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 +====== Unitas ======
 +{{wst>menue_mov|Unitas}}
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 +**Unitas** was a Swiss [[ebauche movement]] manufacturer established in [[1898]], joining [[Ebauches SA]] in [[1932]], and currently part of the [[Swatch Group]]'s [[ETA]] division.
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 +===== History =====
 +[[Auguste Reymond]] established his namesake watch company in [[1898]] in [[Tramelan]]. Like most watchmakers at the time, he used movements from a variety of producers before beginning [[ebauche]] production on his own around [[1906]]. Movement production began in [[Bioux]] but was moved to [[Tramelan]] soon after. Reymond purchased the existing [[Unitas Watch Company]] in [[1926]] and used that name on his ebauches, movements, and some complete watches.
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 +In [[1932]], Reymond and Unitas came under the [[ASUAG]] umbrella, with the Unitas ebauche operation falling under [[Ebauches SA]]. The Unitas trademark stamp, a letter "T" inside a letter "U" was established at this time.
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 +In the 1950's, Unitas released two famous pocket watch movements, calibres [[Unitas 6497|6497]] and [[Unitas 6498|6498]]. These large (19 [[ligne]]) hand-wound movements would continue in production until the present under the [[ETA]] banner.
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 +===== Weblinks =====
 +  * [[http://www.ofrei.com/page206.html|Otto Frei: Unitas watch movements]], Oakland
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 +{{tag>Watch_brands_Switzerland Movement_manufacturers Movement_manufacturers_Switzerland Swatch_Group Ebauches_SA ETA Tramelan}}
  

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