====== 1793 ====== * The Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon ([[FHF]]) is founded in Fontainemelon by Isaac and David Benguerel together with Julien and François Humbert-Droz under the name "Benguerel & Humbert. It is the first [[raw movement]] manufacturer of the world. * During the French Revolution it is attempted to introduce the [[decimal time]], counting time in decimal units. This fails, however, because of the lack of acceptance by the population. * Due to the turmoil of revolution [[Breguet, Abraham-Louis|Abraham-Louis Breguet]] flees from France back to [[Neuchâtel]]. <- [[1792]] | [[1794]] -> {{tag>Year}}