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The true story of Vulcain watches
History of the brands

The true story of Vulcain watches

Vulcain
Initially a specialist in complicated pocket watches, Vulcain became internationally renowned for its famous Cricket alarm wristwatch, which has gone on to enjoy numerous incarnations. The brand almost disappeared with the "quartz crisis", but was revived.
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The true story of Recta watches
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The true story of Recta watches

Recta
A curious destiny for this Biel-based manufacturer, founded in 1897 and best known today for its superb compasses, which are used the world over.
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The true story of Ed. Kummer and Atlantic watches
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The true story of Ed. Kummer and Atlantic watches

Atlantic
Ed. Kummer was a major manufacturer of Roskopf watches and was one of the few factories to be taken over by ASUAG during the creation of the Swiss watch trusts. With the quartz crisis, the company became independent again and took the name Atlantic.
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The true story of Montilier watches
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The true story of Montilier watches

Montilier
Quite a distance from the watchmaking regions of the Neuchâtel mountains and Biel, the Montilier factory has nonetheless succeeded in becoming a major watch factory employing several hundred watchmakers. It disappeared in the 1960s.
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The true story of Etna watches
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The true story of Etna watches

Etna
Manufacture d'Horlogerie Etna took the rather successful gamble of producing simple watches in Geneva, the city of luxury watches. The company disappeared with the quartz crisis.
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The true story of Record watches
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The true story of Record watches

Record
Founded to produce the curious Sector watch, Record Watch in Tramelan soon became a manufacturer of remarkable timepieces. The company was acquired by Longines in 1962.
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The true story of Degoumois et Cie, makers of Avia watches
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The true story of Degoumois et Cie, makers of Avia watches

Avia
This La Chaux-de-Fonds-based manufacturer marketed its watches under the Protector name before taking over the Avia brand following the bankruptcy of The Rode Watch. Its director is best known for having created the Société des Garde-Temps (SGT) in 1968.
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The true story of Eska and Royce watches
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The true story of Eska and Royce watches

Eska
Forgotten today, Eska watches were nonetheless extremely original, both the men's watches and the superb women's jewelry watches. The company was one of the many victims of the "quartz crisis" in the late 1980s.
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The true story of Election watches
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The true story of Election watches

Election
This fine manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds almost disappeared in the 1930s. After recovering, it didn't survive the quartz crisis. It was behind the famous Incabloc shock absorber.
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The true history of Orfina watches
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The true history of Orfina watches

Orfina
Now defunct, this Grenchen manufacturer was very interested in chronographs, and was even the first to collaborate with Porsche Design on the development of their first range of watches.
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The true story of Spera watches
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The true story of Spera watches

Spera
Founded in 1919, this discreet Tramelan watchmaking factory was one of the many companies to fall victim to the quartz crisis, disappearing in 1993.
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The true story of Moeris watches
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The true story of Moeris watches

Moeris
Like most of the watchmaking factories in St Imier, Moeris was interested in chronographs, but it was above all the quality of its civilian watches that made the company famous until the 1960s.
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