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Arogno is a village in [[Ticino]] in Italian-speaking Switzerland. It has had a watch factory since [[1873]] and continues to be a low cost producer of watches to the present time. | Arogno is a village in [[Ticino]] in Italian-speaking Switzerland. It has had a watch factory since [[1873]] and continues to be a low cost producer of watches to the present time. | ||
==Manzoni & Cie | ==Manzoni & Cie== | ||
:See Also: [[Manzoni & Cie]] | |||
Italian Switzerland saw its first watch factory in the form of an ebauche factory established in [[1873]] in Arogno by Manzoni and Cie. This firm was founded in [[Porrentruy]] a few years earlier but established the operation in Arogno to exploit the hydraulic power and low-cost labor there. As of [[1897]] it employed 50 workers, half of whom were women. | Italian Switzerland saw its first watch factory in the form of an ebauche factory established in [[1873]] in Arogno by Manzoni and Cie. This firm was founded in [[Porrentruy]] a few years earlier but established the operation in Arogno to exploit the hydraulic power and low-cost labor there. As of [[1897]] it employed 50 workers, half of whom were women. | ||
==Société | ==Société Coopérative d’Horlogerie à Arogno== | ||
:See Also: [[Société Coopérative d’Horlogerie à Arogno]] | |||
The Société Coopérative d’Horlogerie à Arogno was in operation by [[1893]], producing ébauches. | |||
This may have been replaced by De Vecci & Cie. by [[1913]] and then Fabrique d'Horlogerie SA in [[1922]] through [[1932]]. | |||
==Fabrique d'Ebauches Réunies d'Arogno SA== | |||
:See Also: [[Fabrique d'Ebauches Réunies d'Arogno]] | |||
Fabrique d'Ebauches Réunies d'Arogno SA appears in [[1933]] and likely merged the operations of Manzoni and the others in the town under [[Ebauches SA]]. | |||
[[Category:Arogno]] | [[Category:Arogno]] | ||
[[Category:Ticino]] | [[Category:Ticino]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:07, 8 July 2024
Arogno is a village in Ticino in Italian-speaking Switzerland. It has had a watch factory since 1873 and continues to be a low cost producer of watches to the present time.
Manzoni & Cie
- See Also: Manzoni & Cie
Italian Switzerland saw its first watch factory in the form of an ebauche factory established in 1873 in Arogno by Manzoni and Cie. This firm was founded in Porrentruy a few years earlier but established the operation in Arogno to exploit the hydraulic power and low-cost labor there. As of 1897 it employed 50 workers, half of whom were women.
Société Coopérative d’Horlogerie à Arogno
The Société Coopérative d’Horlogerie à Arogno was in operation by 1893, producing ébauches.
This may have been replaced by De Vecci & Cie. by 1913 and then Fabrique d'Horlogerie SA in 1922 through 1932.
Fabrique d'Ebauches Réunies d'Arogno SA
- See Also: Fabrique d'Ebauches Réunies d'Arogno
Fabrique d'Ebauches Réunies d'Arogno SA appears in 1933 and likely merged the operations of Manzoni and the others in the town under Ebauches SA.