Hallmarks of French Watchmakers
| AD AD within a rhombus Manufactured carriage clocks? |
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| AD, Paris AD Paris |
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| Montres Airain, Besanzón Airain (1934) – AP (1934) |
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| Ancla Fot Bte Star Shield Anchor |
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| Edward Armelin, Angouleme W inside a rhombus – ED Armelin Used movements from others, from Japy’s time. |
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| François Arse Margaine, Paris AM 1880. Carriage clock maker |
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| Auboin, Paris Auboin A Paris |
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| J.Barbot, Paris Etablissement Barbot de Paris (1840) – D’Aureville and Chameroy Maison Barbot (1840) Manufactured Paris type machines. His stamp is seen on different watches signed by others, Gaston Jolly, Sandoz de Avignon ect. The D’Aureville and Chameroy Maison Barbot hallmark is seen on watches with movements by others, for example Japy |
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| Barrard & Vignon, Paris Barrard & Vignon manufactures D’Horlogerie (1860) They manufactured watches between 1860 and 1880, with their own movements and with other brands, the second seal is taken from a movement marked S.Marti |
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| Delepine Barrois, St. Nicolas d’Aliermont DLB flor (1865) |
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| Baschet Baullier, Paris Baschet Baullier Paris (1850) They made clocks about 1850 |
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| Louis Alfred Baveux, Saint Nicolas d’Aliermont AB or BA (1860) Family of watchmakers, his father supplied machinery to Henri Jacot, he also made many machinery for the Jacots. |
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| A.Berhoud, Paris A Berhoud Paris |
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| Manufacture d’horlogerie de Bethune, Bethune MB ave (1910) Founded in the Bethume region in 1923 – in 1947 the name was changed to Testut-Aequitas. Watch production ended in 1961, when it merged with Testut. In 2000 it was bought by Mettler-Toledo. The Bethune factory closed in 2003. |
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| Louis Boname, Seloncourt L Boname (1870) It had its factory in Seloncourt (Doubs), it made watches and movements. 1870 |
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| A & P.Bonnet, Paris A&P Bonnet Paris |
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| P. Bonnet & R. Pottier, Paris Bonnet & Pottier |
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| Borrel, Paris A.Borrel-Jean Wagner (1866) Electric clocks |
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| AE.Bourdin, Paris Bourdin Paris (1840) Carriage clock maker, about 1840 |
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| Napoleon Boutron Bogeart, Paris B.B-BREVETE SGDG PARIS an oval bee (1870) |
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| Ateliers Brillie Freres, Levallois-Perret Brillie Made in France (1920) Watch manufacturers electrical 1920 |
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| Familia Brocot, Paris Louis Brocot (1860) – AB inside a five-pointed star (1865) – AB star (1870) Watches of all types. |
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| Jules Brunelot, Paris JB oval (1878) – B circle (1878) The B was used in the carriage clocks and the JB in the others.. |
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| J.C Cailly, Paris JC Cailly (1840) – Dent a Paris (1840) Renowned French watch manufacturer. There is also the seller’s mark Roberts A Paris |
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| A. Carlhian & Beaumetz, Paris A Carlhian & Beaumetz Paris (1890) Manufacturer of long case watches and Paris type movements. |
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| Cattin and Co., Morteau Cattin and Co. (1960) – Mortima ave Also as Montres Mortima. |
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| Manufacture speciale d’Horlogerie & Ebestinerie, Champagnole(Jura) Carrez Modelle Depose alas campana (1888) – Carrez alas campana (1925) – LC estrella (1925) Manufacturer of watches and wooden boxes for these Leon Carrez. |
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| A.Chapus, Paris A la Gerbe d’or A.Chapus Rue de Rivoli 86 1890. Watch seller, with machinery from others, for example Samuel Marti. |
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| J.Charles, Paris J Charles a Paris |
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| Chartier&Marcus, Paris Chartier&Marcus Manufacturer and dealers of watches. It was also a subsidiary of Junghans in 1976 |
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| Ed.Chartier, Paris EC (1880) carriage |
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| Henry Chatelain, Paris HC (1890) – DC (1890) – EC (1890) Instruments |
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| Chatier&Marcus, Paris Chatier&Marcus a Paris (1860) carriage and others. |
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| A.Chaumont, Paris Chaumont Paris |
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| Emile Colin et Cie, Paris LR brevete Bronze foundry that mounted clocks with this stamp. 1843-1930 |
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| G. Combet, Lion GC lagarto |
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| Couaillet Freres, Saint-Nicolas d’Aliermont Couaillet Freres Armand Couaillet, in Saint-Nicolas d’Aliermont, his city, began working for Albert Villon in 1885, in 1892 he began manufacturing carriage watches, in 1903 he associated with his brothers and founded Couaillet Freres. In 1925 they separated and Armand created La Mécanique Horlogère. |
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| Fabrique d’ebauches Cupillard SA, Villers-le-Lac UC in circle (1955) – UC map of France (1955) |
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| Manufacture Francais d’Armes et Cycles, Saint-Etienne MF inside a circle (1886) – MFB (1886) They manufactured wall clocks and electric clocks, Bulle brand, among other things in Saint-Etienne, since 1885, it seems that it is still in operation |
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| A.Debut, Paris Debut 48 Avenue du Maine AD (1930) Watch trade. |
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| Depery RIP inside a rectangle It seems that they are the initials of durability, elegance, precision. Depery is a family of watchmakers who worked from 1826 to 1954. |
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| Constanti Louis Detouche, Paris C Detouche Paris He founded his company in 1803 and went on to become one of the best-known jewelers in Paris and a manufacturer of scientific instruments. |
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| Deux, Paris C Deux Paris |
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| Diette Fils Hour, Paris DH Depose (1891) carriage. Also as Charles Hour |
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| Francois Douillon, Saint Nicolas d’Aliermont Douillon 1750. A highly prized watchmaker for the bronze ornamentation on the case of his watches. The name of Cailly also appears on the second seal |
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| Pierre Drocourt, Paris Drocourt (1840) – DC with a carriage clock between the two letters (1840) Pierre and his son Alfred Drocourt settled in Paris and also in San Nicolas d Aliermont. Manufactured carriage clocks 1820 – 1900 |
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| Dufaud, Paris Dufaud Paris It seems that he is a bronzer and assembled other machinery, approximately 1860 |
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| Duplan a Salles, Paris Duplan a Salles Fabricant a Paris (1855) He is a bronzer, he assembled other people’s machinery and worked with different artists including Jacques Louis Gautier |
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| Paul M. d’Escrivan, Marsella Le Sextant (1923) |
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| Etablissement de Paris, Paris Etablissement de Paris |
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| Farcot, Paris Anchor star FB (1870) – Farcot (1870) – Eagle with bronze medal F Brevete (1870) – Marque de fabrique depose (1870) Henry Eugène Adrien FARCOT, creates his first company in SAINT-OUEN, in 1853. |
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| Fexacta, Paris Fexacta French manufacturer of Paris type machinery. It is found in some watches signed by Melotte.1880 |
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| Fontenoy Fontenoy made in France Watch manufacturers between 1920-1940 |
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| FP FP Marque Deposee avispa (1930) |
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| Pierre & Etienne Frainier, Morteau FPF within a square depose Pocket watch case manufacturer. 1901 |
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| France Ebauche & Dessin, Besanzón FE Factory of ebauches. |
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| Gardien & Cheron, Paris Gardien & Cheron Mid-Century French Watch Salesman XIX |
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| Paul Garnier, Paris Paul Garnier Paris (1830) Pocket and carriage watches. |
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| Antoine Gaudron, Paris Gaudron a Paris The Gaudron a Paris signature appeared as early as 1660 on watch movements produced by Antoine Gaudron’s workshop, but little is known today about this watchmaker. His works were admired by the French nobility. |
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| GC GC estrella cruz Watch merchant, his brand is seen on the machinery of Louis Japy y Cia (1878) |
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| J.George, Dunkerque J.George Horlogerie Bijouterie Dunkerque Watch and jewelry merchant from the time of Japy Freres, his stamp is on Japy machinery. |
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| Gerber Freres, Morteau Durandalor G espada (1931) Watch and jewelry manufacturer. |
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| Girod Girod French factory in the Morbier region, Jura. I make Art Deco type clocks between 1930-1960 with Westminster chimes or Cloche de Jura, which sounds the same as the previous one. |
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| Auguste Girod & Fils, Besanzón G Morbier (1930) Clock movements. |
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| E.Godeau, Paris E Godeau a Paris Watch seller, in 1870 he was selling on boulevard Richard-Lenoir |
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| CP Gontard, Paris PG star compass (1850) carriage |
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| Grivolas, St-Cloud Grivolas Claude Grivolas is the only known French manufacturer of 400-day torsion pendulum clocks. In 1907 he obtained several patents. |
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| Guyenot, Paris Guyenot (1812) Merchant who sold or assembled watches with machinery from others, for example from Japy Freres. |
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| Guyerdet, Paris Guyerdet (1860) High prestige watches. |
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| H&F, Paris H&F paris Trader who sold watches with movements from Mougins, S.Marti ect. |
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| H&K, Paris |  |
| Leon Hatot, Besancon ATO (1934) – Leon Hatot (1934) He was a watchmaker and jeweler of great fame. He made electric clocks. 1905. Today it is owned by the Swatch group. |
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| Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg, Paris F.L Hausburg Hausburg initially operated with his uncle August Wilhelm Promoli first in Paris and then in Liverpool. The watches have been engraved with the names of the two. |
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| HB Horlogerie de Paris, Paris HB estrella (1890?) |
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| Hersant Se 1B De Chatelain, Paris Hersant Se 1B De Chatelain Paris (1880) |
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| Horlogerie de Savoie, Annemasse HS map France |
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| Louis Hottot, Paris Hottot a Paris (1829) Watch merchant. |
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| Charles Victor Hour, Paris CH Hour France (1866) – Just (1866) Carriage clocks. 1866 |
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| H.P & Cia, Paris A1 corona HP&Cia Paris (1870?) |
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| Jaccard SA, Villers-le-Lac Jaccard (1950) – JF (1950) Watch factory |
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| Henri Jacot, Paris HJ made in paris Between 1856-1920 he made carriage clocks. |
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| Japy Freres, Paris Marca:JFC (1887) – Chemin de fer – Beaucourt herradura (1890) – L’Alouette ave – CJF (1913) – Gauloise gallo (1888) – Japy Freres (1888) – Japy Fils (1855) – JF (1913) – LA La Melisa (1904) |
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| Louis Japy y Cia, Berne-Seloncourt Louis Japy y Cia (1878) – Le Fleuron JFC estrellas (1850) He is one of the sons of Frederic Japy |
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| Joseph Jeambrun, Maiche JEJ circle |
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| Gvf REY JEUNE Gvf REY JEUNE brevete (1860) Watch merchant, stamp on the machinery of Samuel Marti and others. |
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| J.R Paris, Paris JR oval |
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| Auguste L’Epee, Sainte-Suzanne Brand: L’Epee swords (1839) – ALC crossed swords (1839) He acquired the buildings of La ferme du Prince in Sainte-Suzanne, near Besançon and founded his own factory in 1839 as Manufacture L’Epée. Still running today, owned by Swiza S.A. |
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| La Vedette SA, Saverne La vedette (1926) – V (1935) – Electrico (1930) Known as Carillon de France Fabrique La Vedette S.A. |
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| Arthur Lambert, Saint Nicolas d’Aliermont ENREGISTREUR LAMBERT Manufacturer of electric clocks for time control, in Valenciennes and in 1907 moved to St.Nicolas-d Aliermont. |
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| Pierre LeMasson, Paris P LeMasson Paris It is a store in Paris, he used empire-type watches with machinery from others, where his seal was placed, 1880. |
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| Leroy & Fils, Paris Leroy & Fils a Paris (1813) Founded by Theodore Leroy, it made carriage clocks with machinery from others, including Pons, Cerro in 1960. |
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| P.Lesperut Fils Aine a Paris, Paris P.Lesperut Fils Aine to Paris Alas |
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| LinetAine, Paris LinetAine Paris His stamp is seen on Vincenti’s moves. He seems to be a merchant of the time.1820 |
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| SA des Montres LIP, Besancon Lip (1908) – Eagle with crown, stopwatch and pieces. Also as Lipmann Freres |
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| Lorsa, Annemasse Lorsa (1952) – Cruz (1952) Also like L’Horlogerie de Savoie |
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| H.Luppens, Paris H.LUPPENS PARIS inside an oval Watchmaker who worked well with brass and bronze, in Brussels, assembled movements of others, S.marti ect and dealer also in Paris 1860 |
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| Machenaud, Paris Machenaud LD Anc Maison Pinchon 1860-1870. Merchant who sold S.Marti watches and others. |
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| Pierre Maillardet, Morteau Ultra (1949) Pocket watches factory, begins with the acquisition of Geismar & Co |
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| Maple&Co Ltd, Paris Maple&Co Ltd Paris (1890) Sellers of watches made by others. |
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| Henri Marc, Paris HY MARC PARIS 1840. Makes all kinds of watches, some with movement from others and some apparently with their own movement. |
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| Fritz Marti, Vieux-Charmont F Marti F.Marti and sons in 1867, participated in the Paris Exposition of 1889 and was awarded a gold medal in 1900. |
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| Samuel Marti, Paris Samuel Marti (1900) – S Marti (1900) Famed Watchmaker, 1860-Bronze Medal, 1889-Silver Medal, 1900-Gold Medal |
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| C.Maurel, Paris Prix Montyon Medaille D’Or TM Brief scale crown |
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| E.Maurice & Co, Paris EM&C inside oval Carriage Clock Manufacturer. |
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| Etienne Maxant, Paris EM (1882) – Etienne Maxant Brevete Paris (1883) Watchmaker of the 1880, made replicas of watches of famous previous watchmakers, and put their name on the dial. |
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| Societe Generale Mercantile, Paris Invariable Regulateur steamboat (1889) Trade in watches and movements |
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| Miroy-Requier Co, Paris-Londres-England Miroy-Requier Co (1860) – CM (11860) Ernest Miroy is the son of JB Marie Miroy, the older of the two Miroy brothers. Ernest married Josefina Requier and moved to London with his cousin Adolfo Víctor Miroy in 1860 where watches are marketed under the Miroy-Requena name. Both Miroy brothers were responsible for the watch and the bronze, his brother Camilo was the real owner of one of the two patents. 10 rue de Angouleme, Paris. |
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| H.Molle, Paris Etablissement H Molle Paris (1870?) – Dumoulinneue & H. Molle Paris Trader, your seal is seen on Mougin’s machinery. |
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| Marc Monnier, Morteau MMM star (1924) Chronometers. |
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| AD Mougin, Paris AD Mougin star It began in 1880 in Montbeliard and later moved to Rue des Filles du Calvaire, Paris, in 1908. The upper stamp VF corresponds to the merchant Georges Verger et Fils, at rue Sainte-Anne 51, Paris. |
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| Victor Mougin Fils, Morteau VM Marque Deposee (1924) – PHI-PHI (1924) – MM (1924) Cronometros. |
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| Mougin y Jeambrun, Damprichard Marque Deposee MJ (1911) y partes |
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| Odo Odo made in France The ODO company in its modern form was founded in 1920 by the Odobez brothers in Morbier. |
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| Oppenheimer Freres, Paris Flor (1895) – Caballo (1895) – Archer trees (1895) – Angel with sword (1895) – Sun with chalice circle (1895) – Birds flowers (1896) – Dragon with shield (1896) – Lion with snake in the mouth circle (1896) – Aguila (1896) – Ave (1896) – Aves (1896) – Imperatrice Jingo rider on horseback bow arrows (1896) – Oppenheimer Freres in banner at the bird’s beak (1896) Watch and parts trade. |
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| Association Ouvriere d’horlogerie, Epinal Assoc Ouvriere Epinal Ch Feuvrier Charles Feuvrier was the owner and participated in the Nancy 1909 exhibition |
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| Societe des Etablissements Parrenin, Villers-le-Lac HP map of France (1926) and parts. |
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| Hippolyte Parrenin, Villers-le-Lac HP (1902) – HP oval (1900) and parts. Also like Parrenin-Marguet |
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| PD, Paris SGDC PD Paris oval |
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| Jules Pecheux, Chateau Thierry Pecheux Merchant from Japy’s time. |
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| GF. Petit, Paris GF Petit a Paris He is a watch salesman, about 1840 |
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| Henri Pickard, Paris Pickard a Paris. 1850-1890 |
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| Vernon Pinchon Fils Ainé, Paris Vernon Pinchon Fils Aine Paris He had an establishment in Rue Michel-le-Comte, Paris in 1880. Trader who sold watches with movements manufactured by others. It is curious that he had the store in the same street as Machenaud |
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| Honoré Pons, Paris Pons (1827) A famous French watchmaker, he is known for having revived the watchmaking industry in Saint-Nicolas de Aliermont. He is the author of numerous Paris and carriage-type machinery. In 1827 he was awarded a gold medal. |
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| E.Portelance, Paris EP Depose inside oval (1870) |
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| Leon Potonie, Paris Potonie Paris stars (1840) Seller of watches with machinery from others, for example from Pons |
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| Sonnerie Progres Sonnerie Progres (1850) |
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| Prost Freres, Morez Prost (1840) tower |
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| Raingo Freres, Paris Raingo Freres Paris La Maison Frères Raingo, founded in 1813, was located in 1830 at 8 rue de Touraine, in Paris. The four Raingo brothers began as watchmakers and later, in 1841 they added bronze work and furniture to their catalogues. In 1860, he made bronze decorations for Napoleon III and his wife. |
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| Raison & Thomas, Paris Mon Franjus E. Raison Successeur – ANCne Mon Franjus Raison & Thomas Successeur Sellers of watches with machinery from Marti, Japy ect 1880. |
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| Guillaume Ratte, Paris GR corona (1866) |
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| Victor Reclus, Paris Sol VR Brevete Paris (1862) – Brevete SGDG RVR (1860) – Eagle Bronze Medal Brevete (1860) Had a logo registered in 1859 and 1875. Manufacturer of clocks in 1867 and electric clocks in 1889. In 1858 he presented a pendant alarm certificate, RVR = Revell Victor Reclus. Inventor of various mechanisms for electric watches. Already in 1860 he patented an electrical system. |
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| Antoine Redier, Paris AR Brevete Ar a Paris circles stars (1881) He was the inventor of the alarm in the mechanical clock, which he patented in 1847. He began as an assistant to Frédéric Louis Perrelet. |
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| Richard & Co, Paris-Londres-England RC (1867) – R&C (1867) – R&Co (1867) It was founded in Paris in 1848 under a different name, adding a London branch in 1857. In 1867 it became the English branch of Richard & Co., 24 Cannon Street, London. In France, this would be Richard et Cie. |
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| Roblin, Paris Roblin a Paris (1860) Merchant, with movements of others |
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| AH.Rodanet, Paris AH.Rodanet (1875) Watch merchant. |
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| Rollin, Paris Rollin a Paris (1860) Watch merchant, time of Japy Freres |
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| Andre Romain Guilmet, Paris GLT (1870) Mystery Watch Maker. |
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| Les Fils de F. Romanet, Morbier FFR sol France (1939) – La Comtoise (1939) The company seems to have been registered in 1939, manufacturing watches with Westminster chimes, previously Morbier or Comtoise type watches were manufactured with the same stamp. They also made pocket watches. |
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| F.Schuhmacher, ? Escarabajo (1935) Watch parts |
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| Sefea, Annemasse S in coat of arms – S outline of France – INT (1970) Factory of ebauches. Also as Société européenne de fabrication d’ebauches d’Annemasse. It arose from the union of Judex and Marius Anguenot, Today it is part of Swatch Group AG. |
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| Edouard Serin, Paris Edouard Serin ES bell Paris (1876) – Bell ES Marque Fabrique (1876) Clock and bronze factory. |
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| Silvin, Paris JS inside circle Silvin (1908) Watchmaker, who had business on Rue des Arquebusiers, and won a bronze medal for his watch movement. Machinery mounted on sculptures by F. Moreau. |
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| Taveau Freres, Paris Taveau Freres Paris (1850) Merchant or ultimate assembler of watches, Pons machinery and others. |
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| Terraillon & J. Petitjean, Morez Terraillon (1913) monumental. |
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| Tétard Freres, Paris TF Res (1880) and goldsmith. |
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| Alphonse Tilliere, Cluses T (1870) Pocket watches and chronometers. |
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| G. Tribaudeau, Besançon 9A3 Brevete S.G.D.G. en oval (1893) Movements and Cases Pocket watches. |
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| Ucra Ucra romb It seems to be a French watch brand 1957. |
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| Unix Unix France |
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| Charles Valogne, Paris C Valogne Paris (1830) He sold watches in Paris and London, the movements appear to have been supplied by Audemars. |
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| VAP Brevete, Paris VAP BREVETE SCDG inside oval (1890) Victor Athanase Pierret was born in 1806 and died in 1893. He was born in Bucy-les-Pierrepont and worked as an apprentice since he was 13 years old with a manufacturer called Rolin, he stayed there for 5 years and then moved moved to Paris. He exhibited at the London Exhibition of 1851, where he presented a pendule planetaire (a planetarium). |
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| Georges Verger & Fils, Paris VF oval wheel (1936) – VF tree – FV with flowers (1936) – VF Marque de Fabrique wheel (1936) Ferdinand Verger founded a jewelery and watch shop in 1872. His sons, Georges and Henri, in 1911, They produced watches with machinery from the best houses and were agents in Paris for Vacheron Constantin, Verger Frères created many very original designs, their modernist style has been associated with the best of the Art Deco period. |
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| Ferdinand Verger, Paris FV (1896) Movements and cases for Pocket watches. |
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| Gay Vicarino & Co, Paris GV Gay Vicarino The watches that are attributed to him, some have movement from others, for example from Japy or Samuel Marti. |
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| Albert Villon, Saint Nicolas d’Aliermont Leon (1900) – Bayard DB estrella sol (1928) AV. Bayard. Started in 1896, the collective name of the company Albert Villon, Duverdrey and Bloquel became Bayard thirty years later. After a first bankruptcy in 1984, the site will close its doors in 1989. |
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| Jules Villon & Co, Paris Clock and star (1891) |
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| Vincenti and Co., Vincenti Vincenti Watch factory founded in 1822 by Vincenti. |
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| WBK & Fils, Paris WBK & Fils Paris – Corona A circulo It may be a retailer, its brands appear on Samuel Marti machinery. |
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