1865

1864    <<    1865    >>    1866

 

• Georges Favre-Jacot founds the „Fabrique des Billodes“ in Le Locle, which later becomes the famous watch manufacturer Zenith.
• Wengel, in San Francisco, proposes powering the movement of pendulums using compressed air.
• The United States Watch Co. in Marion, New Jersey is founded
• The Newark Watch Co. in Newark, New Jersey is founded