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...e [[group|corporate parent]] of various entities that design, manufacture, and market [[Seiko]] brand watches, along with many other products. ...is founded in [[1917]] as a parent company for Seikosha. In [[1937]], the watch production operations of Hattori/Seikosha is split off to a new company, Da ...

...nts and complete watches under their own names, under contract for others, and using the historic shared brand, '''Jaquet-Droz'''. ...l member manufacturers to compete with major concerns, including [[ASUAG]] and [[Ebauches SA]]. From the beginning, the FH was lead by [[Virchaux, Charles ...

The Swiss '''Swatch Group''' is the largest [[watch trust]] worldwide. == The start of the story: the Swatch watch == ...

'''Hamilton''' is a Swiss (formerly American) watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s Middle Range. ...nding year of [[1892]] , began in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USA) with their watch production. ...

...[1975]] but the holding company declared bankruptcy just three years later and was soon liquidated. ...acquisitions, including the recently-defunct [[Cyma]]-[[Tavannes]] brands and a stake in [[Gruen]]. Another failing brand, [[Ernest Borel]], was modified ...

...munauté d'Horlogerie de Précision''' ('''CHP''') was a federation of Swiss watch manufacturers active from [[1958]] through the [[1986]]. ...out pursuing its own gainful activity, to promote and promote the activity and development of its members as manufacturers of precision watches. To this e ...

{{File|Longines|Lindbergh|The legendary<br>[[Hour angle watch]]<br>[[Longines Lindbergh]]}} '''Longines''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s High Range division. ...

...logére SA) was a group of Swiss watch companies. It was formed in [[1929]] and merged with [[ASUAG]] in [[1983]], becoming [[ASUAG-SSIH]], then [[SMH]], w ...many aspects under one roof in [[Bienne]] and [[Le Locle]], respectively, and saw that a combined company would be stronger in the face of competition. ...

...eger-LeCoultre''' is a Swiss watch [[manufacture]] established in [[1833]] and currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]]. ...who invested all of his energy into developing new manufacturing processes and production methods. His [[Millionometer]] of [[1844]] made it possible for ...

...mpanies formed to protect the industry from financial collapse in [[1931]] and which became part of [[SMH]] (now the [[Swatch Group]]) in [[1985]]. ...Horlogerie Suisse S.A., tasked with achieving a monopoly in the mechanical watch parts sector. ...

...Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies| Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies (FAR)]] and [[Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies|Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies (FBR)]] t ...of these critical components for a few years. Although competing factories and technology changes soon brought new competition, FSR remained a major conce ...