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'''Biel (Bienne)''' ==Bienne/Biel Watch Companies== ...

'''United Orbit Watch Manufacturers''' was a [[watch group]] centered in [[Bienne]] in the 1960s. Orbit AG was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1958]] with the purpose of "Merger of some watch factories." ...

...5]]-[[1956]]) founded an [[assortiment]] factory, [[Meier & Giroud]], in [[Bienne]] and was a founding member of [[FAR]]. In [[1922]], Giroud founded an assortiment factory in [[Bienne]]. It was initially called [[Meier, Giroud & Cie]], but was renamed [[Meier ...

Roventa was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1919]]. The '''Henex''' brand was added in [[1973]]. By the 1970s, t [[Category:Bienne]] ...

Jovial Watch Ltd. was founded in [[1942]]. Cauny was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1971]]. By the 1970s, the two companies had merged and were known fo [[Category:Bienne]] ...

Semag was founded in [[Berne]] or [[Bienne]] in [[1960]] as a maker of upscale watches. By the 1970s, they had acquire [[Category:Bienne]] ...

Candino was founded in [[Bienne]] in [[1952]]. By the 1970s, they sold upscale watches under the '''Candino [[Category:Bienne]] ...

.... He returned to his hometown where he rose to the rank of director of the Bienne headquarters of the Banque Populaire Suisse. In [[1933]], Renfer moved to t In [[1955]], Renfer was appointed general management of [[ASUAG]] in [[Bienne]], a position he held until [[1972]]. During this period, he was also Chair ...

...unded in [[1916]] and was located at Rue Haller and Rue de la Gare 14 in [[Bienne]]. * [[Paul-Ernest Brandt]], [[Bienne]] (president) ...

...avannes]] and southeast of [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. The [[Val-de-Ruz]] and [[Bienne/Biel]] are to the south. The Suze river runs through the valley to the Aare near Bienne/Biel. This provided power for mills in the 19th century. Notable watchmakin ...

...t was renamed '''Manufacture de Montres Rolex SA''' (colloquially '''Rolex Bienne''' or '''Rolex Biel''') and was the primary supplier of movements for [[Rol ...Vignoble, now known as La Haute-Route, in the Rebberg/Vignoble hills above Bienne. The company would soon advertise as being located at the "Rebberg" factory ...

Procaf was an organization of Swiss watchmakers founded in [[1967]] in [[Bienne]]. Its stated purpose was "Rationalization and mechanization of the product ...

Meier & Giroud was a maker of [[assortiment]]s in [[Bienne]] from [[1924]] through its takeover by [[FAR]] in [[1933]], at which time ...related items in [[1924]] as Meier, Giroud & Cie. It was established in [[Bienne]] as a limited partnership with two unlimited partners, [[Alwin Meier]] and ...

* [[L. E. Courvoisier]] of [[Bienne]] ...

...most important watchmaking center in Berne is the multi-lingual town of [[Bienne/Biel]] at the end of Lake Biel where the rivers Suze and Aare exit. This is ...anton in the areas of the French-speaking [[Bernese Jura]] and bilingual [[Bienne/Biel]]. Some is also present in German-speaking [[Oberaargau]], [[Bern-Mitt ...

...briques de Balanciers Réunies S.A. (FBR)''' was a [[holding company]] in [[Bienne]] including many Swiss [[balance]] manufacturers. It was created in [[1932] ...eure]], [[Albert Juillard]] of [[Cortébert]], and [[Maurice Vaucher]] of [[Bienne]]. ...

...rres Holding was active from the 1960s through [[1983]] and was based in [[Bienne]] and for a time was headed by [[Renggli, Pierre|Pierre Renggli]]. ** [[Baechler]], [[Bienne]] ...

Louis Müller ([[1864]]-[[1943]]) was a watch manufacturer based in [[Bienne]] known as the founder of the [[La Champagne]] factory there as well as his ...f Louis Müller senior and Caroline Finkbeiner. After attending school in [[Bienne]] and [[Neuchâtel]], the younger Müller joined the firm of his father, of t ...

...Group]] announces a dramatic new campus for [[Swatch]] and [[Omega]] in [[Bienne-Biel]] ...

* [[P.-F. Ingold]] of Bienne, creator of various machine tools for the manufacture of watches, invents t ...

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 [[Fa ...Marche in [[Saint-Imier]] in July [[1899]]. Sensing more opportunity in [[Bienne]], Favre closed the company in February [[1903]]. The Saint-Imier business ...

...mited partner Giacomo Trümpy. The firm was located in [[Madretsch]] near [[Bienne]] and Ruh invested and shared majority ownership with the eponymous Frey. T ...[1916]], Ruh founded the [[Roo Watch|Roo Watch Co.]] (misspelled Roe) in [[Bienne]]. The company was a manufacturer of watches in the city but was founded wi ...

* [[Era Watch]], [[Bienne]] ...

...of Swiss watchmaking companies founded in [[1966]] and headquartered in [[Bienne]]. Its stated purpose was "Facilitate the merger of existing watch companie ...

...el]] to the East, and [[Saignelégier]] to the North. La Chaux-de-Fonds and Bienne-Biel are sometimes not considered to be part of the triangle since they are ** [[Bienne-Biel]] (and perhaps east to [[Brügg]]) ...

...s on watches, [[Rolex]] relocates its headquarters from London to [[Biel]]/Bienne (Switzerland) and [[1920]] to [[Geneva]]. ...

...Edmund Knutti, Xantia was one of many mass-market watch producers in the [[Bienne]] area. The company produced [[Roskopf]] watches and was a member of the [[ ...ng. It was acquired by employee Michel Thiévent in [[1989]] and moved to [[Bienne]] in [[1993]]. Most of Xantia's designs in this period resembled popular mo ...

In [[1911]], Bulova established a factory in [[Bienne]] to produce watch movements for the American market, and this employed abo The Bienne workshop developed and patented a [[chronograph]] movement in [[1938]]. Cal ...

...[[Frey & Co]], a maker focused on women's watches in [[Madretsch]] near [[Bienne]] in the early 20th century. ...902]]. He named the company, which remained located at Centralstrasse 6 in Bienne, Fabrique Sigma Emile Frey. A strike was called between May 6 and 14, [[190 ...

* [[Odin Watch Factory]] is founded in [[Bienne]] by the Lassueur family. It would be taken over by [[Sandoz, Henry|Henry S ...

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...Borer) was a [[technician-watchmaker]] who ran the [[Aegler]] factory in [[Bienne]], producer of watch movements for [[Rolex]] for decades. ...

* J. Wyss, gold case maker, [[Bienne]] (1890-1898) ** L Eggli-Weibel, Rue Dufour 17, [[Bienne]] is listed as successor in 1905 with Brevet 31195 ...

Glycine (originally "La Glycine") is a watch brand established in [[Bienne]] in [[1914]]. Originally focused on watches for women, Glycine was a pione ...que d'horlogerie La Glycine was formed as a joint-stock company based in [[Bienne]] on March 2, [[1914]]. The company was formed for "manufacture and trade i ...

'''Wyss Frères''' was established in [[1918]] in [[Bienne]] to produce and sell [[8-day]] watches, including the famous [[Hebdomas]]. [[Category:Bienne]] ...

...tions. The town is located immediately south of [[Grenchen]] and east of [[Bienne]] on the river Aare. ...

...thurn]] and [[Büren]] to the east, and the rest of [[Canton Berne]] from [[Bienne/Biel]] to the south. ...

...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 ..., the firm of A. Rossel-Conrad, Fabrique de Montres "La Trame," moved to [[Bienne]]. ...

...iangle]] and is located about half way between [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and [[Bienne]]. ...

...in Lausanne to produce watch movements as well as a "control centre" in [[Bienne]] to ensure quality. The FH operated quietly for the first five years befor ...ormed into a more-conventional "Société Anonyme" (Parsicor Holding SA of [[Bienne]]) with 135 shareholding member firms. Some of these firms would be integra ...

Thomke was born April 21, [[1939]] in [[Bienne/Biel]] Switzerland. The son of a physician, Thomke apprenticed as a mechani ...

...[Cortébert]] and [[Sonceboz]]/[[Sombeval]]. It is located on the road to [[Bienne]] the eastern [[Bernese Jura]] administrative district, part of the [[Jura ...

* General Watch Co. of Bienne ...irector Walter Schaeren. The company was located at Rue de la Gare 50 in [[Bienne]] ...

...lly Delano) is a watch brand currently in [[Geneva]] but originally from [[Bienne]]. Founded by Albert Kneuss in [[1949]], the firm was managed by Rolf Tschu ...goods in [[Bienne]] in [[1933]]. Originally from Eggiwil, Kneuss lived in Bienne and maintained his office at Blumenstrasse 32. ...

...Frey Watch Co (formerly Frey & Co) of the [[Madretsch]] neighborhood of [[Bienne]]. ...902]]. He named the company, which remained located at Centralstrasse 6 in Bienne, [[Sigma|Fabrique Sigma Emile Frey]]. A strike was called between May 6 and ...

...watch case fitter active in [[Le Locle]] by [[1880]]. The firm moved to [[Bienne]] in [[1906]] and was taken over by his sons Bernard and André before ceasi ...ries for a decade, Bréguet-Bréting decided to consolidate the companies in Bienne. On November 1, [[1906]], the Bréguet-Bréting company moved to Bözingenstra ...

La Champagne was a watchmaking company based in [[Bienne]] in a former agricultural area of the same name. The firm was founded by L ...[[1854]]. Finding some success, he answered the call from the elders of [[Bienne]] to move to that growing city in [[1858]]. The company was located at Rue ...

...up the [[Vallon de Saint-Imier]] to [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] to the west or [[Bienne/Biel]] to the south. [[Moutier]] is just on the other side of the gorges de ...

...82, he became a teacher of watchmaking theory at the Watchmaking School in Bienne, as well as work supervisor in the field of escapements. Two years later, h ...

The company was headquartered in [[Bienne]] at Nidaugasse 49 and was established on June 7, [[1927]] as a [[Société A * [[Hans Balmer]], director of the Banque Populaire Suisse in Bienne ...

...ly [[Fiduciaire Horlogère Suisse|Fiduciaire Horlogère Suisse (FIDHOR)]] in Bienne. Laubscher was Vice President from [[1935]] to [[1945]], President from [[1 ...

...ed the company "D. Gruen & Son" in Cincinnati. [[1903]], the Gruen Watch [[Bienne]] was founded. The movements produced there were recognized for their quali ...roduced in [[1945]], it was based on an 11.5 ligne Precision movement from Bienne and was part of the Veri-Thin line of watches. ...

* [[Bréguet-Bréting]] - [[Bienne]] case maker that originally registered the Breguet watch brand, active fro ...

''BWC Fabrique d’Horlogerie S.A. Bienne''<br /> ...

...x SA]], in [[1937]]. Ruch was renamed Virola SA in [[1959]] and moved to [[Bienne]]. In [[1976]], Virola, [[Nivarox SA]], and [[FSR]] merged to become [[Niva ...[Gustave Ulrich]] has died; the company is located at Rue du Chantier 9 in Bienne ...

MSR was founded in [[1961]] in [[Bienne]]. The organization was headed by Roland Straumann of [[Revue Thommen]] in [[Category:Bienne]] ...

...firm was not competitive with the mass produced springs of [[Baehni]] in [[Bienne]], [[Sandoz Spiraux|Sandoz]] in Geneva, or the high-end springs of [[C.-A. * [[1880]] - L. Montandon-Lutz & Cie wins a first-class bronze medal at the Bienne exposition alongside [[Baehni]] and [[F. Bernard]] ...

...the [[Jura Triangle]], about half way between [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and [[Bienne]]. ...

...nsferred his watch glass manufacturing operation from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Bienne. It appears that he was commonly known as Charles Thiébaud. ...]. Maire came from [[Ponts-de-Martel]] and [[Brot-Dessous]] but lived in [[Bienne]] at this time, and was named technical director. The coincidences between ...

Hamilton purchased the firm [[A. Huguenin Fils]] of [[Bienne]] in [[1959]]. The firm, founded in [[1857]], had handled some production f In the 1960s and 1970s, Hamilton Watch SA of [[Bienne]] served as a holding company for A. Huguenin fils SA, maker of Hamilton-br ...

...industry. Many [[group]]s were centered there, along with [[Geneva]] and [[Bienne]]. But the crash of the 1970s hit the city hard and many companies closed a * [[Omega]] (founded, moved to Bienne-[[Biel]]) ...

...was founded by the Baumgartner family in [[Pieterlen]] before moving to [[Bienne]], [[Lengnau]], and then [[Grenchen]]. ...yer of Eggiwil as secretary. The company, located at Rue de la Garre 34 in Bienne, was quickly renamed Rodana SA on June 10, [[1932]]. Joseph Rudolf was remo ...

* [[Société des Fabricants d'Horlogerie Bienne]] ...

* [[Bienne]] - Established "Horloger-Technicien" in [[1891]] ...

* [[Costal Watch]], Bienne ...

...0 residents) that the company often advertised that it was located "near [[Bienne]]". ...

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...(also called Vasa) was an [[ebauche]] manufacturer in [[Pieterlen]] near [[Bienne]] in the 1920s and 1930s. It is best known for small, oval, and baguette mo ...y used by A. Benoit-Nicolet of [[Evilard]], who moved his operation from [[Bienne]] to Pieterlen by [[1918]]. Also known as [[Ito Watch]], this company close ...

...[[1926]], Thiébaud entered the watchmaking business at [[Frey & Co]] in [[Bienne]]. ...North America, and would exist separately from Gruen in Cincinnati and in Bienne but would be owned by the company. This was a time of growth and change for ...

...e company in February [[1903]]. Marc Favre established a new business in [[Bienne]] on May 1, [[1904]], and [[Marc Favre|Marc Favre & Cie]] became one of the ...anuary 26, 1978) married Claudine Lippacher (?-November 9, 1977), lived in Bienne ...

...s the 20th century brand of Swiss watch manufacturer Léon Lévy Frères of [[Bienne]] and [[Moutier]]. It is unknown how Léon Lévy became involved in watchmaking, but the city of Bienne/Biel was actively seeking to expand this industry in the 1880s and set in p ...

...nd. Located on the crossroads between [[Saint-Imier]], [[Tavannes]], and [[Bienne]], the town developed a watch industry in the 19th century. [[Corgémont]] i ...

..., as it had been since the 1930s, while the Geneva, La Chaux-de-Fonds, and Bienne factories concentrated on [[Isoval]]. All of this was soon consolidated, wi ...

...he [[Cortébert]] factory until 1916. From 1916 to 1920, Berner worked in [[Bienne]] at the [[Omega]] factory. In 1920, Berner left Omega to focus on the manu ...

...ngs, [[FSR|Société des Fabriques de Spiraux Réunies (FSR)]], with Baehni's Bienne operation taking on most volume production. ==Move to Bienne== ...

...was born in [[Saint-Imier]] in [[1886]]. He was educated in business in [[Bienne]], [[Geneva]], and [[London]] and returned to work in the watchmaking indus ...to the horology industry. After receiving a solid commercial education in Bienne, Geneva, and London, Flotron became an employee at the [[Ulysse Sandoz-Robe ...

** Also [[G. Honegee]], [[Bienne]]; [[Gabriel Didisheim]], [[Saint-Imier]]; [[Aebi & Landry]], [[Madretsch]] ** [[Baehni Frères]], [[Bienne]] - A large collection of balance springs and wire ...

...secretary of the first association of silver watch case manufacturers in [[Bienne]], the first of many industry groups he would join. ...

...t Frères]] of Le Locle, [[Meier & Giroud]] and [[A. von Weissenfluh]] of [[Bienne]], [[Gallay]] of [[Le Sentier]], and [[Egger & Girod]] of [[Reconvilier]]. ...take over each of the companies as official branches. [[Le Sentier]] and [[Bienne]] were established on November 16, [[1933]] and each also listed 6 million ...

Charles Bonny ([[1876]]-[[1935]]) was a prominent businessman in [[Bienne]] and served as director of watchmaking firm [[La Générale]]. ...

* [[1931]]-[[1933]] - [[G. Albert Berner]] of [[Ecole d'Horlogerie de Bienne]] ...

...ed at just 50 years of age after a long illness on June 21, [[1938]], in [[Bienne]]. ...

In [[1997]], the Doxa brand was purchased by the Jenny family of [[Bienne]], Switzerland. The Sub was re-launched in [[2002]] and the Grafic in [[200 ...

...an der Aare]] in [[Canton Bern]] just south of [[Grenchen]] and east of [[Bienne]]. ...

...aders in industrial watchmaking, bringing many aspects under one roof in [[Bienne]] and [[Le Locle]], respectively, and saw that a combined company would be * [[Omega|Omega (Louis Brandt & Frère SA)]], [[Bienne]] ...

...later incorporated as Octo Sarl and Montres Octo SA before relocating to [[Bienne]] during World War II. ...The company was acquired by [[Albert Etienne]] in [[1941]] and moved to [[Bienne]] the following year. It would remain in operation until [[1968]]. ...

...rilly and Bienne managing the firm. The new offices were Rue Heilmann 4 in Bienne. ...

...have a long career. He became a director of the [[Frey]] watch company of Bienne in September, [[1960]] and remained with that firm through its bankruptcy i ...vice president of the Association Suisse des Manufactures d'Horlogerie of Bienne in [[1979]] and became chairman in [[1987]]. He also became a director of T ...

Pierre Renggli was born on July 14, [[1926]], in [[Bienne]]. Renggli completed his primary and secondary studies in his native town b ...

...-advanced watch balance. The [[Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies]] branch in Bienne began using the name Glucydur to market this material for watches by [[1935 Glucydur moved to [[Bienne]] in [[1970]] and was reorganized as Glucydur AG in [[1973]]. It was liquid ...

Adrien Brandt was born in [[1882]] in [[Bienne]], Switzerland. His life took an unexpected turn when he lost his father, [ ...

The [[Astra]] brand would later be produced by [[Astra|Astra Watch]] in [[Bienne]] starting in [[1922]]. [[Eden]] would reappear in the late 1960s, produced ...

...y of [[1896]] Schwarzentrub set up another business. In partnership with [[Bienne]] businesswoman [[Hulda Grünberg]] and her husband [[Adolf Grünberg]], Schw ...1886]] - April 23 - Hulda Grünberg (née Hennig) establishes H. Grünberg in Bienne ...

The offices of FEB were moved from Bienne to Corgémont, closer to the factories, in [[1957]]. ...

* [[Baehni|Baehni & Cie]] of [[Bienne]] ([[Eugene Baehni]]) ...e et Cie]] factory on Saint-Jean in Geneva and the [[Baehni]] factory in [[Bienne]] for manufacturing. In [[1910]] the company moved into a newly built build ...

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Progress Watch AG was founded in [[1999]] in Bienne/Biel Switzerland as a subsidiary of Progress Watch Company of Las Vegas, Ne ...

...he balance. Kocher purchased patent CH24678 from [[Auguste Girardet]] of [[Bienne]] in [[1904]]. In [[1906]] Kocher patented a "porte-échappement" or removab In [[1910]], the Banque Populaire in Bienne failed, with large creditors unable to pay their debts. Rénold Kocher was i ...

...and produced by [[Charles Couleru-Meuri]] and later [[Montres Octo]] of [[Bienne]] ...

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