Dixi

Dixi is a Swiss-French machine tools conglomerate founded in Le Locle in 1904.

Dixi owned several notable watch brands in the 1960s through 1990s:

• 1963 - Paul Buhré, acquired in 1963 and run as a separate watchmaking company under Dixi through the 1980s.
  • 1968 - Passerat, acquired in 1968 and absorbed into Paul Buhré
  • 1970 - Robert Carr, acquired in 1970 and absorbed into Paul Buhré
  • 1974-2002 - Henry Moser & Co., acquired in 1974 and operated through 1979. Re-launched in 2002 as H. Moser & Cie.
  • 1976-1985 - Jean Perret, acquired in 1976, operated independently, sold in 1985 to John Buser
  • 1978 - Luxor, acquired in 1978 and absorbed into Paul Buhré
• 1978 - Movado-Zenith-Mondia, acquired in 1978
  • 1978-1999 - Zenith, acquired as part of Movado-Zenith-Mondia in 1978 and sold to LVMH on November 15, 1999
  • 1978-1983 - Movado, acquired as part of Movado-Zenith-Mondia in 1978 and sold to North American Watch Company in February, 1983
  • 1978 - Mondia, acquired as part of Movado-Zenith-Mondia in 1978 and absorbed into Dixi
• 1979-1998 - Zodiac, acquired by Dixi subsidiary Paul Buhré in 1979, merged with Zenith in 1982, re-launched in 1990, bankrupt in 1997, sold to Genender in 1998 and later to Fossil Group