Comptoir Général des Ebauches

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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:

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