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...7]]''' — [[Economic Swiss Time Holding]] is established as a holding company for Swiss producers of cheap [[Roskopf]] movements ...

...[Audemars Piguet]], [[Meylan, Georges-Henri | Georges-Henri Meylan]]. MELB Holding owns the haute horology brands, [[H. Moser & Cie.]] and [[Hautlence]]. ...who was formerly financial director for [[Breguet]] and became CEO of MELB Holding. The only Hautlence founder to remain was [[Tetu, Guillaume|Guillaume Tetu] ...

...p]] within [[ASUAG]] focused on functional [[jewel]]s ("Pierres"). Pierres Holding was active from the 1960s through [[1983]] and was based in [[Bienne]] and ...echnology suppliers within ASUAG. It was structured as a general [[holding company]] with four key "centers" based on geography: ...

'''Acrotec''' is a [[holding company]] for watch components. Founded in [[2006]], Acrotec owns [[KIF Parechoc]]. ...

...inemelon]] join together to form [[Ebauches SA]], a watch movement holding company that would dominate the industry for a century. ...

...Piguet]] from [[1987]] through retirement in [[2009]], then created [[MELB Holding]], purchasing [[Hautlence]] and [[H. Moser & Cie.]] ...ges-Henri Meylan began working at [[Audemars Piguet]] in the 1980s, as the company was solidifying its position at one of the top brands in Swiss watchmaking. ...

...[[1969]] article specifically states that Soprod was a watchmaking holding company engaged in "Concentration of the means of production, purchases and sales." ...er year. Soprod and SFT were merged as a new company, [[STM Holding]]. The company had developed an in-house automatic movement by then, with about 2,000 per ...

...[[Neuchâtel]], bringing the strongest watchmakers together in a [[holding company]] for the first time. ...

...er of the [[H. Moser & Cie.]] brand, which in turn is controlled by [[MELB Holding]] and the Meylan family. ...he material. The company became an independent subsidiary of [[Moser Watch Holding]] in [[2012]] and remains a major supplier for [[haute horology]] brands, i ...

...Movado-Zenith-Mondia]], holding company for the unrelated [[Zenith]] watch company. ...

...tate holding company before entering the Chinese watch market. The holding company established a major watch distribution network in China, owns two major Chi The company was renamed '''Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Limited''' in [[2014]]. ...

...from [[1968]] to [[1980]]. [[Auréole]] joined in [[1975]] but the holding company declared bankruptcy just three years later and was soon liquidated. ...en]]. Another failing brand, [[Ernest Borel]], was modified into a holding company known as '''Synchron''' on December 18, [[1968]]. This soon absorbed Cyma a ...

...me de Produits Industriels et Commerciaux''' ('''SAPIC''') was a [[holding company]] parent to [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] and [[Vacheron & Constantin]] from [[1938] ...watchmaking operation]] in [[Le Sentier]] and watch sales and distribution company in [[Geneva]]. Majority ownership in SAPIC was held by [[Jacques-David LeCo ...

:'''1971''' — [[General Watch]] is set up as a [[holding company]] under [[ASUAG]], with [[Certina|Certina/Kurth]], [[Edox|Edox/Era]], [[Ete ...

...spelled '''Schultess''' or '''Desco de Schulthess & Co.''') is a [[holding company]] best known today for establishing the [[Maurice Lacroix]] brand but forme ...3]] the company established Desco von Schulthess Holding AG as a [[holding company]] for investments in other areas. After World War II, Desco became the agen ...

...) 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 ...ild, he founded the newspaper Solothurner Zeitung in 1907 and the printing company Vogt-Schild AG, which he ran from 1904 to 1921. ...

...me "Dugena" is one of Germany's most famous watch brands. The roots of the company lie in Switzerland, namely with the Swiss watchmaker association ''Corporat ...well as the [[1960]]s and the [[1970]]s bring unparalleled success to the company. Both with ladies watches as with men's watches the brand gaines a consider ...

...roof in [[Bienne]] and [[Le Locle]], respectively, and saw that a combined company would be stronger in the face of competition. ...Tissot, Paul Tissot, and Henry-A. Riecket rounding out the board. The new company was headquartered at Rue du Stand 59 in Geneva. Most of these were added to ...

...70]], most of the Tramelan factories had been merged into a single holding company, Cominter SA. This included [[Nicolet|Nicolet Watch SA]] along with [[Betin ...

* [[MELB Holding]] is formed as a holding company for [[H. Moser & Cie.]] and [[Hautlence]]. ...

...nufactures Horlogères SA was a [[watch holding company]] within the German company VDO Adolf Schindling AG from [[1991]] through [[2000]], when the group beca ...atchmakers were acquired by non-watchmaking groups. Soon after, the German company acquired [[SAPHIR Group]] from the Favre family, which owned 55% of [[Jaege ...

...|Deutschen Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik e.G.m.b.H]] the [[UROFA]] and its sister company, the [[UFAG]], is created. * The holding company [[Ebauches SA|Ébauches SA]] with location in [[Neuchâtel]] is founded. ...

...ll-known watch manufacturer [[Corum]] is taken over by the Chinese holding company ''China Haidian''. ...

'''EganaGoldpfeil''' is a Hong Kong-based [[holding company]] that is active in the fields of fashion, watches, jewelery and leather go The company manufactures under license from fashion brands such as Esprit Joop and acce ...

...registered at the International Intellectual Property Office and thus the company is the oldest registered watch manufacturer in the world. .../en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh Charles A. Lindbergh] advises the company Longines on the development of a special watch ([[hour angle watch]]), by w ...

'''Hautlence''' is a Swiss watch manufacturer, partially held by [[MELB Holding]], founded in [[2004]]. ...Guillaume Tetu. Since the end of [[2012]] Hautlence is owned by the family holding MELB, led by the former chief of [[Audemars Piguet]], [[Meylan, Georges-Hen ...

...aw much of the development of advanced chronograph movements for which the company would be known. ...

...]] and was focused on production of inexpensive [[pin lever]] watches. The company produced a variety of pendant, ring, and desk clocks as well as wrist watch ..., as Roskopf watches were losing ground to cheaper Asian alternatives. The company set up a new factory at [[Reinfelden]] and workshops at [[Arzo]] to reduce ...

'''Movado-Zenith-Mondia Holding Horloger SA''' was a federation of Swiss watch manufacturers active in the ...ly associated with Zenith watches, but the names had caused confusion. The company refocused on quartz watches, with all mechanical movements discontinued and ...

...]] through [[1979]]. It was then owned by [[Desco von Schulthess]], parent company for [[Maurice Lacroix]], until [[1996]]. Consul is currently located in [[N ...in the 1980s, though other sources list [[1900]] as their start date. The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in [[1950]], suggesting this earlier date. ...

...ia for a few years before World War II, returning to Geneva to work at the company's headquarters afterward. He was commercial director in the 1940s before ri ...], and [[Jaeger]] in Switzerland. He also gained a board seat on [[Chronos Holding]], which retained 23% of SAPHIR, and Jaeger in Paris. ...

...nder Hans Ulrich Saurer as '''Prime Watch Holding Production (PWP)'''. The company specialized in assembling and finishing parts for movements that could be c ...uction in [[2012]]. That same year, Fossil purchased a 51% interest in the company to establish Swiss provenance for their brands, such as [[Burberry]], [[Zod ...

The term, '''group''', typically refers to a large luxury or watch products company which owns multiple [[brand]]s. * [[MELB Holding]] - [[H. Moser & Cie.]], [[Hautlence]] ...

...olf timers in the 1920s and changed its name to [[Pedos]] in [[1929]]. The company gained infamy as a target for [[Fidhor]] in [[1934]] and was convicted for ...the post-war period to be a major producer of watch cases. Joining holding company [[Gramex]] with [[Fleurier]]-based [[Métalex]], Gramex moved to [[La Chaux- ...

...ds manufacturers from 1993 through 1998, when it was dissolved into parent company, [[Richemont]]. Cartier Monde was formed in [[1979]] as a holding company for the various [[Cartier]] businesses. In [[1988]], it acquired controllin ...

Max left the company in [[1899]], calling Théodor to return and take charge a year earlier. Thus ...chen before the First World War. During Théodor Schild's time managing the company, Eterna made many important advancements, including one of the first wristw ...

...g company active from [[1942]] through [[1971]]. It is best remembered for holding the trademark for the [[Breguet]] brand in the 1950s and 1960s thanks to th ...aps his home) but moved to Chemin des Péreuses 9 in August. By October the company had modified its official focus to be a general watchmaking business. ...

* On 30 July 2007, the trading of the shares in the Hong Kong-listed holding company [[EganaGoldpfeil]], to which belong well-known brands such as [[Junghans]], * In the summer of the year happens a burglary in the company's own museum of [[Girard-Perregaux]]. Almost all watches worth several mill ...

* Avia-Silvana was the successor to Degoumois under holding company [[SGT]] from [[1972]] through [[1981]]. Avia was used to market [[LCD]] and ...

...nds in the fourth generation from Constant Stas. Constant Stas founded his company in [[1904]], when he produced dials for clocks. ...and innovativeness of their young owners. So during the first 15 years the company has annually grown by 25-50%, and in a market that is as densely populated ...

'''Bucherer Montres SA''' is a Swiss watch holding company operating the retail operations, '''Bucherer''' and '''[[Tourneau]]''', as ...ly company. The third generation, Jörg G. Bucherer, assumed control of the company in [[1976]]. To Bucherer belong department stores, watch stores, and since ...

.... Rudolf's uncle [[César Schild]] soon initiated the creation of a holding company of [[ebauche]] factories, including his own firm [[A. Schild]] as well as [ ...[1931]], Théodor Schild relented: Eterna would be split into a watchmaking company, which would join ASUAG, and an ebauche factory, [[ETA]], which would join ...

...rt, René | René Bannwart]] and [[Ries, Simone | Simone Ries]] founded this company in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], specializing in extravagant watches with mechanic In April [[2013]] Corum was taken over by the Chinese holding company China Haidian, now known as [[Citychamp]]. ...

...was also a problem as many were dissimilar in style or conflicted. The new company resolved to reduce the number of offerings and variety of movements used. ...eplaced by Georges Ulmann. Michel Ditisheim was then president of Parsicor Holding SA. ...

The '''Hamilton Watch Company''' (now Hamilton International Ltd.), whose tradition is retraced to the fo In [[1966]] the Hamilton Watch Company took over the [[Buren Watch Company]]. In the late [[1960]]s both brands made ​​headlines, when, together with ...

'''Les Fabriques de Balanciers Réunies S.A. (FBR)''' was a [[holding company]] in [[Bienne]] including many Swiss [[balance]] manufacturers. It was crea ...Romano Sieber]] of [[Saint-Imier]], and [[Emile Vogel]] of [[Bienne]]. The company was headquartered in [[Ponts-de-Martel]] near [[Le Locle]], where Vice Pres ...

The Cyma brand expanded rapidly in the 1920's and 1930's, with the company claiming at one point to be the largest watch manufacturer in Switzerland. ...0's, with production ceasing by [[1966]]. That year, [[ASUAG]]'s [[Chronos Holding]] acquired both names, restarting production under their [[Synchron]] group ...

...a big name in the past, neither is it some anonymous flagship of a holding company, but since the beginning of its existence, it has been active with high qua ...1852]] [[Girard, Constantin Othenin|Constantin Othenin Girard]] founds the company '''Girard & Cie'''. Two years later he marries Marie Perregaux, and from th ...

...[Fontainemelon]]. Originally established in [[1892]] as Sandoz & Cie., the company was known as Manufacture de Chézard, Albaret, Kohn, & Cie. in [[1904]] and ...of this new factory was leaked, with rumors saying it was Japy's, and the company sued Sandoz and Poincenot when they learned what had happened. ...

...y called Rodana) is a Swiss/Belgian watchmaker active since the 1930s. The company was founded by the Baumgartner family in [[Pieterlen]] before moving to [[B ...rt his own watch company, but the Rodana name originated elsewhere and the company would not adopt Rodania until the 1950s. ...