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• 16:27, 21 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Les Ponts-de-Martel (Redirected page to Ponts-de-Martel) Tag: New redirect
• 12:45, 21 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Universal (Redirected page to Universal Genève) Tag: New redirect
• 13:50, 19 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Rueff Frères (Created page with "There were a few different watchmaking companies in La Chaux-de-Fonds around the turn of the 20th century. Most notable was Rueff Frères, made up of Maurice and Aimé Rueff. Rueff Frères was founded as Didisheim & Rueff Frères, with the widow of Gabriel Didisheim joining Maurice Rueff of Belfort and Aimé Rueff of Epiquerez. Didisheim and Maurice Rueff lived in Saint-Imier at this time, while Aimé Rueff was from La Chaux-de-Fonds, where the company was establish...")
• 21:26, 18 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Montres Venus (Redirected page to Venus Watch) Tag: New redirect
• 13:41, 18 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Schwarz-Etienne (Created page with ":Main Article: Schwarz-Etienne Category:Watchmaking families Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds")
• 13:37, 18 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Poldy Froidevaux (Created page with "Poldy Froidevaux (1920-1985) was a maker of watch glass in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He was the son of Helyette Schwarz, eldest child of watchmaker Paul Schwarz-Etienne, and Roger Froixdevaux. Poldy-Roger-Gaston Froidevaux was born on April 2, 1920, in Le Noirmont. His mother Helyette Schwarz came from the Schwarz-Etienne watchmaking family. She and her brother Gaston Schwarz married Roger Froidevaux and Marie-Pauline-Léontine Froidevau...")
• 17:47, 17 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Helyette Schwarz (Created page with "Helyette Schwarz (1890s-1955) was the eldest of the children of watchmaker Olga and Paul Schwarz-Etienne of the namesake 20th century watchmaking company of La Chaux-de-Fonds. Helyette and her brother Gaston Schwarz purchased Montres Sultana in 1935 and this became a key component of the Schwarz family watch firms. ==Personal Life== Paul-Arthur Schwarz (1870-1940) was a watchmaker known for the La Chaux-de-Fonds...")
• 15:43, 17 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Caesar Racine (Created page with "Caesar Racine was a historic maker of complicated watches, notably repeaters and chronographs, in Le Locle. Category:Le Locle Category:Watch brands R")
• 15:42, 17 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Bossert et Jacot (Created page with "Bossert et Jacot was a maker of chronograph watches in Le Locle. The company succeeded Auguste Breting & Cie, a house created in 1835, and specialized in complicated watches. Category:Le Locle Category:Watch brands B")
• 15:39, 17 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Henchoz Frères (Created page with "Henchoz Frères was a historic maker of watches, notably chrongraphs, in Le Locle. The company used brands such as Ascot, The Tattersall, and The Winner. The company manufactured its own chronograph movements, and these were used by other brands, in particular Guinand. Category:Le Locle Category:Watch brands H")
• 16:12, 5 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Le Phare-Jean d'Eve (Redirected page to Jean d'Eve) Tag: New redirect
• 02:05, 3 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Eloyes to Adolphe Gutmann
• 01:56, 3 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Eloyes (Created page with "Eloyes Watch was a the company of Adolphe Gutmann, a Prussian watchmaker in Saint-Imier and La Chaux-de-Fonds around the turn of the century. Adolphe Gutmann was a Prussian watchmaker, born in Eberswalde. Adolphe Gutmann is listed as a watchmaker in Saint-Imier by 1873 on Rue du Stand. He moved to Grande Rue 17 by 1883 and Rue du Temple 4 by 1898. Gutmann was keen on producing open heart watches with cut-away dials and exposed balances,...")
• 01:04, 3 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Mildia (Created page with "Mildia was a long-running watchmaking company in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Founded as U. Mosimann & Fils in 1876, it became Mosimann Frères in 1889, Mosimann & Cie in 1895, Fabrique Mildia in 1918, Fabrique des Montres Mildia SA in 1931, acquired by the Schwarz-Etienne in 1976, and finally liquidated in 2012. Category:Schwarz-Etienne Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds")
• 18:52, 2 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Fédéral Watch (Created page with "Fédéral Watch was the name used by the Gutmann family of La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1909. ==Jacob Gutmann== Jacob Gutmann was active as a watchmaker at Léopold-Robert 14 in La Chaux-de-Fonds by 1883. He brought his son André Gutmann into the firm by December 1896. ==Gutmann & Cie== Jacob Gutmann brought his son André Gutmann in to a partnership known as Gutmann & Cie. on July 1, 1900. The company focused on the manufacture, purchase, and sale of watc...")
• 15:44, 2 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Aero Watch (Created page with "Aero Watch (often spelled Aéro) was a watch brand in Neuchâtel founded by Jean Grandy in 1937 and operated by Maxime Courvoisier from 1942 through 1973. In December 1942, Crevoisier joined Aero Watch with founder Jean Grandy as the company was reorganized. He reorganized the company as a Société Anonyme on June 15, 1945 with 52,000 francs of capital. Both Courvoisier (president) and Grandy (secretary) remained with the com...")
• 14:33, 2 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Maxime Crevoisier (Created page with "Maxime Crevoisier (1907-1975) was an industrialist most associated with Aero Watch but also formerly chairman of Astin. Crevoisier died in Neuchâtel on September 4, 1975 at the age of 68. Category:Biography C")
• 13:30, 2 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Montres Astin (Redirected page to Astin) Tag: New redirect
• 02:09, 2 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Gaston Cattin (Created page with "Gaston-Henri Cattin was a watchmaker from Le Noirmont who worked in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He founded Astin in 1926 and Rodams in 1936. Cattin founded Montres Astin in 1926 but the company entered bankruptcy proceedings in 1931. It continued operating, though Cattin left the firm in favor of Charles Donzé in August of 1936. Astin was taken over by the Schwarz-Etienne family in 1944 and remained in their hands through th...")
• 01:25, 2 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page André Schwarz (Created page with "André Schwarz (1924-1993) was an industrialist and heir to the Schwarz-Etienne family legacy. He inherited a variety of watchmaking businesses in La Chaux-de-Fonds from his father Herbert Schwarz and his uncles, including the eponymous business started by his grandfather, Paul Schwarz-Etienne. André Schwarz was born about 1924. His father was Herbert Schwarz (1895-1955) and his mother was Hedwige Bachmann (1893-1966). He...")
• 23:59, 1 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Astin (Created page with "Astin Watch Co. was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1926 and continued in operation for decades. It was later part of the Schwarz-Etienne family of watchmaking companies. Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds")
• 23:34, 1 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Alfa (Created page with "Montres Alfa was a Lucerne watchmaker founded in 1933. Montres Alfa was founded as a Société Anonyme on November 13, 1933. Share capital was set at 20,000 francs, and the board of directors consisted of industrialist Georges Perrenoud and businessman Kaspar Schmid. The company was located at Eisengasse 9 in Lucerne. Category:Lucerne")
• 13:43, 1 July 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Paul-Arthur Schwarz to Paul Schwarz-Etienne
• 22:27, 30 June 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Paul Berner (Created page with "Paul Berner (1858-1942) was watchmaker born and died in La Chaux-de-Fonds. After an apprenticeship at the watchmaking school in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Paul Berner perfected his skills with the best watchmakers in La Sagne, Le Locle and Geneva. In 1882, he became a teacher of watchmaking theory at the Watchmaking School in Bienne, as well as work supervisor in the field of escapements. Two years later, he was appointed director of the watchmaking school of La Chaux-de-Fonds....")
• 00:59, 29 June 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Paul-Arthur Schwarz (Created page with "Paul-Arthur Schwarz (1870-1940) was a watchmaker known for the La Chaux-de-Fonds firm of Schwarz-Etienne which he founded in 1902 or 1905. He married Olga Etienne, taking on her name to become Schwarz-Etienne, by 1912. Paul Schwarz was born in 1870 in Lauperswil and was active as a watchmaker in La Chaux-de-Fonds early after the turn of the century. Although many sources claim that he established his firm in 1902, it is specif...")
• 19:13, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Swiss Cantons (Created page with "Category:Switzerland")
• 19:12, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Canton Berne (Created page with ":Main Article: Canton Berne Berne")
• 19:10, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Canton Solothurn (Created page with ":Main Article: Canton Solothurn")
• 19:10, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Grenchen (Created page with ":Main Article: Grenchen Category:Canton of Solothurn")
• 19:09, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:ETA (Created page with ":Main article: ETA Category:Ebauches SA Category:Swatch Group Category:Grenchen")
• 19:03, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Jura triangle (Created page with ":Main Article: Jura triangle Category:Watch regions")
• 19:02, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Le Locle (Created page with "Category:Jura triangle Category:Canton of Neuchâtel")
• 19:01, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds (Created page with "Category:Jura triangle Category:Canton of Neuchâtel")
• 14:49, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Biography K (Created page with "Category:Biography")
• 14:48, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Biography J (Created page with "Category:Biography")
• 14:47, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Biography E (Created page with "Category:Biography")
• 14:46, 25 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Biography (Created page with "Biographical Articles")
• 22:01, 23 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Grail Watch Wiki:General disclaimer (Created page with "All Grail Watch Wiki content is based on public domain information. To protect privacy, we attempt to limit our research to public figures and deceased individuals. We will remove any information about private living persons upon request.")
• 21:58, 23 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Grail Watch Wiki:About (Created page with "Grail Watch Wiki is Stephen Foskett's personal notebook for research into the history of horology. Although this wiki is open to the public, we do not allow registrations or contributions. This is simply a vehicle for Stephen Foskett to keep a notebook of his research. No article here should be considered "done" since he is constantly modifying and updating them. All content here is based on independent research from a wide variety of primary sources. Some of these sou...")
• 12:56, 22 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Bæhni (Redirected page to Baehni) Tag: New redirect
• 12:55, 22 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Bähni (Redirected page to Baehni) Tag: New redirect
• 19:00, 19 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page La Nationale-Spiraux (Redirected page to Fabrique Nationale de Spiraux) Tag: New redirect
• 15:44, 19 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Fabrique Nationale de Spiraux (Created page with "Fabrique Nationale de Spiraux was a dissident maker of balance springs in La Chaux-de-Fonds operating from 1905 through 1929. The company was officially registered as La Nationale-Spiraux SA in November 1905 (though even then it used the name "Fabrique Nationale"), briefly represented Paul Perret's Invar springs, and merged with the defunct competitor G.-A. Ulrich (formerly Bucher-Moser) in 1914. The company was purchased by th...")
• 15:28, 16 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Paul Perret (Created page with "Paul Perret (1854-1903) was a watchmaker and regulator famous for promoting Invar, the material invented by Charles-Edouard Guillaume, for use in balances and hairsprings. He died just as his spring factory was getting started and it was sold to the FSR cartel. In 2014, a watch brand was created to celebrate Perret, but this failed as of 2022. Category:Biography P Category:FSR")
• 00:29, 16 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page J.-A. Courvoisier (Redirected page to Julien-Albert Courvoisier-Clément) Tag: New redirect
• 00:28, 16 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Charles Dufaux (Redirected page to Dufaux Lutz) Tag: New redirect
• 00:28, 16 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Baehni et Cie (Redirected page to Baehni) Tag: New redirect
• 16:23, 12 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Charles-Adolphe Huguenin (Created page with "Charles-Adolphe Huguenin (1865-1910s) was the second generation of the Huguenin family to produce escapements in Le Locle. He worked with his brother Charles-Louis "Louis" Huguenin as "Chs et Ls Huguenin" before striking out on his own. Commonly called Chs-Ad Huguenin, Charles-Adolphe was a successful watchmaker and his villa in Le Locle remains an important historic home. ==Charles and Lewis Huguenin of Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds=...")
• 15:56, 12 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Charles-Louis Huguenin (Created page with "Charles-Louis "Louis" Huguenin (1869-1940) was the second generation of the Huguenin family to produce escapements in Le Locle. He worked with his brother Charles-Adolphe Huguenin-Perrenoud as "Chs et Ls Huguenin" and later under the name the La Concorde. Commonly called Louis Huguenin (like his son), Charles-Louis was deeply involved in the consolidation of the Swiss watch industry, serving on the board of FSR and as a founder of ASUAG and ...")
• 13:38, 11 May 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Louis-Edouard Huguenin-Jeanneret (Created page with "Louis-Edouard Huguenin-Jeanneret (1894-1973) was the third generation of the Huguenin family to produce escapements in Le Locle. He inherited the La Concorde factory from his father, Charles-Louis Huguenin, following his death in 1940, and his son (also of the same name) took over on his retirement. ==Charles and Lewis Huguenin of Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds== The Huguenin families of Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds were quite large an...")