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Latest revision as of 02:45, 14 September 2020
Camy
Société Horlogeère de Production et de Participation SA (Sagiter) was a federation of Swiss watch manufacturers active in the 1960s and 1970s. Camy was a member.
Camy Watch S.A. was managed by Raymond Weil who joined it in 1949, for 26 years. Later, Raymond Weil formed his own watch company.
History
Camy Watch was founded in Grenchen in 1913 listed as "Fabrique d'Horlogerie Camy - Stroun Freres S.A."
Apart from the Raymond Weil connection, it is also notable that Simone Bedat also joined Camy from about the mid 1940s, and was to work closely with Weil. Once again, Bedat was to be a watch brand/company in its own right,
Camy used ebauches made by other firms, even though they are usually signed "CAMY." Mid-range ETA movements appear, as do more upmarket ebauches, and the firm also produced chronograph watches (often with Valjoux 7733/4 movements) and dive models. The Camy models from the Raymond Weil years bear the brand name, "CAMY/GENEVE" As for model names, Camy Watch went in for using a plethora of different model labels that occur on the dials. These include the model varieties such as Rallyking, Airport, and SuperAutomatic.
