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The '''Société des Fabricants d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds''' was a [[Société des Fabricants d'horlogerie]] based in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. Established in [[1897]].

The Society was established on March 5, [[1897]] to bring together "watch manufacturers, dealers and brokers in watchmaking or supplies and bankers registered in the commercial register of La Chaux-de-Fonds." Prospective members had to apply in writing, be approved by the management committee, and pay an entry fee, and they could lose their membership if they resigned, were no longer listed in the commercial register of the city, or "whose conduct would derogate from the spirit of the statutes." The organization was headquartered at Rue du Doubs 73.

===1897===

The original management committee was composed of the following:
* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]
* Secretary [[David Kenel]]
* Treasurer [[Julien Gallet]]
* Members [[Jules Calame-Colin]], [[Léon-Numa Robert-Brandt]], [[Paul Ditisheim]], [[Lous-Henri Brandt]], [[Louis-Constant Girard-Gallet]], [[Louis Grisel]], [[Hans Ingold]], [[Albert Mosimann]], and [[Louis Rozat]].

Julian Gallet resigned as treasurer in November of that year, with Albert Mosimann replacing him.

===1898===

In [[1898]] [[Albert Bourquin-Jaccard]] became secretary, replacing David Kenel.
* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]
* Secretary [[Albert Bourquin-Jaccard]]
* Treasurer [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Members [[Jules Calame-Colin]], [[Léon-Numa Robert-Brandt]], [[Paul Ditisheim]], [[Lous-Henri Brandt]], [[Louis-Constant Girard-Gallet]], [[Louis Grisel]], [[Hans Ingold]], and [[Louis Rozat]].

===1899===

The next year [[Alphonse Gogler]] replaced Mosimann as treasurer.
* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]
* Secretary [[Albert Bourquin-Jaccard]]
* Treasurer [[Alphonse Gogler]]
* Members [[Jules Calame-Colin]], [[Léon-Numa Robert-Brandt]], [[Paul Ditisheim]], [[Lous-Henri Brandt]], [[Louis-Constant Girard-Gallet]], [[Louis Grisel]], [[Hans Ingold]], and [[Louis Rozat]].

===1900===

* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]

===1901===

* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]

===1902===

* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]

===1903===

* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]

===1904===

* President [[Alphonse Braunschweig]]

===1905===

[[Alphonse Braunschweig]] refused to continue as president after 9 years in the position.

* President: [[A. Bourquin-Jaccard]]
* Vice-president [[Paul Ditisheim]], [[Emile Meyer]]
* Secretary [[P.-Z. Perrenoud]]
* Treasurer [[Alphonse Gogler]]
* Vice treasurer [[Henri Lippetz]]
* Members [[A. Bourquin-Vuille]], [[Alphonse Braunschweig]], [[Jacques Eigeldinger]], [[E. Lesquereux-Peseux]], [[Jules Perret-Leuba]], [[Jules Wolf]]

===1910===


The organization was stable through the turn of the century, though changes in the industry (and aging members) forced a change in [[1910]]. [[A. Bourquin-Jaccard]] retired from watchmaking, having served as president of the Société for six years. [[Paul-Z. Perrenoud]], [[E. Lesquereux-Peseux]], and [[Charles-Léon Schmidt]] did not accept re-election. [[Arnold Bourquin-Vuille]] became president, [[Paul Ditisheim]] took over as vice president, [[Albert Mosimann]] became secretary, and [[Jules Wolf]] became vice secretary. [[Alphonse Gogler]] had continued as treasurer but was replaced in November of that year by [[Arnold Braunschweig]].

* President [[Arnold Bourquin-Vuille]]
* Vice-president [[Paul Ditisheim]]
* Secretary [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Vice secretary [[Jules Wolf]]
* Treasurer [[Arnold Braunschweig]]
* Secretary editor [[G. Bubloz]]
* Members [[Georges Bloch]], [[Alphonse Gogler]], [[Eugène Blum]], [[Georges Eberhard]], [[Fritz Gerber]], [[Ernest Hoeter]], [[Alfred Rufener]]

===1911===

* President: [[A. Bourquin-Vuille]]
* Vice-president [[Paul Ditisheim]]
* Secretary [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Vice secretary [[Louis Rosat]] (younger)
* Treasurer [[Arnold Braunschweig]]
* Secretary editor [[G. Bubloz]]

===1912===

* President [[Paul Ditisheim]]
* Vice president [[Otto Schild]]
* Secretary [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Vice secretary [[Louis Rosat]] (younger)
* Treasurer [[Arnold Braunschweig]]
* Members: [[A. Bourquin-Vuille]], [[Eugène Blum]], [[Alphonse Gogler]], [[Félix Hirsch]], [[Ernest Hoeter]], [[Alfred Rufener]], [[A. Schupfer]]

===1913===

* President [[Paul Ditisheim]]
* Vice president [[Otto Schild]]
* Secretary [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Vice secretary [[Louis Rosat]] (younger)
* Treasurer [[Arnold Braunschweig]]
* Secretary editor [[G. Bubloz]]
* Members: [[A. Bourquin-Vuille]], [[Eugène Blum]], [[Marc Dubois]], [[Alphonse Gogler]], [[Félix Hirsch]], [[Ernest Hoeter]], [[Alfred Rufener]]

===1915===
Management changed again in [[1915]], with [[Otto Schild]] joining as president, [[Arnold Braunschweig]] becoming vice-president, [[Albert Mosimann]] as secretary, [[Louis Rosat]] as vice-secretary, and [[Charles DeLimoges]] as treasurer. 

* President [[Otto Schild]]
* Vice president [[Arnold Braunschweig]]
* Secretary [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Vice secretary [[Louis Rosat]] (younger)
* Treasurer [[Charles DeLimoge]]
* Secretary editor [[G. Bubloz]]
* Members: [[Paul Ditisheim]], [[Isidore Ditesheim]], [[Eugène Blum]], [[Alphonse Gogler]], [[Marc Dubois]], [[Ernest Hoeter]], [[Félix Hirsch]]

===1916===

* President: [[Arnold Braunschweig]]
* Vice-president [[Albert Mosimann]]
* Treasurer [[Charles DeLimoge]]
* Secretary [[Louis Courvoisier]] (younger)
* Vice secretary [[Louis Rosat]] (younger)
* Members [[Otto Schild]], [[Eugène Blum]], [[Paul Ditisheim]], [[Isidore Ditesheim]], [[Edmond Dreyfus]], [[Alphonse Gogler]], [[Charles Godat]]
* Secretary editor [[G. Bubloz]]

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