La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds is one of the most important watch towns in the Canton of Neuchâtel in the Swiss Jura. It is the seat of famous companies such as Breitling, Ebel, Corum, Dubey & Schaldenbrand, Eberhard & Co, Girard-Perregaux, Daniel JeanRichard, Omega, Parmigiani, and Tissot. During the early part of the 20th century, as much as half the world's watches were produced in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
La Chaux-de-Fonds is located a few kilometers East of the related Swiss watch town of Le Locle and is often considered the Western apex of the Jura triangle.
There is also one of the major watchmaking schools in Switzerland, the Ecole d'horlogerie.
Watch Companies
Watch Company Headquarters
- Auréole (Auréole, Remo, Shell)
- Ball Watch Company
- Benedict
- Brailowsky
- British Masters (former Graham and Arnold & Son)
- Buser
- Busga
- Cordébert
- Corum
- Cyma
- Dubois
- Ebel (founded)
- Eberhard
- Eigeldinger
- Ernest Borel
- Gallet
- Greubel Forsey
- Girard-Perregaux (founded)
- Arthur Imhof
- Invicta
- Jean d'Eve
- JeanRichard
- Juvenia
- Marvin
- Mildia
- Movado (founded)
- National
- Omega (founded, moved to Bienne-Biel)
- Ogival
- Le Phare
- Schild
- Schwarz-Etienne
- Sultana
- TAG Heuer (moved from Marin)
Watch Company Factories
- Patek Philippe
- Ulysse Nardin
- Jaquet Droz
- Breitling
- Tissot
- Movado (moved to Bienne-Biel)
- Roskopf
Component Companies
- Montremo (dials)
- Cronal (engraving)
- Oréade (cases)
- Universo (hands)
- Sellita (movements)
- G&F Châtelain (Owned by Chanel and also produces for Bell & Ross)
- La Joux-Perret