Louis Huguenin

Louis Huguenin (1868-1940) was director of an assortiment factory in Le Locle and was active in Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies and ASUAG.

Biography

Louis Huguenin was born about 1868.

Louis Huguenin dedicated his life to the watchmaking industry, working to improve and advance the craft. He was born into a family of watchmakers, and in May 1892, after his father Charles-Louis Huguenin passed away, Louis and his brother Charles took over the family business, the Fabrique d'Assortiments pour Echappements à Ancres in Le Locle. Under their leadership, the company, founded in 1850, acquired a well-deserved reputation and became the largest such factory in Le Locle. It was later known by the brand name "La Concorde".

But Louis Huguenin's contributions to the watchmaking industry extended far beyond his own company. He was one of the first to recognize that the general interest of the watchmaking industry demanded that everyone give up part of their freedom for the benefit of the profession as a whole. He was a driving force behind the setting up of watchmaking organizations, leading to the conclusion of agreements and the constitution of ASUAG.

Louis Huguenin played an active role in all of these movements, founding the watchmaking employers' association of the District of Le Locle, serving as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Assortment Factory, Vice-Chairman of the UBAH, and member of the Board of Directors of ASUAG.

Huguenin died on April 6, 1940.