Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Delémont

The Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Delémont (Delémont Watch Company) was the primary maker of watches in Delémont in the first half of the 20th century. It grew out of the watchmaking activities established by Emile Maître in the late 19th century, which became Maître, Frêne & Künzli in 1886 when Hippolite Frêne and Léon Künzli joined as partners. In 1890 Emile Maître partnered with Raphaël Picard and his sons to form E. Maître & Cie as a supplier to their successful La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking firm, Les Fils de R. Picard. In 1895 the operation became known as Weber, Ruedin & Cie, then simply Ruedin & Cie, and finally Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Delémont.