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Joël Pynson
June 2025
Alcide Racheter and Léon Bessire set up a watchmaking factory in Geneva in 1930, under the name A. Racheter & Co [1].
In 1937, Alcide Racheter remained alone and the factory became Racheter Acacia Watch Co. but that same year Louis Leuba took control of the company [2].
In 1940, the company became Acacia SA Fabrique d'Horlogerie, and Henry-Auguste Favre joined the board of directors [3]. Acacia is a generalist factory producing all kinds of watches, in particular water-resistant watches and chronographs.
1940
1941
In 1944, Louis Leuba also joined the Board of Directors, and the company became Compagnie des Montres Favre-Leuba [4].
The Acacia brand is no longer used.
[1] FOSC 1930
[2] FOSC 1937
[3] FOSC 1940
[4] FOSC 1944
The FOSC (Feuille Officielle Suisse du Commerce) is available on E-periodica
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