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==Notable Companies== | ==Notable Companies== | ||
* [[Pontifa]] - Also called M.-T. Stauffer- | * [[Pontifa]] - Also called M.-T. Stauffer-Jeune, Pontifa was founded in [[1865]] by Henri Stauffer and produced pocket and bracelet watches, ultra-thin watches, chronographs, stopwatches, clocks, alarm clocks, and speciality equipment. | ||
* [[Mathey-Tissot]] - Founded in [[1886]] by [[Edmond Mathey-Tissot]], the company produced complicated watches, high-end pocket and wristwatches, and chronographs. | * [[Mathey-Tissot]] - Founded in [[1886]] by [[Edmond Mathey-Tissot]], the company produced complicated watches, high-end pocket and wristwatches, and chronographs. | ||
* [[Martel|Martel Watch Co.]] - Founded in Le Locle in [[1911]] and moved to Ponts-de-Martel in [[1914]], focused on complicated watch movements and related to [[Universal Genève]] and [[Zénith]]. | * [[Martel|Martel Watch Co.]] - Founded in Le Locle in [[1911]] and moved to Ponts-de-Martel in [[1914]], focused on complicated watch movements and related to [[Universal Genève]] and [[Zénith]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 21 July 2023
Les Ponts-de-Martel is a small in town in the Swiss Jura near Le Locle that has historically been home to complicated watchmaking.
Notable Companies
- Pontifa - Also called M.-T. Stauffer-Jeune, Pontifa was founded in 1865 by Henri Stauffer and produced pocket and bracelet watches, ultra-thin watches, chronographs, stopwatches, clocks, alarm clocks, and speciality equipment.
- Mathey-Tissot - Founded in 1886 by Edmond Mathey-Tissot, the company produced complicated watches, high-end pocket and wristwatches, and chronographs.
- Martel Watch Co. - Founded in Le Locle in 1911 and moved to Ponts-de-Martel in 1914, focused on complicated watch movements and related to Universal Genève and Zénith.
- S. Jaquet-Huguenin, Robert Guye, and the Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies
- Dubey & Schaldenbrand - Founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1946, Dubey & Schaldenbrand was re-started in 1995 by Cinette Robert in Ponts-de-Martel