Dufaux Lutz

The Geneva balance spring factory of Dufaux Lutz et Fils was founded by Emma Dufaux (1824-?), daughter of J.-S. Lutz (1800-1864). The company would take the name of Charles Dufaux in the 1890s and was a founding member of the FSR cartel in 1895.

Timeline

• 1851 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the London exposition
• 1855 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris
• 1856 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the Geneva exposition
• 1857 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the Berne exposition
• 1860 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the Besançon exposition
• 1867 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the Paris exposition
• 1871 - Gentil-Lutz, maker of balance springs, is listed at Nant 433, Servette, Geneva
• 1873 - Lutz springs receive a medal at the Vienna exposition
• 1875 - Dufaux Lutz et Fils, maker of balance springs, is listed at Route de Lausanne in Geneva; an advertisement shows "Spiraux Lutz" and claims that the company is the successor to Lutz & Fils
• 1878 - Lutz springs receive top recognition at the Universal Exposition in Paris and is the spring used by the top winners at the Geneva Observatory
• 1883 - The company is known as "Charles Dufaux Successeur de Dufaux Lutz & Fils"; Charles Henri Dufaux of Geneva, living in Prieuré, is the head
• 1885 - Lutz springs win at Concours Chronométrique in Geneva
• 1892 - The Lutz brand is officially registered by Charles Dufaux
• 1895 - The company is merged into FSR with Charles Dufaux joining the board
• 1898 - Charles Dufaux and Louis-Georges Sandoz found a company to sell velocipedes
• 1907 - The firm of Charles Dufaux is officially deleted
• 1912 - The Lutz brand is officially registered by FSR