User contributions for Sfoskett

27 August 2023

• 01:1901:19, 27 August 2023 diff hist +147‎ Portescap ‎ →‎History
• 01:1701:17, 27 August 2023 diff hist +993‎ Portescap ‎ →‎History

24 August 2023

• 05:3705:37, 24 August 2023 diff hist +3,387‎ N Gedeon Thommen ‎ Created page with "Gedeon Thommen (1831-1890) was a significant figure in the Swiss town of Waldenburg, known for his contributions to the watchmaking industry and his local community. ==Early Life and Education== Gedeon Thommen was born on December 7, 1831. The son of Martin Thommen, a rope-maker turned magistrate in Waldenburg. The Thommen family had its roots in Eptingen, where Gedeon's father had learned the rope-making trade. Martin Thommen moved to Waldenburg in 1825, where..."

20 August 2023

• 21:1721:17, 20 August 2023 diff hist +23‎ N Le Porte-Echappement Universel ‎ Redirected page to Portescap current Tag: New redirect
• 21:1721:17, 20 August 2023 diff hist +1,096‎ N Henri Quaile ‎ Created page with "Henri Quaile (1907-1979) was a La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaker closely associated with Portescap, where he worked for over 50 years. Henri (later called Henry) Quaile was born on May 25, 1907. He was of a watchmaking family and studied at the Technicum in La Chaux-de-Fonds to become an engineer. Quaile married Paulette Sara Isaac. Henry Quaile founded Le Porte-Echappement Universel with Fritz Marti and Georges Braunschweig in 1931 and s..." current
• 21:0421:04, 20 August 2023 diff hist +4‎ Portescap ‎ →‎History

18 August 2023

• 14:0514:05, 18 August 2023 diff hist +343‎ Brevet ‎ →‎History of Patents in Switzerland
• 13:1513:15, 18 August 2023 diff hist +103‎ Brevet ‎ →‎History of Patents in Switzerland
• 13:0913:09, 18 August 2023 diff hist +443‎ Brevet ‎No edit summary
• 13:0213:02, 18 August 2023 diff hist +210‎ Brevet ‎No edit summary
• 00:4700:47, 18 August 2023 diff hist 0‎ Portescap ‎ →‎History
• 00:4400:44, 18 August 2023 diff hist −9‎ Portescap ‎ →‎History
• 00:4300:43, 18 August 2023 diff hist +720‎ Portescap ‎No edit summary
• 00:2400:24, 18 August 2023 diff hist +1‎ Fritz Marti ‎ →‎Watchmaking
• 00:1600:16, 18 August 2023 diff hist +23‎ N Porte-Echappement ‎ Redirected page to Portescap current Tag: New redirect

17 August 2023

• 13:3413:34, 17 August 2023 diff hist +84‎ Brevet ‎No edit summary
• 13:3213:32, 17 August 2023 diff hist +5,512‎ N Brevet ‎ Created page with "Brevet is the French word for patent. The Swiss Federal Office of Patents opened on November 14, 1888, with Paul Perret waiting overnight to receive the first to be issued. ==History of Patents in Switzerland== As early as 1849 a motion requesting the introduction of patents was presented to the National Council, which rejected it. In 1851, a similar petition from Theodore Zappinger of Mannedorf and two other Zurich manufacturers was made. In 1854,..."
• 03:5003:50, 17 August 2023 diff hist +36‎ Fritz Marti ‎ →‎Personal Life and Legacy
• 03:3203:32, 17 August 2023 diff hist +124‎ Fritz Marti ‎No edit summary
• 03:2203:22, 17 August 2023 diff hist +23‎ Fritz Marti ‎No edit summary
• 03:2103:21, 17 August 2023 diff hist +58‎ Fritz Marti ‎ →‎Personal Life and Legacy
• 02:5902:59, 17 August 2023 diff hist +7‎ Fritz Marti ‎ →‎Personal Life and Legacy
• 02:5502:55, 17 August 2023 diff hist +224‎ Fritz Marti ‎No edit summary
• 02:2402:24, 17 August 2023 diff hist +19‎ Fritz Marti ‎ →‎Watchmaking
• 02:2202:22, 17 August 2023 diff hist +54‎ Fritz Marti ‎ →‎Watchmaking
• 02:1802:18, 17 August 2023 diff hist +1,046‎ Fritz Marti ‎No edit summary
• 02:0502:05, 17 August 2023 diff hist +2,962‎ N Fritz Marti ‎ Created page with "Frédéric "Fritz" Marti (1892-1983) was a Swiss engineer and businessman famous for inventing Incabloc and leading Portescap. ==Early Life== Frédéric "Fritz" Marti was born in Lyss in 1892. His family were poor farmers, with a few cows and horses, and young Fritz worked in the fields. He was sent to Bevaix to learn French, showing quick aptitude for learning. On the advice of an aunt, his father sent Fritz to the technical school in Berthoud. He..."

16 August 2023

• 03:1603:16, 16 August 2023 diff hist +4‎ Portescap ‎No edit summary

15 August 2023

• 12:1612:16, 15 August 2023 diff hist +75‎ Nouvelle Fabrique de Tavannes ‎No edit summary
• 02:3902:39, 15 August 2023 diff hist +26‎ Fabrique d'Ébauches Vénus ‎ →‎Venus Watches versus Vénus Movements
• 02:3402:34, 15 August 2023 diff hist +130‎ Fabrique d'Ébauches Vénus ‎ →‎Venus Watches versus Vénus Movements
• 02:1402:14, 15 August 2023 diff hist +22‎ Fabrique d'Ébauches Vénus ‎ →‎Foundation by Paul Berret
• 02:1302:13, 15 August 2023 diff hist +46‎ Moutier ‎ →‎Vénus
• 02:0502:05, 15 August 2023 diff hist +4‎ Moutier ‎ →‎Vénus
• 02:0502:05, 15 August 2023 diff hist +4‎ Fabrique d'Ébauches Vénus ‎ →‎Foundation by Paul Berret
• 02:0502:05, 15 August 2023 diff hist +1,386‎ N Paul Berret ‎ Created page with "Paul Berret (1889-1949) was a watchmaker closely associated with the town of Moutier and the Fabrique d'Ébauches Vénus, which he founded in 1924. Paul Berret was born in Cornol in 1889 and was raised in Delémont, where his father had a wine business. It is said that he had "the Ajoulots' fiery temperament and easy laughter" and hid a serious nature behind an appearance of carelessness. After his technical studies, Berret became technical dire..."
• 01:4401:44, 15 August 2023 diff hist +21‎ N Montres Sultana ‎ Redirected page to Sultana current Tag: New redirect

14 August 2023

• 16:2916:29, 14 August 2023 diff hist +122‎ Daniel Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 15:5815:58, 14 August 2023 diff hist +53‎ Daniel Hirsch ‎ →‎Braunschweig & Hirsch
• 15:5815:58, 14 August 2023 diff hist +850‎ Daniel Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 15:5315:53, 14 August 2023 diff hist −4‎ Daniel Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 15:5315:53, 14 August 2023 diff hist +1,058‎ Daniel Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 15:5215:52, 14 August 2023 diff hist −145‎ Braunschweig ‎No edit summary current
• 01:1701:17, 14 August 2023 diff hist +1,298‎ Levrette ‎No edit summary current

13 August 2023

• 22:0222:02, 13 August 2023 diff hist +348‎ Achille Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 21:5621:56, 13 August 2023 diff hist +249‎ Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 21:4521:45, 13 August 2023 diff hist +98‎ Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 21:4321:43, 13 August 2023 diff hist +561‎ Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 21:3521:35, 13 August 2023 diff hist +93‎ Hirsch ‎No edit summary
• 21:3321:33, 13 August 2023 diff hist −3,575‎ Achille Hirsch ‎No edit summary