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- 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) [2,040 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")