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- 21:34, 30 April 2024 Fabrikstrasse (hist | edit) [4,282 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Fabrikstrasse is the historic name of the Eterna factory complex in Grenchen, now called Schild-Rust-Strasse after Urs Schild-Rust who established the firm there. Today the factory complex at Schild-Rust-Strasse is the headquarters of ETA. ==History== The complex began in 1856 as the home of the firm Girard & Schild, established by Dr. Josef Girard and teacher Urs Schild-Rust (1829-1888). This was a successor to the firm Girard Frères & K...")
- 19:28, 30 April 2024 MECO (hist | edit) [565 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MECO Suisse is a maker of watch components within the Swatch Group. It is located in the landmark Schützengasse complex in Grenchen. MECO was founded by Ernst Meyer in 1921 as Meyer & Co. The firm was initially focused on watch crowns and has continued in this business to this day. It was among the first companies to specialize in this category, and developed the first winding crown with internal threads. In 1990, MECO joined the Swatch Group, and...")
- 15:28, 30 April 2024 Schützengasse (hist | edit) [3,710 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Schützengasse complex in Grenchen is best known as the home of A. Michel but also housed many other firms, including Obrecht & Cie and Felsa. center|800px Category:Grenchen Category:A. Michel")
- 19:24, 29 April 2024 Mühlestrasse (hist | edit) [5,966 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The so-called Schmelzi factory is a collection of buildings in Grenchen closely associated with A. Schild. It is currently known as factory W02, part of ETA, on Mühlestrasse. The northern heights of Grenchen were called "Schmelzi" and this cluster of buildings was also known by this name in the 19th century. center|800px|thumb|The various buildings of the Schmelzi complex Nm. 6-34 ASSA watch factory area (Adolf S...") originally created as "Schmelzi"
- 17:53, 29 April 2024 Schild (hist | edit) [1,308 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Schild family is closely associated with watchmaking in Grenchen. The family founded the famous firms, Eterna (Urs Schild and Josef Girard) and A. Schild (Adolph Schild), and were associated with many other firms in the town. * Urs Schild (August 31, 1829-April 25, 1888) ** Max Schild ** Théodore Schild (1890-1950) * Adolph Schild-Hugi (1844-1915) ** Adolf Schild ** Ernst Schild ** César Schild Category:Biography S")
- 17:43, 29 April 2024 Obrecht (hist | edit) [1,449 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Obrecht family was closely associated with watchmaking in Grenchen. We have excellent information about the family from the memoir of Lina Maria Obrecht (1858-?), daughter of Peter Obrecht and Maria Obrecht-Schild. Peter Obrecht is credited with bringing watchmaking to Grenchen, having traveled to Cormoret to learn the trade at the age of 17. He married Maria Schild, sister of Urs, Adolf, and Joseph Sch...")
- 15:01, 22 April 2024 Société Suisse des Fabriques d'Ebauches et de Finissages (hist | edit) [6,835 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Société Suisse des Fabriques d'Ebauches et de Finissages was an industry organization established in 1917 to bring order to the ever-expanding ebauche manufacturing business in Switzerland. Driven by advances in machine tools, dozens of small companies had risen to challenge the larger players in the watch movement business. Over-production after World War I meant punishing price reduction and threatened the entire watch industry. The goal of the Société...")
- 01:55, 17 April 2024 Baumgartner (hist | edit) [1,864 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Baumgartner Frères SA (abbreviated BFG for "Baumgartner Frères Grenchen") was the leading producer of Roskopf watch movements in the 20th century. It was founded in 1899 and was located in Grenchen. By the 1960s the Baumgartner factory in Grenchen was producing millions of ebauches per year, having grown sevenfold since World War II. The firm's products ranged from 6.75 lignes to 13.5 lines as well as a 19 ligne stopwatch movement. * Cal. 158 - 12.5-13.5 -...")
- 00:54, 17 April 2024 Roskopf Association (hist | edit) [1,698 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The following companies were members of the Swiss Roskopf Association in 1963: * Agon, Robert Triebold AG, Mumpf * Argo Watch, Nods * Bader, Mentor, Holderbank * Basis Watch, A. Thommen, Tecknau * Bermi Watch, Morbio, Inferiore * BRAC, AG, Breitenbach * Montres Buler, Lengnau * Burgana, Bettlach * Central Watch, A. Kuenzi, Saint-Blaise * Claro Watch, Claro * Constructa, Bettlach * Continental, Sissach * Costal Watch, B...")
- 00:43, 17 April 2024 Georg Friedrich Roskopf (hist | edit) [4,558 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Georg Friedrich Roskopf, born in 1813 in Niederweiler, significantly changed watchmaking by emphasizing simplicity and affordability. Starting his career in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he innovated with the "proletarian's watch" in 1865, designed to be economically accessible and featuring a simplified gear train and larger barrel. Despite challenges like widespread counterfeiting, his dedication to quality ensured his designs evolved into the wristwatch era, democrat...") originally created as "Roskopf"
- 18:08, 16 April 2024 Electric watch (hist | edit) [1,825 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An '''electric watch''' is one that uses an electric current to power a conventional wheel train and balance. This is differentiated from an electronic watch which uses a circuit and electronic timer (typically a quartz crystal) to keep the time. The first electric watches were introduced by Hamilton in the United States and LIP in France in the late 1950s. Ebauches SA debuted a fully-functional electric watch movement, [[L-4750|Cal. L-4750]...")
- 03:44, 16 April 2024 La Trame (hist | edit) [3,188 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''La Trame''' was a brand of watches produced by the Rossel family in Tramelan and Bienne. The firm is best remembered for the Unitas brand, which was acquired by A. Reymond in 1926. ==Jules Rossel== Jules Rossel was a watchmaker from Tramelan who established a watchmaking business in his own name in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1883. This failed in July 1895 but he established a new business back in Tramelan-Dessus with Adrien Rossel on April...")
- 17:44, 15 April 2024 Reymond (hist | edit) [1,618 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Reymond family is a well-known watchmaking family from the Vallée de Joux. Members of the family founded the Valjoux watch movement factory there as well as the ARSA/Unitas factory in Tramelan. * Samuel Reymond of Le Chenit ** Henri-Samuel Reymond of Le Chenit, living in Sentier - founded Reymond Frères of Le Sentier ** Julien Reymond of Le Chenit, living in London - founded Reymond Frères of Le Sentier * Louis-Daniel Reymond of Le Chenit (di...")
- 15:16, 1 April 2024 Büren an der Aare (hist | edit) [662 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Büren an der Aare is a historic town in Canton Berne. It was commonly called Büren a.A. (in German) or Büren s/a (in French) to shorten the name and differentiate it from other similarly-named locations. In watchmaking, Büren an der Aare is most closely associated with the Buren Watch Company which was located there. Category:Canton Berne")
- 15:05, 1 April 2024 Solothurn (hist | edit) [150 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Solothurn (called Soleure in French and Soletta in Italian) is a town in Canton Solothurn in the Swiss Jura mountains. Category:Solothurn")
- 03:30, 31 March 2024 Fontainemelon (hist | edit) [843 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with ":See Also: Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon Fontainemelon is a village in the Val-de-Ruz between Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds in Canton Neuchâtel. It is best known in watchmaking for the eponymous Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon (FHF) ebauche factory, one of the most historically important watch manufacturing sites. Category:Fontainemelon Category:Val-de-Ruz")
- 19:01, 28 March 2024 Staybrite (hist | edit) [4,894 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Staybrite was a trademark name for an alloy of stainless steel containing 18% chromium and 8% nickel, part of the SAE 304 stainless steel family. It was developed by Dr William Herbert Hatfield in 1924 in Sheffield England at the Firth Brown, it was offered to watchmakers by Acier Firth of Zurich starting in 1931. The Staybrite name first appeared in advertisements in early 1926, with announcements of the new patented steel appearing worldwide, including in...")
- 03:23, 28 March 2024 Ruedin (hist | edit) [765 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Ruedin family of watchmakers originated in the Swiss Jura, founding and running a variety of watch component companies there. * Jämes Ruedin (1833-1922) - Director of the Corgémont branch of the Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon ebauche factory ** Jämes Ruedin (1869-1936) - Weber, Ruedin & Cie in Delémont ** Georges Ruedin-Mathez (1870-1935) - Maître et Ruedin in Le Noirmont and Reconvilier Watch Co in [[Reconvilier]...")
- 04:06, 25 March 2024 Jämes Ruedin (hist | edit) [2,260 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Jämes Ruedin (1869-1936) was a watchmaker active Jämes Rudern was born in Corgémont where his father was director of the ebauche factory. Ruedin attended school in this village before leaving for Saint-Imier to study watchmaking for three years. After school, Ruedin moved to Pontenet working at an industrial establishment and serving as municipal secretary. But he soon moved to Delémont where he would settle permanently. Ruedin served on...")
- 21:56, 24 March 2024 Emile Maître (hist | edit) [3,476 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Emile Maître was a watchmaker focused on manufacturing ebauches and machine tools to aid their production around the turn of the 20th century. Maître was born in Montmelon but lived in Delémont and most of his work was focused there. Prior to the 1883 survey of businesses, the firm E. Maître was established in Delémont to produce and finish ebauches. The business must have been quite small since it is not listed in Indicateur Davoine until 1886 and is...")
- 20:40, 23 March 2024 Hänni & Künzli (hist | edit) [2,596 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Hänni & Künzli was an ebauche factory in Court founded by Ernest Künzli and ? Hänni by 1890. ==Timeline== * 1890 - Hänni et Künzli is listed in Indicateur Davoine * 1894 - Kocher, Hänni & Künzli is listed in Indicateur Davoine * 1896 - Hänni, Künzli et Cie is listed in Court with an office in La Chaux-de-Fonds * 1898 - Hänni & Cie in Court * 1894 - Kocher, Hänni, Künzli & Cie in Bévilard * Kocher, Hänni & Künzli in Bé...")
- 19:49, 22 March 2024 Henry-A. Favre (hist | edit) [1,781 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Henry-A. Favre was a Swiss industrialist, heir to the Favre-Leuba watchmaking firm, and chairman of SAPHIR Group, which controlled Jaeger-LeCoultre in the 1970s. Henry-A. Favre was born in Fleurier around 1908. After earning a doctorate in law in Zurich, Favre worked as a lawyer there for a while before turning his attention to the family watchmaking business, Favre-Leuba. He served as representative for Favre-Leuba in India for a few years before Wo...")
- 21:57, 21 March 2024 André Beyner (hist | edit) [1,312 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "André Beyner-Robert was technical director of Ebauches SA in the 1970s. André Beyner was the son of André Beiner (1900-1982) and . It is unclear why his brother Marcel and sister spelled the last name "Beiner" while André adopted "Beyner"; his name was sometimes spelled this way as well, though it is universally spelled "Beyner" in watchmaking circles. Beyner worked on the development of electronic clocks at Ebauches SA in the 1950s, describing clocks with tran...")
- 19:57, 21 March 2024 Charles Berner (hist | edit) [1,626 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Charles Berner (1892-1951) was a watchmaker best known as the founder of the Fabrique d'Ebauches de Peseux. Coming from a family of distinguished watchmakers, Charles Berner was born in 1892. The son of La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking professor Paul Berner (1858-1942), Charles Berner studied watchmaking there at the technical. In 1912, Charles Berner began his working life, applying new manufacturing techniques at the Cortébert factory un...")
- 16:54, 20 March 2024 Othenin-Girard (hist | edit) [1,054 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Othenin-Girard family fame from France, moving to Le Locle and the Jura region and becoming involved in watchmaking in the 19th century. Many of the family members simply used the name "Girard". Although there were dozens of members of the Othenin-Girard family engaged in the trade by the middle of that century, Constant Othenin-Girard, founder of Girard-Perregaux, is best remembered today. * François-Julien Othenin-Girard (1780-1846) married Madeline H...")
- 18:33, 19 March 2024 Jules Calame-Robert (hist | edit) [8,763 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Jules Calame-Robert was a watchmaking company in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the 19th century. Jules Calame-Robert is listed as a watchmaker at Rue du Parc 4 in La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1861 through 1893. In the 1883 survey of businesses, the firm of Js. Calame Robert is listed as being a partnership incorporated on January 1, 1881 in La Chaux-de-Fonds with a branch in Berlin, Germany. The watchmaking and trading firm was located at Rue du Parc 4. The partne...")
- 20:38, 17 March 2024 Ernest Künzli (hist | edit) [3,676 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Ernest Künzli (1857-1921) was an industrialist primarily remembered for the ebauche factory he founded in Court. Ernest Künzli was born in 1857 in Malleray, where he spent his youth and completed an apprenticeship in ebauche production. Künzli married Bertha Thalmann, daughter of a prominent watch merchant, which connected him to the Jeanneret family of Saint-Imier. He moved to the town to work in the factory of his father-in-law, Frit...")
- 04:09, 17 March 2024 EPSA (hist | edit) [5,223 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Ervin Piquerez SA (EPSA) was a watch case manufacturer in Bassecourt. The company was established in 1939, incorporated in 1942, and bankrupt in 1991. Ervin Piquerez founded his watch case manufacturing business in 1939. Ervin Piquerez SA was established on December 24, 1942 to take over the assets and business of Ervin Piquerez' case making business. He remained the sole board member of the company with Robert Bourgnon acting as director and Ol...")
- 03:43, 12 March 2024 Supercompressor (hist | edit) [6,088 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A '''Compressor''' (or '''Super Compressor''') case has proprietary water-proof technology from Ervin Piquerez S.A. (EPSA). Super Compressor dive watches from a variety of companies were popular in the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's and remain popular with collectors today. == History == The advent of true dive watches in the 1950's was brought about by many advances in materials and construction, but three areas were especially critical Seali...")
- 20:01, 8 March 2024 Fabrique d'Ebauches Bernoises (hist | edit) [6,147 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Fabrique d'Ebauches Bernoises S. A. (Bernische Ebaucbesfabriken A. G.) with headquarters in Biel, a public limited company The initial board of directors consisted of the following members: * César Schild-Krebs of A. Schild and Ebauches SA * Hermann Obrecht of A. Michel and Ebauches SA * Maurice Robert of FHF and Ebauches SA * Hans Balmer, director of the Swiss People's Bank in Bienne * Ernest Burri, director of the Cantonal...")
- 17:37, 8 March 2024 Aurore (hist | edit) [2,979 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Fabrique d'Ébauches Aurore was a watch movement factory in Villeret active from 1918 through 1975. ==Fabrique d'Ébauches Aurore== On July 1, 1918, the Fabrique d'Ébauches Aurore began official operation. The factory would be located on the hill above Villeret on the opposite side of the railroad tracks from the rest of the village and was connected to La Chaux-de-Fonds as well. The company was initially founded as a partnership between watc...")
- 03:47, 5 March 2024 TEN (hist | edit) [535 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "TEN (Société Coopérative de Fabricents d'Horlogerie) was a watchmaking organization headquartered in Solothurn. As of 1970, the TEN cooperative included the following companies: * Belvil Watch, Solothurn * Candino Watch Co. Ltd., Herbetswil * Muralt Watch A. & P. Muralt, Obergerlafingen * Orano Watch Co. Ltd., Solothurn * Stewa Watch, W. & P, Sterki, Günsberg * Villard|Villard Watch,...")
- 04:55, 2 March 2024 Auréole (hist | edit) [10,005 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Auréole was a Swiss watchmaking firm from La Chaux-de-Fonds active from 1868 through the 1970s. Founded by Philidor Wolf, the company was known as Fabrique Auréole from 1904. It specialized in mass-market watches at moderate prices. ==Philidor Wolf== Philidor Wolf was born in Mulhouse, France. He moved to Switzerland in 1853 to apprentice as a watchmaker. His sons Jules Wolf and Emile Wolf followed in his footsteps, taking apprenticeships of their...")
- 01:24, 1 March 2024 Paul-Emile Chopard (hist | edit) [1,871 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Paul-Emile Chopard (1865-1950) was a watchmaker from Sonvilier who worked in La Chaux-de-Fonds and co-founded the Solvil factory with Paul Ditisheim. Paul-Emile "Emile" Chopard was born on December 31, 1865 in Sonvilier. He married Berthe Rosselet (1881-1976) and had two sons, Georges Chopard-Kübler and René Chopard-Hüberli. In 1916, Paul-Emile Chopard registered 8 models of watch movements shaped as hearts and shields. He registe...")
- 13:17, 20 February 2024 Sonvilier (hist | edit) [1,251 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class=wikitable width=320px align=right !Sonvilier |- |center|300px |- |align=center|Jura triangle / Canton Berne<br>Bernese Jura / Vallon de Saint-Imier |- |align=center|Renan - '''Sonvilier''' - Saint-Imier |} Sonvilier is a small town in the Vallon de Saint-Imier in the Bernese Jura region of Canton Berne. It is located just west of...")
- 13:15, 20 February 2024 Saint-Imier (hist | edit) [830 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class=wikitable width=320px align=right !Saint-Imier |- |center|300px |- |align=center|Jura triangle / Canton Berne<br>Bernese Jura / Vallon de Saint-Imier |- |align=center|Sonvilier - '''Saint-Imier''' - Villeret |} Saint-Imier is the principal watchmaking town in the Vallon de Saint-Imier in the Bernese Jura region of Canton Berne. It...")
- 05:02, 18 February 2024 Courtelary (hist | edit) [943 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right|300px Category:Vallon de Saint-Imier Category:Courtelary")
- 05:01, 18 February 2024 Corgémont (hist | edit) [1,018 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right|300px Category:Vallon de Saint-Imier Category:Corgémont")
- 12:52, 17 February 2024 Cortébert (hist | edit) [1,862 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cortébert is a village in the Vallon du St-Imier. Located in the middle of the valley, Cortébert was primarily an agricultural village. In November 1863 the watchmaking firm Raiguel, Juillard & Cie purchased Jean Weber's mill, located next to the old stone bridge over the Suze river. It was quickly demolished and replaced by a massive 2-story factory building. Still located in the town, the mill had 66 windows on the south side, mirrored on the north, to let i...")
- 05:14, 12 February 2024 Marc Favre (hist | edit) [3,032 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Marc Favre was a watchmaker who established a factory in his own name in Bienne in 1904 after inheriting the Cormoret branch of his father's Favre Frères operation. His sons, notably Robert Favre, built the business into one of the premier suppliers of compact watch movements before integrating it with SSIH. ==Favre Frères== ==Marc Favre== Marc Favre was born about 1875. Marc Favre died on December 29, 1930, leaving his sons Robert,...")
- 23:19, 10 February 2024 Jules Favre (hist | edit) [5,655 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with ":See Also: Favre Frères ==Favre Frères in Neuveville== The Favre brothers established twin operations in Neuveville and Cormoret and operated these (along with many other workshops) as a joint factory. As of 1883 the company consisted of the following: * Jules Constant Favre from Cormoret of Neuveville * Louis Constant Favre of Cormoret * Alfred Favre of Cormoret * Eugène Favre of Cormoret * Henri Favre from Cormoret of Cormoret * Ulysse Huguelet-Fa...")
- 23:05, 10 February 2024 Favre Frères (hist | edit) [19,941 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Given the popularity of the name Favre in the Swiss Jura region, there were many different watchmaking companies called Favre Frères in the 19th and early 20th century. * Favre Frères of Neuveville * Favre Frères of Cormoret ** Alfred Favre split from his brothers in 1892 and his son Marc Favre took over in 1896 before moving to Saint-Imier and then Bienne * Favre Frères of Le Locle, dial makers * Fav...")
- 22:51, 10 February 2024 Cominter (hist | edit) [816 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cominter was a watchmaking organization founded in 1964 and headquartered in Tramelan. Its stated purpose was "Centralization of purchases; organization of work with reassembly chains." By 1970, most of the Tramelan factories had been merged into a single holding company, Cominter SA. This included Nicolet Watch SA along with Betina, Loyal, P.V. Mathez, and Nitella of Tramelan as well as Droz & Cie of Tavannes and [...")
- 22:49, 10 February 2024 Sagiter (hist | edit) [442 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Sagiter ("Société Horlogeère de Production et de Participation SA") was a watchmaking organization founded in 1965 and headquartered in Neuchâtel. Its stated purpose was "Participation in watch factories; global purchases of watch components; manufacture and sale of watch products." Members of Sagiter included the following: * Era Watch, Bienne * Rado Watch, Lengnau Category:Watchmaking organizations")
- 22:47, 10 February 2024 UMES (hist | edit) [373 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "UMES ("Union pour des montres ancres économiques") was a watchmaking organization founded in 1966 and headquartered in Neuchâtel. Its stated purpose was "Purchasing and production cooperative of anchor watches." UMES members included the following: * Semag AG, Berne * Catena Watch, Neuenstadt Category:Watchmaking organizations")
- 22:43, 10 February 2024 Chronos Holding (hist | edit) [444 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Chronos Holding AG was an organization of Swiss watchmaking companies founded in 1966 and headquartered in Bienne. Its stated purpose was "Facilitate the merger of existing watch companies." Category:Watchmaking organizations")
- 22:41, 10 February 2024 Procaf (hist | edit) [218 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Procaf was an organization of Swiss watchmakers founded in 1967 in Bienne. Its stated purpose was "Rationalization and mechanization of the production of watch products." Category:Watchmaking organizations")
- 22:37, 10 February 2024 Time-Center (hist | edit) [283 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Time-Center AG was an organization based in Grenchen which included Eloga Watch of Lengnau as of 1969. The purpose was stated as "Interest group for the global purchase of watch components and the production of anchor watches." Category:Watchmaking organizations")
- 04:38, 8 February 2024 Valdar (hist | edit) [547 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Valdar was a machine tool company in l'Orient in the Vallée de Joux founded in 1918 by Charles Meylan. The Valdar name appears in 1922, with the company incorporating as SA Valdar in 1928. The firm took over production of the Triovis fine adjustment system in 1981. In 1991 Valdar was purchased by Investcorp and it was paired with Montres Breguet and Nouvelle Lemania in 1995 under Groupe Breguet. This was sold to Swatch G...")
- 05:14, 5 February 2024 Busga (hist | edit) [7,346 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Busga was a Swiss watch manufacturer originally called Buess & Gagnebin. The company was located in La Chaux-de-Fonds and specialized in watches for women. The company is said to have been founded in 1870. Buess & Gagnebin took over the business of Schoepf-Courvoisier from his widow. In 1913 the Busga Watch Co. name was officially adopted by Buess & Gagnebin. A shortened form of the partners' last names, Busga would be the company's primary name from then o...")