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• 21:57, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page David Kenel (Created page with "David Kenel was a businessman in watchmaking from the 1880s through his death in 1932. David Kenel was born in Schwyz on November 15, 1857. He did his commercial apprenticeship in Porrentruy, then worked abroad for two years in Italy and England. Kenel settled in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1885 to represent the watchmaking factory of his brother Albert Kenel of Porrentruy. In 1888 he became the partner of his mother-in-law Mrs. Justin Bourqu...")
• 21:30, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Société Intercantonale des Industries du Jura (Created page with "The Société Intercantonale des Industries du Jura was an industrial organization made up of other such organizations in the Swiss Jura region as well as Geneva. Formed in 1890 it represented the interests of the entire manufacturing industry in the region. Member organizations included the following: * Association Commerciale et Industrielle Genève * Association des Fabricants et Marchands d'Horlogerie Genève * Société Industrielle et Com...")
• 21:29, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Société des Fabricants d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds to Société des Fabricants d'Horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds
• 14:29, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Syndicat Patronal des Producteurs de la Montre à La Chaux-de-Fonds (Created page with "The Syndicat Patronal des Producteurs de la Montre à La Chaux-de-Fonds was an industrial organization in La Chaux-de-Fonds to promote the interests of watchmakers. It was founded in 1917 and lasted through the 1990s. ==Establishment== The Syndicat Patronal des Producteurs de la Montre à La Chaux-de-Fonds was established on December 21, 1917. The organization was formed to defend the interests of its members and employers as well as the general interes...")
• 13:10, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Société des Fabricants d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds (Created page with "The '''Société des Fabricants d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds''' was a Société des Fabricants d'horlogerie based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Established in 1897. The Society was established on March 5, 1897 to bring together "watch manufacturers, dealers and brokers in watchmaking or supplies and bankers registered in the commercial register of La Chaux-de-Fonds." Prospective members had to apply in writing, be approved by the management committee, and p...")
• 04:47, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page L. Rozat (Created page with "Louis Rozat was a watchmaker active in La Chaux-de-Fonds from at least 1875 through 1910. Rozat produced an 8-day watch called Octomères as well as complicated watches, chronometers, and ladies watches. Additionally, Rozat produced a brand of specialty oil for watchmakers branded "Sine Dolo". Louis Rozat was born in 1850 in Chateau d'Oex in Canton Vaud and died in 1911. Advertisements for L. Rozat around 1900 show "Maison fondée en [[1830]...")
• 03:17, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 8-day (Created page with "An '''8-day''' watch or clock is a manually-wound watch that can run for over a week without winding. 8-day watches and clocks are referenced throughout the 19th century, though they were rare and likely not reliable. Alfred Courvoisier of La Chaux-de-Fonds advertised 8-day watches in 1859, Ulysse Perret of Renan produced springs suitable for these watches in 1865, Hattenberg of Le Locle promised a crown-winding 8-day watch in 1875, a...")
• 02:48, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:AdH 1896 11-096 Gindrat-Delachaux Ad.jpg
• 02:48, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:AdH 1896 11-096 Gindrat-Delachaux Ad.jpg
• 02:39, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:AdH 1897 12-059 Gindrat-Delachaux Ad.jpg
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• 02:17, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Davoine 1894-1895 0127 Charles Couleru-Meuri detail.jpg
• 02:17, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Davoine 1894-1895 0127 Charles Couleru-Meuri detail.jpg
• 02:11, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:FH 1904 0110 05 Couleru-Meuri Octo crop.png
• 02:11, 12 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:FH 1904 0110 05 Couleru-Meuri Octo crop.png
• 22:39, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Charles Couleru-Meuri (Created page with "'''Charles Couleru-Meuri''' was a watchmaker located in La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1880 through the 1920s and his namesake firm was one of the most important makers of complicated watches in the city. Born Charles-Frédéric Couleru in 1851, he married Maria-Julia Möri and took the alliance name of Couleru-Meuri. He was active from at least 1880 through bankruptcy in 1899, then continued to be involved in his namesake company under Parisians Hector L...")
• 18:05, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Sha-001 1916 034 01416 ETMD.jpg
• 18:05, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Sha-001 1916 034 01416 ETMD.jpg
• 18:05, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Sha-001 1912 030 01521 MD.jpg
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• 18:05, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Sha-001 1910 028 01043 LNR MD.jpg
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• 18:04, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:L'Impartial 1916-08-09-008-000 Marc Dubois.jpg
• 18:04, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:L'Impartial 1916-08-09-008-000 Marc Dubois.jpg
• 18:04, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Davoine 1916 0186 Marc Dubois.jpg
• 18:04, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Davoine 1916 0186 Marc Dubois.jpg
• 18:04, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Davoine 1913 0153 Marc Dubois.jpg
• 18:04, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Davoine 1913 0153 Marc Dubois.jpg
• 15:51, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Eugène Couleru (Created page with "Eugène Couleru was a watchmaker and businessman active in La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking after the turn of the century. He was the son of famed watchmaker and inventor Charles Couleru-Meuri and inherited his father's firm. Eugène Couleru was involved in the development of 8-day clocks and watches, which were a huge commercial hit before World War I, and held the Octo brand along with business partner Marc Dubois. Eugène-Léon Couleru was the eldest...")
• 15:01, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Marc Dubois (Created page with "Marc Dubois was a watchmaker and businessman in La Chaux-de-Fonds around the turn of the century. He took over the 8-day clock business of Léon N. Robert, called Octo, and managed it until his death in 1916. Marc-Louis Dubois-dit-Cosandier was born on November 10, 1875 in Canton Neuchâtel. He married Fanny Kühne on January 14, 1910 and was officially called March Dubois-Kühne but was commonly known in the watchmaking industry simply as Marc D...")
• 00:00, 11 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Le Stand (Redirected page to Gindrat-Delachaux) Tag: New redirect
• 17:53, 10 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Abra (Redirected page to F. Aubry-Schaltenbrand) Tag: New redirect
• 17:47, 10 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Brigos (Redirected page to Gindrat-Delachaux) Tag: New redirect
• 19:35, 9 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Rénold Kocher (Created page with "Rénold Kocher was an industrialist from Bévilard. Rénold Kocher came from Aegerten and lived in La Chaux-de-Fonds. By 1891 Kocher had established a watchmaking workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds under his own name, located at Rue du Grenier 39. He registered the brand name "La Fedele" (pictured on an envelope with two stars) in October of that year, covering watch cases, dials, movements, and so on. Kocher was an inventor and registered three patents on watch...")
• 13:21, 9 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Gindrat-Delachaux (Created page with "'''Gindrat-Delachaux''' was a watchmaking firm established in La Chaux-de-Fonds by 1893 to produce 8-day watches and clocks. André Gindrat-Delachaux worked with Charles Couleru-Meuri to patent an improved winding system and barrel for these clocks in 1903 and his firm became very successful in the first quarter of the 20th century. The company was taken over by Arthur Aubry-Gostely (son of Hebdomas inventor Irénee Aubry) in 1924. Aft...")
• 21:23, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page 1873 (Created page with "{{Jahresmenue|J1=1872|J2=1873|J3=1874|Inhalt=  * The Rockford Watch Co. in Rockford, Illinois is founded }} Category:Year")
• 20:39, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:AdH 1904 19-094 Couvet Berthoud.png (Ferdinand Berthoud's birthplace in Couvet, pictured in 1904)
• 20:39, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:AdH 1904 19-094 Couvet Berthoud.png (Ferdinand Berthoud's birthplace in Couvet, pictured in 1904)
• 20:28, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:AdH 1904 19-094 Ferdinand Berthoud.jpg
• 20:28, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:AdH 1904 19-094 Ferdinand Berthoud.jpg
• 14:35, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Decimal time (Created page with "The question of adopting a decimal (base 10) system of time has been raised many times for two centuries. The practical implementation of a division of the day and hour into 10-based units raises many questions. Considering the difficulty of adopting universal time based on hours from 1 to 24, the question of decimal time, which requires a complete transformation of all time systems, seems far-fetched. ==History== The idea of decimalizing time is not new. In 179...")
• 14:28, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Besançon (Created page with "Besançon is a watchmaking city located in France near the Swiss Jura. ==The French Revolution and the Emergence of Watchmaking in Besançon== The seismic waves generated by the French Revolution, despite having roots in long-standing causes, cascaded across Europe, creating a profound and dynamic impact on neighboring countries. This transformative wave of change affected nations differently, hinging on their political circumstances and relationships with revo...")
• 14:08, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Phinée Perret (Created page with "Phinée Perret (May 1, 1777-July 8, 1851) was an inventor and toolmaker in the watchmaking field, specializing on the finishing of wheels and cutting of teeth. Phinée Perret was born in La Brévine on May 1, 1777, to Isaac Perret-Jeanneret. His father, a farmer, wanted his son to enter a professional trade and apprenticed him at the age of 14 to his uncle, clock maker Jean-Jacques Perret-Jeanneret. Jean-Jacques' father, despite humble origins as a village...")
• 00:24, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:FH 1913 1105 05 Sandoz-Vuille Presto.jpg (L. Sandoz-Vuille Presto ad, 1913)
• 00:24, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:FH 1913 1105 05 Sandoz-Vuille Presto.jpg (L. Sandoz-Vuille Presto ad, 1913)
• 00:22, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:1925 ETH-BIB-La Chaux de Fonds, Fabrique H. Moser & Cie, Uhrenfabrik-Inlandflüge-LBS MH03-0543 Rue Alexis-Marie Piaget Le Locle small.jpg (Rue Alexis-Marie Piaget, Le Locle: H. Moser & Cie. and L. Sandoz-Vuille)
• 00:22, 3 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:1925 ETH-BIB-La Chaux de Fonds, Fabrique H. Moser & Cie, Uhrenfabrik-Inlandflüge-LBS MH03-0543 Rue Alexis-Marie Piaget Le Locle small.jpg (Rue Alexis-Marie Piaget, Le Locle: H. Moser & Cie. and L. Sandoz-Vuille)
• 14:25, 2 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page L. Sandoz-Vuille (Created page with "==Sandoz-Vuille Timeline== * 1908, April 24 - The house L. Sandoz-Vuille is registered in Le Locle under the management of Louis-Augustin Sandoz, allié Vuille, of Le Locle and La Brévine. The business is focused on watch production and is a factory and warehouse located at Rue Alexis-Marie Piaget 20. * 1913 - Emile Droz of Le Locle is made a manager of the factory between February and December * 1922, May 30 - Richard Sandoz, accountant of Le Locle, is made manager of...")
• 17:44, 1 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:CH 2 E-3.png (Swiss patent CH88/2, page 3, images)
• 17:44, 1 January 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:CH 2 E-3.png (Swiss patent CH88/2, page 3, images)