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After succeeding Clémence Frère & Co., Dogma watches were good traditional Swiss watches.
The true story of Swiss watchmaking
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History of the brands
Some Clémences Frères watches were of remarkable quality. The factory became Montres Dogma in 1951.
Forgotten today, the factory founded by Nathan Weil was nonetheless particularly innovative: we owe it one of the first wrist chronographs, the first luminescent dials, a modular repeater and even a talking clock!
Created by Sigmund Liebmann, the Liema brand was taken over by Paul Wyler, who used it as a complementary brand for his own company.
The Suter family from Büren sur Aar is called Fritz from father to son. This doesn't make the historian's job any easier, as he has to be careful not to attribute to the father what belongs to the son. And vice versa.
Paul Ditisheim was an illustrious watchmaker who dominated Swiss chronometry in the early 20th century. His life and work have been widely published, but little has been written about the companies he founded in Switzerland, and the links with the Solvil factory that later used his name.
A little-known specialist in sports watches and chronographs, ARSA (Auguste Reymond SA) was a major employer in the Bernese Jura town of Tramelan. The company still exists, but is now located in Nidau, near Biel.
Best known as a maker of ébauches, Unitas was also a watch brand managed by Auguste Reymond SA.
Libana was established in Biel by Sigmund Liebmann, a prolific entrepreneur whose companies are now all defunct.
This Selzach factory had a brief existence, but some of its advertising was remarkable.
Officially founded in 1923, Fabrique d'Horlogerie Buttes Watch, which specializes in chronographs, actually dates back to the 19th century.
A small company based in Tramelan, Arly is a typical example of the negative effects of the period of watchmaking concentration and the quartz crisis.