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Georges Ducommun was a watchmaker and businessman from [[Le Locle]], Switzerland. He founded the [[Doxa]] factory there and became involved in many other local businesses, including [[Zenith]], [[Le Phare]], and [[H. Moser & Cie.]] | Georges Ducommun was a watchmaker and businessman from [[Le Locle]], Switzerland. He founded the [[Doxa]] factory there and became involved in many other local businesses, including [[Zenith]], [[Le Phare]], and [[H. Moser & Cie.]] | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 2 November 2024
Georges Ducommun was a watchmaker and businessman from Le Locle, Switzerland. He founded the Doxa factory there and became involved in many other local businesses, including Zenith, Le Phare, and H. Moser & Cie.
Ducommun was born about 1868 in Le Locle.
In 1890 Georges Ducommun, a caser of watches, began manufacturing watches in a small house at the bottom of Crêt-Vaillant in Le Locle. In 1896, after his marriage, he moved to the larger building at Rue des Billodes 28, where he expanded his business. In 1900, he built the first part of the Doxa Factory, which was expanded greatly in 1919.
In 1905, Doxa took part in the Liége Exhibition, though not as a competitor since Georges Ducommun was a member of the jury for watchmaking. In 1925, at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris, Ducommun was called upon to serve as president of the Swiss watchmaking group and vice-president of the international group.
Georges Ducommun dies on August 25 in Le Locle at the age of 68. He had suffered for a few days and left a widow, who took over his business. She was bought out when Jacques Nardin incorporated the business the following year, with a payment of 300,000 francs.