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* [[Sandoz & Breitmeyer]] - [[Georges Sandoz]] of Le Locle and [[Jules Breitmeyer]] of La Chaux-de-Fonds formed a firm officially called Sandoz & Breitmeyer, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert to take over another part of Calame-Robert's business. This company also focused on watchmaking and trading and was also located at Rue du Parc 2. [[Paul-Lucien Matile]] of La Sagne was given power of attorney. | * [[Sandoz & Breitmeyer]] - [[Georges Sandoz]] of Le Locle and [[Jules Breitmeyer]] of La Chaux-de-Fonds formed a firm officially called Sandoz & Breitmeyer, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert to take over another part of Calame-Robert's business. This company also focused on watchmaking and trading and was also located at Rue du Parc 2. [[Paul-Lucien Matile]] of La Sagne was given power of attorney. | ||
* [[Courvoisier Frères]] - The existing firm of Courvoisier Frères took over the remainder of Calame-Robert's business as Courvoisier Frères, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert. | * [[Courvoisier Frères]] - The existing firm of Courvoisier Frères took over the remainder of Calame-Robert's business as Courvoisier Frères, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert. | ||
All three firms were given access to the Calame-Robert name and trademarks, including the JC and JCR marks, the clover, and the Revolver brand. | |||
[[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] | [[Category:Watch brands Switzerland]] | ||
[[Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds]] | [[Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds]] | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 19 March 2024
Jules Calame-Robert was a watchmaking company in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the 19th century.
The earliest Calame-Robert listed in Indicateur Davoine is Fl. Calame-Robert at Rue des Juifs 2 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He was a merchant not necessarily involved in watchmaking and continued to be listed through that decade, including as Calame-Robert et Girard from 1848 through 1852. This listing changes to J. Calame-Robert from 1853 through 1860 and he was also listed as a civil tribunal judge in this period.
Jules Calame-Robert is listed as a watchmaker at Rue du Parc 4 in La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1861 through 1893.
In the 1883 survey of businesses, the firm of Js. Calame Robert is listed as being a partnership incorporated on January 1, 1881 in La Chaux-de-Fonds with a branch in Berlin, Germany. The watchmaking and trading firm was located at Rue du Parc 4. The partners were Jules-Auguste Calame-Colin and Louis-Edouard Calame-Colin, both born in Le Locle but then living in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Power of attorney was assigned to Oscar Eguet from Corgémont, who also lived in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
The company de-registered the Berlin branch in 1886.
On February 15, 1892, the firm was dissolved and divided into three separate entities:
- Hanhart & Cie - Jules-Armand Hanhart of Dijon, France, Charles Dürr of Oberwinterthur, and Fréderic Stucki of Wimmis in Canton Bern formed a new firm officially called Hanhart & Cie, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert on February 15, 1892. This company took over part of Calame-Robert's company and was focused on watchmaking and trading from offices at Rue du Parc 2 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
- Sandoz & Breitmeyer - Georges Sandoz of Le Locle and Jules Breitmeyer of La Chaux-de-Fonds formed a firm officially called Sandoz & Breitmeyer, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert to take over another part of Calame-Robert's business. This company also focused on watchmaking and trading and was also located at Rue du Parc 2. Paul-Lucien Matile of La Sagne was given power of attorney.
- Courvoisier Frères - The existing firm of Courvoisier Frères took over the remainder of Calame-Robert's business as Courvoisier Frères, successeurs de Js Calame-Robert.
All three firms were given access to the Calame-Robert name and trademarks, including the JC and JCR marks, the clover, and the Revolver brand.