History of the brands

The true story of Société Horlogère Reconvilier
History of the brands

The true story of Société Horlogère Reconvilier

Reconvilier
Reconvilier watches suffered a double whammy: little appreciated during their existence because they were fitted with Roskopf calibers, and wiped out when American and then Asian quartz watches reached such low prices that the entire Swiss Roskopf watch industry disappeared.
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The true story of Invar watches
History of the brands

The true story of Invar watches

Invar
Achille Hirsch created a number of businesses in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The Compagnie des Montres Invar was intended to produce precision watches with their own calibers. The Invar brand was subsequently used by Achille Hirsch's sons, and the company ceased to exist in 1992.
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The true story of Repco watches
History of the brands

The true story of Repco watches

Repco
Founded by Pierre Nicolet, this Tramelan factory has remained faithful to mechanical watches and has not withstood the "quartz crisis".
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The true story of Rila watches
History of the brands

The true story of Rila watches

Rila
Rila is one of the many factories created by the Choffat family in Tramelan. Active until the "quartz crisis", it subsequently merged with the Dulux factory.
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Paul Ditisheim, Swiss entrepreneur
History of the brands

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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