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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
* [[A Schild|AS S.A]]  - founded 1896 - closed 1983 (merged with ETA 1979)
* [[Mader & Co]] - 1929 - 1962
* [[Derby]] - 1929 - 1965
* [[ETA|Eta]] (ETA) 1856 - still trading
* [[Felsa]] - 1918 - 1969
*[[FEF|Fabrique d'horologie ebaches de Fleurier (FEF)]] - 1881 - 1979
* [[FHF|Fabrique d'ebaches de Fontainemelon (FHF)]] - 1793 - 1982
*[[Landeron]] - 1873 - 1970
* [[A Michel]] - 1898 -
* Peseux - 1923 - 1983
*[[Unitas]] - 1898 - 1893
*[[Valjoux]] - 1901 - still trading
*[[Venus]] - 1924 - 1983
==Famous Watch Movements==
==Famous Watch Movements==
 
*[[Alarm Movements]]
*[[Beta21]]
*[[Bulova Accutron 214]]
*[[Lemania 1873]]
*[[Lemania 1873]]
*[[Omega 861]]
*[[Omega 861]]
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==Links==
==Links==
 
*[[Watch Movements]]
*[[Alarm Movements]]
*[[Alarm Watches]]
*[[Switzerland]]
*[[Switzerland]]
*[[USA]]
*[[USA]]
*[[Japan]]
*[[Japan]]

Latest revision as of 23:24, 22 February 2021

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

Famous Watch Movements

Links

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