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* [[1897]] - October 2 - The authority of Jules Huguenin is revoked following his death and conferred on Louis Huguenin of Le Locle | * [[1897]] - October 2 - The authority of Jules Huguenin is revoked following his death and conferred on Louis Huguenin of Le Locle | ||
* [[1898]] - May 5 - The firm is reorganized as L. Huguenin, successor of Vve. de J. Huguenin, with Louis Huguenin as owner; the firm now focuses on manufacture of pendants, rings and crowns at Rue St-Pierre 20 in La Chaux-de-Fonds | * [[1898]] - May 5 - The firm is reorganized as L. Huguenin, successor of Vve. de J. Huguenin, with Louis Huguenin as owner; the firm now focuses on manufacture of pendants, rings and crowns at Rue St-Pierre 20 in La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
* [[1911]] - January 6 - The company is reorganized as Huguenin & Cie, former house of J. Huguenin-Girard; it is managed by Louis Huguenin and Louis-Henri Calame of Le Locle and is located at Rue du Parc 8, La Chaux-de-Fonds | |||
* [[1925]] - August 24 - The firm is reorganized as a [[Société Anonyme]] called Huguenin & Cie, maker of pendants, rings and crowns | * [[1925]] - August 24 - The firm is reorganized as a [[Société Anonyme]] called Huguenin & Cie, maker of pendants, rings and crowns | ||
[[Category:FSR]] | [[Category:FSR]] | ||
[[Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds]] | [[Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds]] | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 12 March 2023
Huguenin-Girard was a maker of balance springs in the 19th century. It was one of the five companies that combined in 1895 to form a cartel to corner the production of these springs, Société des Fabriques de Spiraux Réunies (FSR).
Timeline
- 1883 - The firm of J. Huguenin-Girard is noted in a survey of existing businesses; the company was run by Jules Henri Huguenin of Le Locle who lived in La Chaux-de-Fonds, with Charles Perrin and Auguste Ali Bourquin, both of Savagnier, as managers; the company was a maker of balance springs, pendants, rings, and crowns and was located at Rue St-Pierre 20 in La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1889 - January 21 - After the death of Jules Henri Huguenin the firm is reorganized as Veuve de J. Huguenin-Girard under the ownership of his widow Laure Huguenin (née Montandon); Charles Perrin remains in management and the address remains at Rue St-Pierre 20 in La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1897 - October 2 - The authority of Jules Huguenin is revoked following his death and conferred on Louis Huguenin of Le Locle
- 1898 - May 5 - The firm is reorganized as L. Huguenin, successor of Vve. de J. Huguenin, with Louis Huguenin as owner; the firm now focuses on manufacture of pendants, rings and crowns at Rue St-Pierre 20 in La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1911 - January 6 - The company is reorganized as Huguenin & Cie, former house of J. Huguenin-Girard; it is managed by Louis Huguenin and Louis-Henri Calame of Le Locle and is located at Rue du Parc 8, La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1925 - August 24 - The firm is reorganized as a Société Anonyme called Huguenin & Cie, maker of pendants, rings and crowns