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- 13:26, 11 May 2024 Gottlieb Vogt-Schild (hist | edit) [1,030 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Gottlieb Vogt-Schild (1879-1964) was a publisher and entrepreneur in Grenchen. He formed the printing company Vogt-Schild AG with Léo-Otto Schild, son of Urs Schild-Rust, and served on the board of Ebauches SA and ASUAG. Gottlieb Vogt was born on March 27, 1879 in Grenchen, the son of Adolf Gottlieb and Barbara Louise née Schild. He married Johanna Clara Schild in 1905. Vogt-Schild was a national economist and editor of the Solothurner Tagblat...")
- 11:44, 11 May 2024 Otto Schild-Wyss (hist | edit) [3,022 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Otto Schild-Wyss (1873-1961) was a well-known businessman and watchmaker from Grenchen who lived and worked in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He was the founder and namesake of the Schild & Co factory in the watchmaking city, which was famous for producing the Hebdomas 8-day pocket watch with Arthur Graizely and later produced the Reform brand electric clock. Otto Schild was born November 4, 1873 in Grenchen. It is likely that he was the youngest...")
- 22:00, 9 May 2024 Schild & Co (hist | edit) [2,828 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Schild & Co was a watch factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds formed to take over production of the Hebdomas watch. The company was established by Otto Schild, son of Eterna founder Urs Schild. Schild & Co was organized as a Société Anonyme in 1930 and merged with Cristal Watch in 1956. ==Timeline== * 1930, May 22 - Schild et Co., Société Anonyme, is registered as a public limited company with headquarters at Rue du Parc 137 in La Chaux-...")
- 20:53, 9 May 2024 Cristal (hist | edit) [3,740 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Cristal Watch brand can trace its roots to Sonvilier watchmaker Paul-Emile Chopard who founded the future Solvil factory there for Paul Ditisheim in 1918. Chopard formed a watchmaking company in his own name in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1924 and this was taken over by Charles Flury in 1940. Flury registered the Cristal brand in 1944 but this conflicted with that of a pre-existing watch glass manufacturer. That company took over the...")
- 20:32, 6 May 2024 Rudolf Schild-Comtesse (hist | edit) [4,534 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Dr. Rudolf F. Schild-Comtesse (1900-1978) was a leading figure in watchmaking in the 20th century, leading Eterna (founded by his grandfather Urs Schild), ETA, ASUAG, and Ebauches SA. ==Early Life== Franz-Rudolf Schild was born on October 12, 1900 to Max Schild and Jeanne van den Brink. He was an only child but part of a large family, and his grandfather, Urs Schild-Rust, was well known as founder of Schild Frères|t...")
- 19:09, 6 May 2024 Théodor Schild (hist | edit) [4,206 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Théodor Schild (1870-1950) was a businessman and engineer famous as manager of Eterna and, after it was spun out inside Ebauches SA, ETA. He was the son of Urs Schild-Rust, founder of Eterna, and brother of Max Schild. Théodor Schild was born about June 1, 1870, following his older brothers Walter and Max. He was the son of Urs Schild-Rust, founder of Eterna, and grandson of Anton Schild, who brought watchmaki...")
- 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) [3,963 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")