Ponts-de-Martel

Les Ponts-de-Martel is a small town near Le Locle that has historically been home to complicated watchmaking.

Notable Companies

• Pontifa - Also called M.-T. Stauffer-Young, Pontifa was founded in 1865 by Henri Stauffer and produced pocket and bracelet watches, ultra-thin watches, chronographs, stopwatches, clocks, alarm clocks, and speciality equipment.
• Mathey-Tissot - Founded in 1886 by Edmond Mathey-Tissot, the company produced complicated watches, high-end pocket and wristwatches, and chronographs.
• Martel Watch Co. - Founded in Le Locle in 1911 and moved to Ponts-de-Martel in 1914, focused on complicated watch movements and related to Universal Genève and Zénith.
• S. Jaquet-Huguenin, Robert Guye, and the Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies
• Dubey & Schaldenbrand - Founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Dubey & Schaldenbrand was re-started in Ponts-de-Martel in recent years