Dixi

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Dixi is a Swiss-French machine tools conglomerate founded in Le Locle in 1904, which incorporated many local watch companies in the 1970s including Zenith.

Dixi was founded in 1904 and supplied machinery to the nascent Vallee de Joux watchmakers. One critical component was the first jig borer precise to within 0.01 mm. The company continually expanded throughout the century and today remains a crucial manufacturer of carbide and diamond tools, screw cutters, avionics, refrigeration, and medical equipment.

Dixi owned several notable watch brands in the 1960s through 1990s during the leadership of Paul Castella. Most were divested in the 1980s, though ownership of Zenith lasted until 1999.