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...[Bienne]]. Its stated purpose was "Facilitate the merger of existing watch companies." ...hares of [[SAPHIR Group]], which included [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] and related companies. [[Henry-A. Favre]] served on the board representing these interests. ...

As of [[1970]], the TEN cooperative included the following companies: [[Category:Holding companies]] ...

...er of the [[H. Moser & Cie.]] brand, which in turn is controlled by [[MELB Holding]] and the Meylan family. ...r brands [[H. Moser & Cie.]] and [[Hautlence]] as well as other well-known companies. ...

...ents. A [[1969]] article specifically states that Soprod was a watchmaking holding company engaged in "Concentration of the means of production, purchases and ...a result of the [[2002]] announcement that [[ETA]] would no longer supply companies like Soprod with unfinished [[ebauche]]s. ...

...té Anonyme de Produits Industriels et Commerciaux''' ('''SAPIC''') was a [[holding company]] parent to [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] and [[Vacheron & Constantin]] from ...té Anonyme de Produits Industriels et Commerciaux (SAPIC) in [[1927]] as a holding company for their various watchmaking interests including [[Jaeger-LeCoultr ...

...ctive part in the consolidation, then in the development of the controlled companies. In discussions, sometimes tense, between suppliers and customers, he alway ...re years, he continued to sit on the board of directors of several holding companies and devoted his attention to major financial problems. ...

'''Citizen''' is a Japanese watch manufacturer and one of the largest watch companies in the world. Most watches have [[quartz]] movements or [[Eco-Drive]]. In [ In March [[2012]] Citizen Watch, part of the Citizen Holding, has bought the mechanical movement manufacturer [[La Joux-Perret]] and the ...

...boasted 700 models at their [[Basel Fair]] stand that year. The individual companies continued to operate independently through most of the 1970s, with Nicolet ...

...[[Doxa]] from [[1968]] to [[1980]]. [[Auréole]] joined in [[1975]] but the holding company declared bankruptcy just three years later and was soon liquidated. ...in [[Gruen]]. Another failing brand, [[Ernest Borel]], was modified into a holding company known as '''Synchron''' on December 18, [[1968]]. This soon absorbe ...

...(Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogére SA) was a group of Swiss watch companies. It was formed in [[1929]] and merged with [[ASUAG]] in [[1983]], becoming ...a corporation that would own and operate both companies. The board of this holding company was headed by Adrien Brandt as president and Edouard Tissot (presid ...

Les Manufactures Horlogères SA was a [[watch holding company]] within the German company VDO Adolf Schindling AG from [[1991]] t ...[Cartier Monde]], [[Investcorp]], and [[SMH]] as major Swiss watch holding companies. But the watchmaking group, already a small contributor within VDO, was mad ...

...metimes spelled '''Schultess''' or '''Desco de Schulthess & Co.''') is a [[holding company]] best known today for establishing the [[Maurice Lacroix]] brand b ...In [[1933]] the company established Desco von Schulthess Holding AG as a [[holding company]] for investments in other areas. After World War II, Desco became ...

...f the Swiss Economy, the Presidency of [[General Watch Co.]], of [[Pierres Holding]], of the United Balance Factories and of the United Hairspring Factories M In addition to work in the offices of the Swiss holding companies, Pierre Renggli traveled the world to experience different aspects the busi ...

...marketed by the cooperative, but were designed and developed by individual companies. This gave the new brand instant across the entire spectrum of the market a ...g. It was transformed into a more-conventional "Société Anonyme" (Parsicor Holding SA of [[Bienne]]) with 135 shareholding member firms. Some of these firms w ...

...a group on [[Lugano]] investors under Hans Ulrich Saurer as '''Prime Watch Holding Production (PWP)'''. The company specialized in assembling and finishing pa STP also supplies other companies, including [[Eterna]]. The first product of STP for Fossil was calibre [[ST ...

==Holding Longines SA== In [[1970]], Longines was part of '''Holding Longines SA''', which also owned [[Rotary]]. In [[1972]], Longines is integ ...

...nch: "Société Générale de l'Horlogerie Suisse") was a group of Swiss watch companies formed to protect the industry from financial collapse in [[1931]] and whic ...ctional companies. Finally, in 1931, the state participated in financing a holding company, the Société Générale de l'Horlogerie Suisse S.A., tasked with achi ...

ETA emerged as a holding company for the majority of Swiss watch movement production in the 20th cen ...of [[Fontainemelon]] agree to join together to form [[Ebauches SA]]. This holding company, registered on [[December 30]] and going into effect on the first d ...

...ected him to [[Girard-Perregaux]] and Consul fell under [[Girard-Perregaux Holding]] from [[1969]] through [[1979]]. It was then owned by [[Desco von Schulthe ...e an important figure in the watchmaking world, running [[Girard-Perregaux Holding]] through the 1970s. ...

...[[Nivarox SA]] of Saint-Imier and [[Virola SA]] of Bienne. Although those companies technically were part of FSR, the new company was named Nivarox SA and was ...ivarox alloy, and his company merged with [[H. Moser & Cie.]] under [[MELB Holding]] in [[2012]]. ...