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After an eventful history, this Biel-based manufacturer was integrated into the Festina Group.
The true story of Swiss watchmaking
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History of the brands
For once, here is the story of a manufacturer that is not Swiss, but French. And not just any manufacturer: in the 1970s, it produced up to 2 million watches per year and designed watches with unique designs that delight collectors today.
The Manufacture Internationale de Montres en Or (MIMO) is the originator of some remarkable models. But after MIMO acquired the famous Girard-Perregaux manufacture, the MIMO brand was gradually abandoned.
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.
Solvil et Titus is often criticized for using the name of famous timekeeper Paul Ditisheim without authorization. On closer examination, the company, while lacking the genius of the man who lent them his name, has nevertheless respected what made it famous: chronometers and jewelry watches.
Unusually, for over a century, Pronto watches were run by the same family, from the company's creation in 1890, to its demise in 2000.
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.