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The Fédération Suisse des Associations de Fabricants d'Horlogerie (also called the Fédération Horlogère Suisse or simply FH) is a historic organization that combined the Swiss cantonal chambers of commerce and regional industry trade associations. Founded on January 17, [[1924]], the FH grew in importance in the 1930s in response to "[[dissident watchmakers]]" and was integral in the creation of [[ASUAG]], which consolidated various component companies. The FH was responsible for promotion of Swiss watches following World War II and was financed by a tax on watch movements. On November 19, [[1982]] the FH was merged with the [[Chambre Suisse de l'Horlogerie]] (which represented the watch companies themselves) to form the modern [[Fédération de l'Industrie Horlogère Suisse]], which also uses the initialism FH.

[[Category:Watchmaking organizations]]