The true story of  Dogma watches

The true story of Dogma watches

Dogma

After succeeding Clémence Frère & Co., Dogma watches were good traditional Swiss watches.

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Joël Pynson

February 2025

The DOGMA trademark was registered by Clemance Frère & Co. in 1949.

In 1951, the company was taken over by Arthur Dorsaz, who joined forces with Robert Schmidt to form Arthur Dorsaz & Cie, Montres Dogma [1].

Dogma watches are good Swiss watches with Ebauches SA calibers. They are characterized more by their quality than their originality.

1952

Dogma focuses on the automatic watch, following the progress of Ebauches SA calibers.

 

1957

1960

The company was finally taken over in 1972 by Aubry Frères, Ciny watches [2].

But the Dogma brand soon disappeared.

1976

[1] SOGC 1951

[2] La Suisse Horlogère, weekly edition, 1973, 6, p. 154

 

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The archives of Journal Suisse d'Horlogerie, Europa Star, Revue Internationale d'Horlogerie and Suisse Horlogère are available at The Watch Library

The FOSC (Feuille Officielle Suisse du Commerce) is available on E-periodica

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