History of the brands

The true story of Precimax watches

Precimax

This Neuchâtel-based manufacturer is best known for its sports watches from the 1960s and 1970s, which were also marketed by its sister company Exactus. The company ceased all operations at the end of the 1980s.

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History of the brands

The true story of Owix watches

Owix

This small Grenchen manufacturer had a rather short existence: the factory, founded in 1929, was absorbed by Wega in 1974.

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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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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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History of the brands

The true story of The Rode Watch Co, Fabrique Avia

Rode Watch

This American-Swiss manufacturer from the very early 20th century produced high quality watches, and created the Avia brand, taken over much later by Degoumois & Cie.

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