History of the brands

The true story of Nathan Weil, Casy watches
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The true story of Nathan Weil, Casy watches

Nathan Weil
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!
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The true story of Suter and Hafis watches
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The true story of Suter and Hafis watches

Suter
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.
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Paul Ditisheim, Swiss entrepreneur
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Paul Ditisheim, Swiss entrepreneur

Paul Ditisheim
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.
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The true story of Buttes Watch
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The true story of Buttes Watch

Buttes Watch
Officially founded in 1923, Fabrique d'Horlogerie Buttes Watch, which specializes in chronographs, actually dates back to the 19th century.
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The true story of Arly watches
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The true story of Arly watches

Arly
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.
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The true story of Invicta watches
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The true story of Invicta watches

Invicta
A major company of the 20th century, Invicta and its subsidiary Invicta-Seeland have created remarkable models that are much sought-after today.
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The true history of Preciosa watches
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The true history of Preciosa watches

Preciosa
Precisosa watches were one of the many companies in Biel specializing in ladies' watches at the beginning of the 20th century. The company was later absorbed by SILVANA.
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The true story of Nitella watches
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The true story of Nitella watches

Nitella
Nitella was founded in 1930 by Charles Nicolet, who ran the Fabrique Nicolet Watch. Four years later he sold it to Alfred Leuzinger and Werner Menzi.
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The true story of HOGA watches
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The true story of HOGA watches

Hoga
HOGA is one of the brands associated with the village of Tramelan in the Bernese Jura. It is best known for its jumping-hour watches from the 1950s and 60s.
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The true story of Cortébert watches
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The true story of Cortébert watches

Cortébert
Today, Cortébert is no more than the name of a small Swiss village between St Imier and Bienne. Yet it was also the name of one of Switzerland's oldest watchmaking factories, producing watches for almost two centuries.
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The true story of Nicolet Watch
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The true story of Nicolet Watch

Nicolet Watch
There are many Nicolet watchmakers in the Tramelan region. In this case, it's Charles, the founder of an innovative company specializing in chronographs.
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The true story of White Star watches
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The true story of White Star watches

White Star
One might think of White Star as a forgotten "little brand", a collateral victim of the quartz crisis of the 1970s. A closer look reveals an innovative company, responsible for a number of landmark models.
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The true story of Camy watches
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The true story of Camy watches

Camy
Forgotten today, the Camy watch factory was one of Switzerland's largest in the late 1960s, and millions of watches around the world bear the trademark of the dove of peace.
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The true story of Ernest Borel & Cie
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The true story of Ernest Borel & Cie

Ernest Borel
A jewel in the crown of the Neuchâtel watchmaking industry, Ernest Borel has always combined originality of design with chronometric precision. It is also one of Switzerland's oldest watchmakers, and its history is punctuated by remarkable models that are still sought-after today.
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The true story of Britix
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The true story of Britix

Britix
As its name suggests, Britix has English origins, and the company made a name for itself from the 1940s onwards, particularly with its chronographs.
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The true story of Leonidas watches
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The true story of Leonidas watches

Leonidas
A major player in Swiss chronographs and counters in the 20th century, Léonidas is known today only to a handful of collectors and vintage watch enthusiasts.
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