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The town of [[Fleurier]] has a long history of watchmaking, remaining a center of production today with [[Parmigiani]] and [[Vaucher Manufacture]]. Components that would become part of the eponymous **Fleurier Watch Co.** date to [[1858]]. The company itself was created in [[1915]] and incorporated many local brands over the next half century, including the original [[Arcadia]]. The company was brought into [[ASUAG]] in [[1932]], with movement manufacturing portion, **Fabrique d'ébauches de Fleurier**, becoming part of [[Ebauches SA]]. | The town of [[Fleurier]] has a long history of watchmaking, remaining a center of production today with [[Parmigiani]] and [[Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier]]. Components that would become part of the eponymous **Fleurier Watch Co.** date to [[1858]]. The company itself was created in [[1915]] and incorporated many local brands over the next half century, including the original [[Arcadia]]. The company was brought into [[ASUAG]] in [[1932]], with movement manufacturing portion, **Fabrique d'ébauches de Fleurier**, becoming part of [[Ebauches SA]]. |
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The company and its brands gradually disappeared over the next few decades, even as Ebauches SA grew to become part of [[ETA]] in today's [[Swatch Group]]. The movement manufacturing component of the business was sold to [[Chopard]] in [[1996]], with their historic building following in [[2000]]. Today, the former Fleurier movement works are a core component of [[Chopard calibres|Chopard's //manufacture// capability]]. | The company and its brands gradually disappeared over the next few decades, even as Ebauches SA grew to become part of [[ETA]] in today's [[Swatch Group]]. The movement manufacturing component of the business was sold to [[Chopard]] in [[1996]], with their historic building following in [[2000]]. Today, the former Fleurier movement works are a core component of [[Chopard calibres|Chopard's //manufacture// capability]]. |