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- 19:08, 17 May 2024 Rayville (hist | edit) [23 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Blancpain) Tag: New redirect
- 16:53, 16 May 2024 Cristal Watch (hist | edit) [21 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Cristal) Tag: New redirect
- 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...")
- 18:56, 6 May 2024 Theodor Schild (hist | edit) [29 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Théodor Schild) Tag: New redirect
- 18:26, 6 May 2024 Théodore Schild (hist | edit) [29 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Théodor Schild) Tag: New redirect
- 00:06, 4 May 2024 Fabrique d'Ebauches Paul Robert-Rosselet (hist | edit) [45 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Fabrique d'Ebauches de Sonceboz) Tag: New redirect
- 00:06, 4 May 2024 Rosselet & Cie (hist | edit) [45 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Fabrique d'Ebauches de Sonceboz) Tag: New redirect
- 00:06, 4 May 2024 Rosselet et Challandes (hist | edit) [45 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Fabrique d'Ebauches de Sonceboz) Tag: New redirect
- 02:27, 1 May 2024 Girard & Schild (hist | edit) [20 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Eterna) Tag: New redirect
- 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...")
- 18:25, 30 April 2024 Ad. Michel & Cie (hist | edit) [23 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to A. Michel) Tag: New redirect
- 18:22, 30 April 2024 A. Michel SA (hist | edit) [23 bytes] Sfoskett (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to A. Michel) Tag: New redirect
- 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"