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Revision as of 20:47, 15 May 2020

A watch or clock is nothing without its movement - the heart beating within. Some companies make their own movements - the majority buy them in from independent producers. It is a division of labour that has existed for centuries.

The Manufacture is served by the Etablisseur 

Brief History

List of Swiss Watch Movement Makers

  • Arogno - founded 1872 - closed 1974
  • AS S.A - founded 1896 - closed 1983 (merged with ETA 1979)
  • Mader & Co - 1929 - 1962
  • Derby - 1929 - 1965
  • Eta (ETA) 1856 - still trading
  • Felsa - 1918 - 1969
  • Fabrique d'horologie ebaches de Fleurier (FEF) - 1881 - 1979
  • Fabrique d'ebaches de Fontainemelon (FHF0 - 1793 - 1982
  • Landeron - 1873 - 1970
  • A Michel - 1898 -
  • Peseux - 1923 - 1983
  • Unitas - 1898 - 1893
  • Valjoux - 1901 - still trading
  • Venus - 1924 - 1983

Famous Watch Movements

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