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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.
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The ''Manufacture'' is served by the ''Etablisseur''
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==Brief History==
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==List of Swiss Watch Movement Makers==
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* [[Arogno]] - founded 1872 - closed 1974
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* [[A Schild|AS S.A]]  - founded 1896 - closed 1983 (merged with ETA 1979)
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* [[Mader & Co]] - 1929 - 1962
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* [[Derby]] - 1929 - 1965
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* [[ETA|Eta]] (ETA) 1856 - still trading
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* [[Felsa]] - 1918 - 1969
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*[[FEF|Fabrique d'horologie ebaches de Fleurier (FEF)]] - 1881 - 1979
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* [[FHF|Fabrique d'ebaches de Fontainemelon (FHF)]] - 1793 - 1982
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*[[Landeron]] - 1873 - 1970
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* [[A Michel]] - 1898 -
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* Peseux - 1923 - 1983
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*[[Unitas]] - 1898 - 1893
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*[[Valjoux]] - 1901 - still trading
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*[[Venus]] - 1924 - 1983
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==Famous Watch Movements==
 
==Famous Watch Movements==
 
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*[[Alarm Movements]]
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*[[Beta21]]
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*[[Bulova Accutron 214]]
 
*[[Lemania 1873]]
 
*[[Lemania 1873]]
 
*[[Omega 861]]
 
*[[Omega 861]]
 
*[[Zenith ElPrimero]]
 
*[[Zenith ElPrimero]]
 
*[[Lemania 5100]]
 
*[[Lemania 5100]]
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*[[Omega 321]]
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*[[ETA Valjoux 7500]]
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*[[Jaeger LeCoultre 930]]
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*[[IWC Caliber 89|IWC Cal89]]
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*[[IWC Cal5000]]
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*[[Omega Cal 1040]]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
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*[[Watch Movements]]
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*[[Alarm Movements]]
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*[[Alarm Watches]]
 
*[[Switzerland]]
 
*[[Switzerland]]
 
*[[USA]]
 
*[[USA]]
 
*[[Japan]]
 
*[[Japan]]

Latest revision as of 22:24, 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