Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies
Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies (FAR) was a maker of assortments within ASUAG. It was merged with Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies, Fabriques de Spiraux Réunies, and Nivarox to become Nivarox-FAR in 1984.
Formation
The Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies Société Anonyme was established officially on September 5, 1932. It was located in Neuchâtel on Rue Girardet 60, and had an initial share capital of 6 million francs and was entirely owned by ASUAG.
The Board of Directors was initially made up of 9 members:
- Ernest Strahm, ASUAG (president)
- Alfred Perrenoud
- René Didisheim
- Louis-Paul Monnet, banker
- Sydney de Coulon, FHF (signing member)
- Louis Huguenin, La Concorde (vice-president)
- Georges Perrenoud, Dixi (signing member)
- Robert Egger, Egger & Girod
- Adhémar Giroud, Meier & Giroud
The first actions of FAR were to establish branches in Le Sentier and Bienne. Both were established on November 16, 1933 and each also listed 6 million francs of capital, though it is likely that this is the same amount as the primary FAR branch in Neuchâtel and was also held by ASUAG.
- "Branch D" in Le Sentier was created to take over the Gallay manufacture of assortments there. The board of directors for Branch D in Le Sentier consisted of Ernest Strahm (president), Alfred Perrenoud, René Didisheim, Louis-Paul Monnet, Louis Huguenin (vice-president), Georges Perrenoud (signing), Robert Egger, Adhémar Giroud, and Sydney de Coulon (signing). Authorized representatives in Le Sentier were Georges Gallay and Marguerite Gallay, who ran the factory there.
- "Branch E" in Bienne took over the Meier & Giroud factory there. The Board of Directors consisted of Ernest Strahm (president), Louis Huguenin (vice-president), Sydney de Coulon, Georges Perrenoud, Alfred Perrenoud, René Didisheim, Louis-Paul Monnet, Robert Egger, and Adhémar Giroud (also branch manager). Eugèue Gonseth was also given signing authority and management of the branch, which was located at Dammweg 3.
FAR Branches
Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies was a holding company for a large number of smaller firms. Unlike FSR, which named these branches after the town in which they were located, FAR gave a unique letter for each branch. This lead to a proliferation of lettered branches and filings, even in their home town of Le Locle.
- Branch A - Le Locle - Formerly G. Perrenoud
- Branch B - Le Locle - Formerly La Concorde
- Branch C - Le Locle - Formerly Stella and Pierrehumbert Frères
- Branch D - Le Sentier - Formerly Gallay
- Branch E - Bienne - Formerly Meier & Giroud and A. von Weissenfluh
- Branch G - Le Locle
- Branch J - Le Locle - Jauges Cary
- Branch L - Reconvilier - Formerly Egger & Girod
- Branch M - Le Locle
- Branch R - Le Locle