Comptoir Général des Ebauches

The Comptoir Général des Ebauches was an organization designed to unify sales of ebauches in response to over-supply and market crisis in the 1890s.

The organization was established at a meeting in Sonceboz on October 28, 1892.

The following factories were part of the Comptoir Général as of the October 1892 meeting:

• Société d'Horlogerie de Längendorf
• Fabrique d'Ebauches de Sonceboz, Sonceboz
• Bueche, Boillat et Cie, Reconvillier
• Koller et Cie, Malleray
• P. Obrecht et Cie, Granges
• Kocher, Hänni et Künzli, Court et La Chaux-de-Fonds
• Société Industrielle, Moutier
• Parrenin et Marguet, Vilers-le-Lac
• Flury Frères, Bienne
• Japy Frères et Cie, Beaucourt
• Juillard Frères, Cortébert
• A. Girard, Granges
• Société d'Horlogerie, Granges
• Charles Emonot, Sonvillier
• Société Coopérative, Pontenet
• Kuhn et Tièche, Reconvillier
• L.-P. Japy et Cie, Berne
• Bon et Cie, Moutier
• A. Blanchard et Cie, Malleray
• Frêne et Garraux, Reconvillier
• Simon, Burger et Gressot, Porrentruy
• V. Cupillard, Vilers-le-Lac

Timeline

• 1894, March 1 - The Comptoir Général des Ebauches is incorporated as a public limited company with headquarters in La Chaux-de-Fonds; the aim of the firm is "centralizing the sale of designs and finishings for pocket watches, by creating a single office responsible for selling the aforementioned production of the shareholder establishments"; the initial duration of the company was set at just one year; share capital was 1.2 million francs; the chairman of the board of directors was Numa Rosselet, vice-president was Urs Heutschy, secretary was Emile Juillard, Deputy Director was Thomas Christoftel; the office was Léopold-Robert 14, La Chaux-de-Fonds
• 1895, February 28 - The board decides to continue the company for an unlimited period
• 1895, June 11 - At the general meeting, the shareholders decide to dissolve the company
• 1902, June - The liquidation of the company is completed