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• 01:54, 13 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Graef, Otto (Created page with "Otto Graef (1861?-1948) was a watchmaker and businessman who founded MIMO and purchased Girard-Perregaux. Otto Graef was born about 1861 and studied the trades of watchmaker and jeweler. In 1889, after visiting La Chaux-de-Fonds the young Graef decided to stay in the city thanks to the well-paid work he found there. Initially an independent watchmaker, his firm grew into MIMO, also called Graef & Co]]. In 1928 Graef seized the opport...")
• 00:55, 13 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Cervine (Redirected page to Montres Invar) Tag: New redirect
• 02:31, 12 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Emil Borer (Created page with "Emil Borer (sometimes spelled Emile but known professionally as E. Borer) was a technician-watchmaker who ran the Aegler factory in Bienne, producer of watch movements for Rolex for decades. By 1940, Borer was secretary of Manufacture des Montres Rolex Aegler SA under his grandfather Hermann Aegler (chairman) and Hans Wilsdorf (vice-chairman). In 1944, after Hermann Aegler's death, Emil Borer took charge of management of the Aegler factor...")
• 02:14, 11 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Edgar Convert (Created page with "Edgar Convert was a technician-watchmaker active in the first half of the 20th century. He is famous as the technical director of LeCoultre & Cie but previously held that position at Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon. Edgar Convert was born around 1891. Convert served as the technical director of FHF around 1921. In 1928, Convert went to work at LeCoultre & Cie in Le Sentier. He became the technical director of the firm and ser...")
• 01:25, 11 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Henri Colomb (Created page with "Henri Colomb was a technician-watchmaker for Zénith and Tavannes Watch. He is credited with many technical advancements, notably the anti-shock mechanism exploited by Parechoc. Henri Colomb graduated from the Neuchâtel Watchmaking School as a technician-watchmaker under Hermann Grossmann. After graduating he worked as a precision adjuster for Zénith in Le Locle. He then went to Porrentruy to head the Watchmaking School there....")
• 00:53, 11 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Category:Technician-watchmakers (Created page with "Main Article: Technician-watchmaker Category:Biography")
• 00:52, 11 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Stamm, Heinrich to Heinrich Stamm
• 00:52, 11 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Lémania (Redirected page to Lemania) Tag: New redirect
• 00:49, 11 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Technician-watchmaker (Created page with "Technician-Watchmaker ("Horloger-Technician") was a diploma category offered by watchmaking schools in Switzerland and Germany in the first half of the 20th century. ==Notable Technician-Watchmakers== The following individuals distinguished themselves as technician-watchmakers: * E. Borer, Rolex * François Cart, Patek-Philippe * Gilbert Caussignac, Blancain/Rayville * Henry Colomb, Zénith * Edgar Convert, LeCoultre & Ci...")
• 23:27, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page René Aellen (Created page with "René Aellen was a watchmaking executive who worked for Martel Watch in the 1960s and Vulcain in the 1970s. René Aellen came from Saanen in Canton Berne but lived in Ponts-de-Martel once he was given power of attorney for the Martel Watch company in 1962. The company was under the ownership of Zénith by this point and Henri Thiébaud joined the board at the same time, replacing Pierre Hainard. Aellen was removed from Martel management...")
• 21:23, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Frey (Redirected page to Freco) Tag: New redirect
• 21:14, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Henri Gustave Thiebaud to Henri Gustave Thiébaud
• 20:32, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Uhrenfabrik Frey (Redirected page to Frey & Co) Tag: New redirect
• 20:32, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Henri Gustave Thiebaud (Created page with "Henri Gustave Thiébaud was the director of the Swiss Gruen and Frey & Co watchmaking companies from the 1930s through the 1950s. He was a prolific inventor and is credited with many of Gruen's technological advancements in this period. He may be the same Henri Thiebaud who served on the board of Zenith and Martel in the 1960s. ==Early Life== According to Gruen press materials, Henri Thiebaud (sic) was born September 18, 1906 in Saint-Imier...")
• 18:50, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Emil Frey (Created page with "Emil Frey (also called Emile) was the founder and namesake of Frey & Co, a maker focused on women's watches in Madretsch near Bienne in the early 20th century. Frey was born around 1880. His father, Rudolf Frey, was said to be from Weißlingen in Canton Zürich but formed a partnership with Jules Adolf Monnier of Tramelan in 1890 to produce watches there. Called Monnier & Frey, it was the predecessor in some ways to Emil Frey's firm. On October 7, ...")
• 13:56, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Gottlieb Ruh (Created page with "Gottlieb Ruh (often misspelled Ruch) was co-founder of Frey & Co with Emile Frey. Gottlieb Ruh came from Buch near Schaffhausen. His father may have been Konrad Ruh, shoe-maker. On September 1, 1912, Ruh co-founded the watchmaking firm of Frey & Co with Emil Frey and limited partner Giacomo Trümpy. The firm was located in Madretsch near Bienne and Ruh invested and shared majority ownership with the eponymous Frey. Trümpy died the f...")
• 03:21, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Freco (Created page with "Freco was the most popular brand of the Frey Watch Co (formerly Frey & Co) of Madretsch near Bienne. Frey & Cie. was founded on September 1, 1912 by Emile Frey (also called "Emil"), Gottlieb Ruh, and Giacomo Trümpy. The company was located in Madretsch near Bienne, which had previously been the location of Frey's Sigma factory, which was taken over by Péry after it failed in 1905. Emile Frey remained on at Péry until his new compan...")
• 03:07, 10 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Frey & Co (Redirected page to Freco) Tag: New redirect
• 18:05, 9 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Courvoisier Frères (Created page with "Although there were many watchmaking operations using the name Courvoisier, the name is most closely associated with a high-end maker of pocket watches in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the second half of the 19th century. Originally called Courvoisier & Cie., it was later renamed Courvoisier Frères under the sons of the founder. The company traces its roots to about 1770 and the firm of watchmaker Josué Robert. In 1787 Robert took on his son in law, Louis Courv...")
• 17:40, 9 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Courvoisier (Created page with "See: * Courvoisier Frères (originally Courvoisier & Cie.) maker of fine watches in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the second half of the 19th century * L. E. Courvoisier of Bienne Category:Disambiguation")
• 20:41, 4 September 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Martel Watch Co (Redirected page to Martel Watch) Tag: New redirect
• 03:07, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Centennial Exposition (Created page with "==Swiss Watchmakers== * Louis Audemars, Le Brassus * J. E. Antony-Bovy, La Chaux-de-Fonds * Baehni Frères, Bienne * J. M. Badollet & Co, Geneva * Eugéne Besancet-Blanc, Travers * J. B. Bitterlin-Schmidt, Le Locle * Désiré Colliot, Saint-Imier * J. Corcelle & Co, Geneva * Borel & Courvoisier, Neuchâtel * Daniel Ducommun, Gorgier * Dufaux, Lutz, & Fils, Geneva * Ernest Francillo...")
• 02:48, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Exposition Internationale (Created page with "* 1855 - Exposition Universelle de 1855 - Paris * 1867 - Exposition Universelle de 1867 - Paris * 1876 - Centennial Exposition - Phiadelphia * 1878 - Exposition Universelle de 1878 - Paris * 1889 - Exposition Universelle de 1889 - Paris * 1893 - World's Columbian Exposition - Chicago * 1897 - Exposition Internationale de 1897 - Brussels * Exposition Internationale de 1893 - Besanço...")
• 02:35, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Jeanneret Frères (Redirected page to Excelsior Park) Tag: New redirect
• 02:34, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page LeCoultre & Cie (Redirected page to Jaeger-LeCoultre) Tag: New redirect
• 02:32, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Girard-Perregaux & Cie (Redirected page to Girard-Perregaux) Tag: New redirect
• 02:32, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Patek, Philippe & Cie (Redirected page to Patek Philippe) Tag: New redirect
• 02:32, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Paul-D. Nardin (Redirected page to Ulysse Nardin) Tag: New redirect
• 02:31, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Müller & Cie (Redirected page to La Champagne) Tag: New redirect
• 02:30, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Moeri et Jeanneret (Redirected page to Moeris) Tag: New redirect
• 02:28, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page A. Lugrin (Redirected page to Lemania) Tag: New redirect
• 02:27, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Ernest Francillon & Cie (Redirected page to Longines) Tag: New redirect
• 02:21, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Louis Brandt & Frère (Redirected page to Omega) Tag: New redirect
• 01:00, 31 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Association Horlogère Suisse (Redirected page to Alpina) Tag: New redirect
• 13:32, 30 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Ditesheim (Redirected page to Movado) Tag: New redirect
• 13:31, 30 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page César Racine (Redirected page to Cesar Racine) Tag: New redirect
• 13:30, 30 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Exposition Internationale Universelle de 1900 (Created page with "The Exposition Internationale Universelle was held in Paris in 1900. This event marked a transition from watchmaking as a craft to the modern industry, and many watchmakers from around the world were present. ==Switzerland== * Aeschlimann Fils (Alexandre), Fleurier, Neuchâtel - Pierres et contre-pivots pour boussoles. Phonographes et appareils électriques. * Association Horlogère Suisse, Bienne and Genève — Montres de poche * [[Battiaz]...")
• 05:37, 24 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 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...")
• 21:17, 20 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Le Porte-Echappement Universel (Redirected page to Portescap) Tag: New redirect
• 21:17, 20 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 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...")
• 00:16, 18 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Porte-Echappement (Redirected page to Portescap) Tag: New redirect
• 13:32, 17 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 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,...")
• 02:05, 17 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 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...")
• 02:05, 15 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 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...")
• 01:44, 15 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Montres Sultana (Redirected page to Sultana) Tag: New redirect
• 14:57, 13 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Emmanuel-Daniel Hirsch to Daniel Hirsch
• 14:57, 13 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Hirsch (Created page with "The Hirsch watchmaking family originated in Hattstatt, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, and came to La Chaux-de-Fonds around 1874. The most prominent member was Achille Hirsch, founder of Montres Invar, though his brother Daniel Hirsch was also influential as founder of Levrette. * Cerf Hirtzel Hirsch (April 6, 1813-October 30, 1888) married 1835 Eve Zivy (1809-1841) and married 1843 Caroline Dreyfus (1822-1874) ** Félix Hirsch (1837-1838) ** Isaac Hirsch (18...")
• 05:10, 13 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Emmanuel-Daniel Hirsch (Created page with "Emmanuel-Daniel Hirsch was a watchmaker and businessman in La Chaux-de-Fonds around the turn of the 20th century. Daniel Hirsch married Lucie Bloch of Alsace in March 1884 and the couple had a son, Fernand, in April 1885. It is likely that he was the brother of Achille Hirsch, founder of Montres Invar, as both are mentioned in the 1888 death announcement of Cerf Hirsch. Hirsch went into business with Isaac Braunschweig, who was likely his br...")
• 14:00, 11 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Braunschweig (Created page with "The Braunschweig family was deeply involved in watchmaking, especially in La Chaux-de-Fonds: * Lazare Lucien Braunschweig (1819-November 02, 1899) married Caroline Lévy (1824-November 09, 1897) founded Election ** Alphonse Braunschweig (November 02, 1855-August 10, 1906) married June 15, 1883 Adrieenne Bloch (1863-1928?) became director of Election around 1885 *** Arnold Braunschweig (March 07, 1884-July 13, 1918) married 1918 Suzanne Esther Levy - mana...")
• 03:52, 11 August 2023 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Levrette (Created page with "Levrette was a mid-priced watch brand registered in 1902 by the Braunschweig family of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was taken over by Charles Wilhelm in 1932, who moved it up-market especially after World War II. The brand failed in the 1970s but was briefly re-started in the 1990s by Franco Boiocchi as a mid-priced line below his Paul Picot brand in Italy. ==Braunschweig== Moïse Braunschsweig settled near La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1832, le...")