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• 16:26, 29 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Bolsa (Created page with "Bolsa was a watchmaking company active from 1942 through 1971. It is best remembered for holding the trademark for the Breguet brand in the 1950s and 1960s thanks to the involvement of Bernard Bréguet. Paul Böhlen of Neuchâtel (originally from Riggisberg) founded an eponymous watch termination workshop in March 1942. It was initially located at Rue des Brandards 33 (perhaps his home) but moved to Chemin des Péreuses 9 in August. By Octobe...")
• 14:39, 29 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Breguet-Bréting to Bréguet-Bréting
• 04:35, 29 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Breguet-Bréting (Created page with "Jules Breguet-Bréting was a watch case fitter active in Le Locle by 1880. The firm moved to Bienne in 1906 and was taken over by his sons Bernard and André before ceasing operations in 1945. Bernard Breguet went on to register the Breguet trademark, which was acquired by Bolsa in 1956 and Chaumet in 1971 before becoming a company in its own right in 1980. ==Jules Bréguet-Bréting== Jules-Henri Bréguet-Bréting of Neuc...")
• 05:26, 28 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Delano (Redirected page to DeLaneau) Tag: New redirect
• 01:21, 28 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page DeLaneau (Created page with "DeLaneau (originally Delano) is a watch brand currently in Geneva but originally from Bienne. ==Delano== Albert Kneuss established a wholesale business trading oils, soaps, and other goods in Bienne in 1933. Originally from Eggiwil, Kneuss lived in Bienne and maintained his office at Blumenstrasse 32. In May 1949, Kneuss moved to Villeret to get into the watch business. He established a company called Alb. Kneuss with an office at Clos du Lac 1...")
• 22:57, 27 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Jeanneret et Fallet (Redirected page to Jules-Frédéric Jeanneret) Tag: New redirect
• 13:50, 26 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Edouard Fallet (Created page with "Edouard Fallet was a watchmaker active in Saint-Imier in the late 19th and early 20th century. Edouard Fallet came from Dombresson but lived in Saint-Imier by the 1883 survey of businesses. He operated a watchmaking workshop on Rue du Midi there. In 1888 Fallet registers a logo for "Riverside Chrono Regulation" and "Riverside Watch Co" showing a castle with an onion dome under a crescent moon. He became involved in local organizations, including the...")
• 21:10, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Hôtel des Postes (Created page with "The Hôtel des Postes is an office building in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Located at number 63-65 Rue Léopold-Robert, the Hôtel des Postes, was constructed between 1906 and 1910 based on a design by Franz Fulpius and Duval, Architects in Geneva, after a competition in 1904. The building follows the general plan developed by the Federal Buildings office, with an open courtyard facing the train station and a monumental facade of white and yellow limestone on the...")
• 21:01, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Minerva Palace (Created page with "The Minerva Palace is the name given to the large office building at Rue Léopold-Robert 66 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Built in 1914 for Minerva SA, it has four full floors and an attic above ground level and is located directly across the boulevard from the Hôtel des Postes. The Minerva Palace was home to many watchmakers over the years, notably Gallet & Co from 1924 through 1977. Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds Category:Buildings")
• 20:49, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:1919 Rue Léopold Robert - Minerva Palace - Hotel des Postes and Minerva Palace.jpeg (Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds Category:Postcard)
• 20:49, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:1919 Rue Léopold Robert - Minerva Palace - Hotel des Postes and Minerva Palace.jpeg (Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds Category:Postcard)
• 17:06, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Henry-Alfred Lugrin (Created page with ":See Also: Alfred Lugrin Henry-Alfred Lugrin was a Swiss-American watchmaker and inventor famous for his many patents relating to complicated watches, including chronographs and repeaters, before the turn of the century. Lugrin lived in New York and his patents were widely exploited by American firms including the Waltham Watch company and Prosper Nordmann. ==Patents== * US182836, October 3, 1876 - Improvement in Stop-Watches - Used by Waltham W...")
• 03:11, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Léonidas (Redirected page to Leonidas) Tag: New redirect
• 03:10, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Jules-Frédéric Jeanneret (Created page with "Jules-Frédéric Jeanneret (1830-1892) was a pioneering watchmaker and businessman who brought complicated watchmaking to Saint-Imier in the 1860s. His three sons each founded great watchmaking houses there (Excelsior Park, Moeris, and Léonidas) and the Jeanneret family became one of the most important in the town's history. ==The Origin of the Jeanneret Family== The Jeanneret dit Grosjean family emerged in the village of Fenin in the Val...")
• 03:10, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Jeanneret, Jules-Frédéric (Redirected page to Jules-Frédéric Jeanneret) Tag: New redirect
• 02:37, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Gallet (Redirected page to Gallet & Co) Tag: New redirect
• 02:37, 24 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Fabrique Electa (Redirected page to Electa) Tag: New redirect
• 20:16, 22 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Magnenat-LeCoultre (Created page with "The firm of Magnenat-LeCoultre traces its origins to 1887, when Henri-Gabriel Magnenat-LeCoultre founded a watchmaking workshop in Le Sentier. The son of François Magnenat, Henri Gabriel came from Vaulion but lived in the area called Derrière-la-Côte near Le Sentier. H. Magnenat-LeCoultre specialized in complicated watches, notably repeaters. In 1901, H. Magnenat-LeCoultre registered the brand name "Le Risound" with a logo featuring two pine trees to...")
• 13:46, 21 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Société d'Horlogerie de Genève (Redirected page to Electa) Tag: New redirect
• 13:46, 21 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Société d'Horlogerie Electa (Redirected page to Electa) Tag: New redirect
• 03:37, 21 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Léon L. Gallet (Created page with "right|thumb|Léon L. Gallet, heir to the Gallet & Co. watchmaking family Léon L. Gallet (1832-1899) was a Swiss-American businessman and heir to the Gallet & Co watchmaking firm. Léon L. Gallet was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on December 31, 1832. He was the son of Julien Gallet who founded his family's namesake watchmaking business there in 1826. Julien Gallet brought his children into the busine...")
• 03:37, 21 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:JCHR 1899-2-114 Léon L. Gallet.jpg
• 03:37, 21 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:JCHR 1899-2-114 Léon L. Gallet.jpg
• 21:51, 20 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:FH 1902 0921 03-001-000 Electa Ravin Ad.jpg
• 21:51, 20 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:FH 1902 0921 03-001-000 Electa Ravin Ad.jpg
• 21:49, 20 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:RC 1904 10-002-001-000 Electa Chronograph.png
• 21:49, 20 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:RC 1904 10-002-001-000 Electa Chronograph.png
• 12:57, 20 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Prosper Nordmann (Created page with "Prosper Nordmann (also spelled Nordman) was a French-Swiss watchmaker, inventor, and businessman who brought complicated watchmaking to the United States. Later in life he returned to Switzerland to live in Geneva before moving to Paris. Nordmann worked at Waltham Watch and established what would become Electa. ==Biography== Prosper Nordmann was born in Hegenheim in the Alsace region close to Basel, Switzerland. He emigrated to the United States to...")
• 23:27, 19 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Electa (Created page with "Electa was a high-profile watch company in La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1901 through 1924. The firm was descended from Swiss-American businessman Prosper Nordmann's 1897 establishment of a factory in Geneva to supply Waltham Watch, which moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1901. The bankrupt company was purchased by Gallet in 1907, established a new factory in 1913, and was bankrupt again in 1924. The Electa brand was taken over by Rot...")
• 15:40, 19 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Ferdinand Bourquin (Created page with "Ferdinand Bourquin ([[]]-1905) was a watchmaker and inventor active in Saint-Imier in the late 19th century. He was famous for his chronograph patents and is the founder of the famous chronograph-making firm Leonidas, which was acquired by Heuer in 1964. ==Julien Bourquin== The Leonidas company traces its roots to the year 1841, when Julien Bourquin began selling watches in Saint-Imier. Bourquin is listed in Indicateur Davoine as early a...")
• 04:01, 19 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Investcorp (Created page with "Investcorp is a global equity form founded in 1982. In the 1980s and 1990s, it owned all or part of Breguet, Chaumet, Ebel, Nouvelle Lemania, and Tiffany, attempted to re-start Jaquet-Droz, and also Saks Fifth Avenue and Gucci. Investcorp was one of the primary watch and luxury groups in the 1980s and 1990s. ==History== Investcorp was set up in Bahrain by Nemir Kirdan of Iraq. Its aim was to invest Middle Eastern wealth in Western concerns, e...")
• 03:47, 19 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:ES 1982 132-213 Lemania Factory.jpg
• 03:47, 19 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:ES 1982 132-213 Lemania Factory.jpg
• 03:43, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Davoine 1886 0214 Alfred Lugrin.jpg
• 03:43, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Davoine 1886 0214 Alfred Lugrin.jpg
• 03:26, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:La Sentinelle 1932-06-20-006-000.jpg
• 03:26, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:La Sentinelle 1932-06-20-006-000.jpg
• 03:23, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:L'Impartial 1920-12-29-012-000 Alfred Lugrin.jpg
• 03:23, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:L'Impartial 1920-12-29-012-000 Alfred Lugrin.jpg
• 03:18, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:FH 1908 1205 04 Lugrin Lemania Ad.jpg
• 03:18, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:FH 1908 1205 04 Lugrin Lemania Ad.jpg
• 03:15, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Davoine 1923 0279 Lugrin Ad.jpg
• 03:15, 18 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Davoine 1923 0279 Lugrin Ad.jpg
• 22:26, 17 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Alfred Lugrin (Created page with "Alfred Lugrin was a watchmaker and inventor in l'Orient in the Vallée de Joux in the late 19th century. His groundbreaking chronograph and chiming watch complications were patented and licensed to many makers, notably Jules-Frédéric Jeanneret and Leonidas in Saint-Imier. Alfred-Jules-Fréderich Lugrin was born September 1, 1858 in Le Lieu. He was the son of Jules Lugrin, Bourgeois of Lieu, and Jeanne Françoise (née Cloux) and...")
• 04:20, 17 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Borel & Courvoisier (Redirected page to Ernest Borel) Tag: New redirect
• 16:53, 15 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Complicated (Redirected page to Complication) Tag: New redirect
• 16:21, 15 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:JSDH 1944 07-015-001-000 Borel Depuis 1859.jpg
• 16:21, 15 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:JSDH 1944 07-015-001-000 Borel Depuis 1859.jpg
• 13:47, 15 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:AdH 1887 02-076-001-000 Poinçon Genève.jpg
• 13:47, 15 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:AdH 1887 02-076-001-000 Poinçon Genève.jpg