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• 20:27, 27 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Davoine 1908 0655 Obrecht Granges Ad.jpg (Category:Advertisements)
• 20:27, 27 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Davoine 1908 0655 Obrecht Granges Ad.jpg (Category:Advertisements)
• 15:01, 22 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Société Suisse des Fabriques d'Ebauches et de Finissages (Created page with "The Société Suisse des Fabriques d'Ebauches et de Finissages was an industry organization established in 1917 to bring order to the ever-expanding ebauche manufacturing business in Switzerland. Driven by advances in machine tools, dozens of small companies had risen to challenge the larger players in the watch movement business. Over-production after World War I meant punishing price reduction and threatened the entire watch industry. The goal of the Société...")
• 03:25, 21 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:F. Piguet Logo.png (Category:Logos)
• 03:25, 21 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:F. Piguet Logo.png (Category:Logos)
• 03:09, 21 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page F. Piguet (Created page with "Frédéric Piguet was a watchmaking company in Le Brassus specializing in ultra-thin and complicated watch movements. Made famous by Louis Élisée Piguet, the firm was well known under the name of his grandson Frédéric Piguet in the second half of the 20th century. It was acquired by Swatch Group in 1995 and incorporated into Blancpain in 2008 as Manufacture Blancpain. The Piguet family came from the village of Piguet-Dessus in the Vallée de Jo...")
• 03:18, 18 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Fabriques d'Ebauches Unitas (Redirected page to Unitas) Tag: New redirect
• 02:58, 18 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:Baumgartner Freres logo.png (Category:Logos)
• 02:58, 18 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:Baumgartner Freres logo.png (Category:Logos)
• 17:35, 17 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Universal Geneve (Redirected page to Universal Genève) Tag: New redirect
• 17:35, 17 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Buren (Redirected page to Buren Watch Company) Tag: New redirect
• 01:55, 17 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Baumgartner (Created page with "Baumgartner Frères SA (abbreviated BFG for "Baumgartner Frères Grenchen") was the leading producer of Roskopf watch movements in the 20th century. It was founded in 1899 and was located in Grenchen. By the 1960s the Baumgartner factory in Grenchen was producing millions of ebauches per year, having grown sevenfold since World War II. The firm's products ranged from 6.75 lignes to 13.5 lines as well as a 19 ligne stopwatch movement. * Cal. 158 - 12.5-13.5 -...")
• 00:54, 17 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Roskopf Association (Created page with "The following companies were members of the Swiss Roskopf Association in 1963: * Agon, Robert Triebold AG, Mumpf * Argo Watch, Nods * Bader, Mentor, Holderbank * Basis Watch, A. Thommen, Tecknau * Bermi Watch, Morbio, Inferiore * BRAC, AG, Breitenbach * Montres Buler, Lengnau * Burgana, Bettlach * Central Watch, A. Kuenzi, Saint-Blaise * Claro Watch, Claro * Constructa, Bettlach * Continental, Sissach * Costal Watch, B...")
• 00:43, 17 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Roskopf to Georg Friedrich Roskopf
• 00:43, 17 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Roskopf (Created page with "Georg Friedrich Roskopf, born in 1813 in Niederweiler, significantly changed watchmaking by emphasizing simplicity and affordability. Starting his career in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he innovated with the "proletarian's watch" in 1865, designed to be economically accessible and featuring a simplified gear train and larger barrel. Despite challenges like widespread counterfeiting, his dedication to quality ensured his designs evolved into the wristwatch era, democrat...")
• 18:08, 16 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Electric watch (Created page with "An '''electric watch''' is one that uses an electric current to power a conventional wheel train and balance. This is differentiated from an electronic watch which uses a circuit and electronic timer (typically a quartz crystal) to keep the time. The first electric watches were introduced by Hamilton in the United States and LIP in France in the late 1950s. Ebauches SA debuted a fully-functional electric watch movement, [[L-4750|Cal. L-4750]...")
• 03:44, 16 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page La Trame (Created page with "'''La Trame''' was a brand of watches produced by the Rossel family in Tramelan and Bienne. The firm is best remembered for the Unitas brand, which was acquired by A. Reymond in 1926. ==Jules Rossel== Jules Rossel was a watchmaker from Tramelan who established a watchmaking business in his own name in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1883. This failed in July 1895 but he established a new business back in Tramelan-Dessus with Adrien Rossel on April...")
• 20:08, 15 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page ARSA (Redirected page to A. Reymond) Tag: New redirect
• 20:08, 15 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Auguste Reymond to A. Reymond
• 17:44, 15 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Reymond (Created page with "The Reymond family is a well-known watchmaking family from the Vallée de Joux. Members of the family founded the Valjoux watch movement factory there as well as the ARSA/Unitas factory in Tramelan. * Samuel Reymond of Le Chenit ** Henri-Samuel Reymond of Le Chenit, living in Sentier - founded Reymond Frères of Le Sentier ** Julien Reymond of Le Chenit, living in London - founded Reymond Frères of Le Sentier * Louis-Daniel Reymond of Le Chenit (di...")
• 22:38, 13 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Essor SA (Redirected page to Essor) Tag: New redirect
• 21:33, 13 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Degoumois et Cie (Redirected page to Degoumois) Tag: New redirect
• 21:29, 13 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Orwa SA (Redirected page to Derby) Tag: New redirect
• 21:26, 13 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Orwa (Redirected page to Derby) Tag: New redirect
• 21:42, 1 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Ad. Michel (Redirected page to A. Michel) Tag: New redirect
• 15:16, 1 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Büren an der Aare (Created page with "Büren an der Aare is a historic town in Canton Berne. It was commonly called Büren a.A. (in German) or Büren s/a (in French) to shorten the name and differentiate it from other similarly-named locations. In watchmaking, Büren an der Aare is most closely associated with the Buren Watch Company which was located there. Category:Canton Berne")
• 15:05, 1 April 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Solothurn (Created page with "Solothurn (called Soleure in French and Soletta in Italian) is a town in Canton Solothurn in the Swiss Jura mountains. Category:Solothurn")
• 23:37, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:1971 General Watch mark.png (Category:Trademarks)
• 23:37, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:1971 General Watch mark.png (Category:Trademarks)
• 17:18, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page General Watch Co. to General Watch Co
• 17:12, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:1959 DS Turtle mark.png (Category:Trademarks Category:Certina)
• 17:12, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:1959 DS Turtle mark.png (Category:Trademarks Category:Certina)
• 17:10, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:1898 Grana mark.png (Category:Trademarks)
• 17:10, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:1898 Grana mark.png (Category:Trademarks)
• 16:44, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:1921 CHL mark.png (Category:Trademarks)
• 16:44, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:1921 CHL mark.png (Category:Trademarks)
• 03:30, 31 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Fontainemelon (Created page with ":See Also: Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon Fontainemelon is a village in the Val-de-Ruz between Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds in Canton Neuchâtel. It is best known in watchmaking for the eponymous Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon (FHF) ebauche factory, one of the most historically important watch manufacturing sites. Category:Fontainemelon Category:Val-de-Ruz")
• 19:01, 28 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Staybrite (Created page with "Staybrite was a trademark name for an alloy of stainless steel containing 18% chromium and 8% nickel, part of the SAE 304 stainless steel family. It was developed by Dr William Herbert Hatfield in 1924 in Sheffield England at the Firth Brown, it was offered to watchmakers by Acier Firth of Zurich starting in 1931. The Staybrite name first appeared in advertisements in early 1926, with announcements of the new patented steel appearing worldwide, including in...")
• 03:23, 28 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Ruedin (Created page with "The Ruedin family of watchmakers originated in the Swiss Jura, founding and running a variety of watch component companies there. * Jämes Ruedin (1833-1922) - Director of the Corgémont branch of the Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon ebauche factory ** Jämes Ruedin (1869-1936) - Weber, Ruedin & Cie in Delémont ** Georges Ruedin-Mathez (1870-1935) - Maître et Ruedin in Le Noirmont and Reconvilier Watch Co in [[Reconvilier]...")
• 01:07, 27 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs moved page Bally, Anton to Anton Bally
• 16:36, 25 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page File:JSDH 1977 05-012 Ebauches SA André Beyner.jpg (Category:Portraits)
• 16:36, 25 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs uploaded File:JSDH 1977 05-012 Ebauches SA André Beyner.jpg (Category:Portraits)
• 04:06, 25 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Jämes Ruedin (Created page with "Jämes Ruedin (1869-1936) was a watchmaker active Jämes Rudern was born in Corgémont where his father was director of the ebauche factory. Ruedin attended school in this village before leaving for Saint-Imier to study watchmaking for three years. After school, Ruedin moved to Pontenet working at an industrial establishment and serving as municipal secretary. But he soon moved to Delémont where he would settle permanently. Ruedin served on...")
• 21:59, 24 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Les Fils de R. Picard (Redirected page to Invicta) Tag: New redirect
• 21:56, 24 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Emile Maître (Created page with "Emile Maître was a watchmaker focused on manufacturing ebauches and machine tools to aid their production around the turn of the 20th century. Maître was born in Montmelon but lived in Delémont and most of his work was focused there. Prior to the 1883 survey of businesses, the firm E. Maître was established in Delémont to produce and finish ebauches. The business must have been quite small since it is not listed in Indicateur Davoine until 1886 and is...")
• 20:40, 23 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Hänni & Künzli (Created page with "Hänni & Künzli was an ebauche factory in Court founded by Ernest Künzli and ? Hänni by 1890. ==Timeline== * 1890 - Hänni et Künzli is listed in Indicateur Davoine * 1894 - Kocher, Hänni & Künzli is listed in Indicateur Davoine * 1896 - Hänni, Künzli et Cie is listed in Court with an office in La Chaux-de-Fonds * 1898 - Hänni & Cie in Court * 1894 - Kocher, Hänni, Künzli & Cie in Bévilard * Kocher, Hänni & Künzli in Bé...")
• 20:04, 22 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page SAPHIR (Redirected page to Société Anonyme de Produits Industriels et Commerciaux) Tag: New redirect
• 19:49, 22 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page Henry-A. Favre (Created page with "Henry-A. Favre was a Swiss industrialist, heir to the Favre-Leuba watchmaking firm, and chairman of SAPHIR Group, which controlled Jaeger-LeCoultre in the 1970s. Henry-A. Favre was born in Fleurier around 1908. After earning a doctorate in law in Zurich, Favre worked as a lawyer there for a while before turning his attention to the family watchmaking business, Favre-Leuba. He served as representative for Favre-Leuba in India for a few years before Wo...")
• 19:37, 22 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page SAPHIR Group (Redirected page to Société Anonyme de Produits Industriels et Commerciaux) Tag: New redirect
• 19:36, 22 March 2024 Sfoskett talk contribs created page SAPIC (Redirected page to Société Anonyme de Produits Industriels et Commerciaux) Tag: New redirect