La Joux-Perret
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La Joux-Perret
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La Joux-Perret (formerly Jaquet SA) is a Swiss movement manufacturer, now owned by Citizen of Japan.
History
Jaquet S.A. was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds and specialized in movement constructions in the higher quality area, including tourbillons. The company also supported companies such as Hublot with the development of watches. The former well known movement AS 5008 with alarm function is now again manufactured by La Joux-Perret as calibre LJP 5800 (5900) (and is for example used in the Financial District Alarm Watch Sinn 6066 or with the Oris Artelier Alarm).
The company, named for founder Jean-Pierre Jaquet, was renamed to La Joux-Perret following his 2003 arrest. It was reorganized under Prothor Holdings under CEO Frédéric Wenger. La Joux-Perret has worked closely with Sellita, with that company supplying ebauches and purchasing parts. It also supplies watch manufacturers like LVMH Moët-Hennessy Louis Vuitton TAG Heuer, Financière Richemont, and Hermès International.
Prothor acquired Arnold & Son in May, 2010 from The British Masters. They immediately began bulking up the lineup of that manufacturer and using it to prove new movement designs that their OEM customers had not wanted to purchase. In March 2012 was announced, that Citizen Watch, part of the Citizen Holding, has bought Prothor, including La Joux-Perret and Arnold & Son.<ref>Japaner kaufen Neuenburger Uhrenhersteller La Joux-Perret, tagesanzeiger.ch, 5.3.2012</ref>
In 2014, Citizen announced a new line of Campanola-branded automatic watches which are designed and manufactured by La Joux-Perret and assembled in Japan.
In 2015, La Joux-Perret relaunches the watch brand Angelus, which had been lying dormant for more than 30 years.
Movements
See Also
- ETA 2892 modules
- Jaquet Droz - An unrelated La Chaux-de-Fonds watch manufacturer, part of Swatch Group
- Jaquet - A historic watch maker from St. Imier, Bern currently not engaged in watch production (currently Jaquet Technology Group)
- Jean Perret Montres SA - A Geneva-based watch maker founded in 1893
- Paul Perret - A fashion watch brand founded in 2014 and named for a 19th century La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaker
Address
Manufacture La Joux-Perret S.A.
Boulevard des Eplatures 38
CH-2304 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Tel. +41 (0)32 967 97 97
Fax +41 (0)32 968 07 55