Guye et Cie

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Chronology

  • 1862 - Philippe-Auguste Guye is born
  • 1866 - October 15 - Charles-Eugène Guye is born in Saint-Christophe near Yverdon
  • 1871 - P. & A. Guye is listed in Davoine at Route de Frontenex 47 in Geneva
  • 1877 - P. & A. Guye is listed in Davoine at Boulevard de Plainpalais 26 in Geneva
  • 1883 - P. & A. Guye is listed in Davoine at Place Cornavin 17 in Geneva
  • 1883 - March 24 - Philippe Guye of Geneva, and Auguste Guye and Fritz Guye of London (all three from Côte-aux-Fées) registered their previously-existing general partnership known as P. & A. Guye of Geneva; this was a watch or clock factory with offices at Place Cornavin 17, Geneva and Boy Court , Ludgate-Hill, London; the manager was Eugène Louis Roessinger of Geneva.
  • 1888 - July 30 - The partnership P. & A. Guye of Geneva and London was dissolved; Auguste Guye and Fritz Guye were responsible for the liquidation of the London branch, while Philippe Guye kept the Geneva office, which was called Ph. Guye on August 1; the business focused on the manufacture of hairsprings at Place de Cornavin 17, Geneva
  • 1889 - February 19 - A new limited partnership between Philippe Guye and Philippe-Auguste Guye is created under the name P. Guye & Cie; it remains a hairspring factory with offices at Place de Cornavin 17, Geneva
  • 1894 - July 23 - Following the death of Philippe Guye on July 23 1894, the partnership is reconstituted as Guye et Cie. with the brothers Philippe-Auguste Guye, Francis-Ernest Guye, and Charles-Eugène Guye joining their mother, widow Elise Guye; the business is now located at Usine de St-Jean
  • 1895 - Guye et Cie is listed in Davoine at Usine de St-Jean 8 in Geneva
  • 1895 - December 17 - Guye et Cie is incorporated into Société des Fabriques de Spiraux Réunies (FSR) with Philippe-Auguste Guye representing the company as director
  • 1905 - December 31 - Guye et Cie is declared dissolved with FSR taking over the factory at St-Jean 8
  • 1906 - March 13 - The liquidation of Guye et Cie is completed
  • 1907 - February 12 - Charles-Eugène Guye replaces Philippe-Auguste Guye on the board of FSR
  • 1913 - FSR is listed at St-Jean 19
  • 1920 - October 22 - Philippe-Auguste Guye replaces Charles-Eugène Guye on the board of FSR
  • 1922 - March 27 - Philippe-Auguste Guye dies
  • 1925 - March 20 - Charles-Eugène Guye returns to the board of FSR
  • 1928 - March 5 - Charles-Eugène Guye resigns from the board of FSR
  • 1942 - Charles-Eugène Guye dies