bienne]] the eastern [[Bernese Jura]] administrative district, part of the [[Jura ...

Armin Laubscher was born in Täuffelen in [[Canton Berne]] in [[1866]]. His was a family of industrial watchmakers, but Armin ...ly [[Fiduciaire Horlogère Suisse|Fiduciaire Horlogère Suisse (FIDHOR)]] in Bienne. Laubscher was Vice President from [[1935]] to [[1945]], President from [[1 ...

...BWC (Buttes Watch Co.) was founded in [[1924]] by Arthur Chalet in Buttes (Canton [[Neuchâtel]]). It is known for producing inexpensive mechanical and [[Quar ''BWC Fabrique d’Horlogerie S.A. Bienne''<br /> ...

...an der Aare]] in [[Canton Bern]] just south of [[Grenchen]] and east of [[Bienne]]. ...acquisition of Fritz Suter & Cie, at the Swiss town [[Büren an der Aare]] (canton [[Bern]]), by the London company of H. Williamson Ltd. There were produced ...

'''Wyss Frères''' was established in [[1918]] in [[Bienne]] to produce and sell [[8-day]] watches, including the famous [[Hebdomas]]. ...r 27, [[1918]]. The brothers, from [[Grindelwald]] in the southern part of Canton Berne, established their company at Fantaisie 4. An earlier company, known ...

...[[Frey & Co]], a maker focused on women's watches in [[Madretsch]] near [[Bienne]] in the early 20th century. ...er to [[1880]]. His father, Rudolf Frey, was said to be from Weißlingen in Canton Zürich but formed a partnership with Jules Adolf Monnier of Tramelan in [[1 ...

La Chaux-de-Fonds is one of the most important watch towns in the Canton of [[Neuchâtel]] in the [[Swiss]] [[Jura]] mountains. It is the seat of fam ...industry. Many [[group]]s were centered there, along with [[Geneva]] and [[Bienne]]. But the crash of the 1970s hit the city hard and many companies closed a ...

...secretary of the first association of silver watch case manufacturers in [[Bienne]], the first of many industry groups he would join. In [[1891]] the Council of Canton Neuchâtel created the [[Chambre Cantonale du Commerce de l'Industrie et du ...

An [[1890]] article states: "We will finish our review of exhibitors from the canton of Bern with the Favre frères watchmaking factory (bronze medal), in Neuvev ...e company in February [[1903]]. Marc Favre established a new business in [[Bienne]] on May 1, [[1904]], and [[Marc Favre|Marc Favre & Cie]] became one of the ...