Since 1898

1898

The watchmaking history of AUGUSTE REYMOND, also known as ARSA (Auguste Reymond SA) began in 1898, when a young 26-year old entrepreneur decided to put together a small team of watchmakers to manufacture the pocket watches that today bear his name.

Mr. A. Reymond and his daughter Lucie (1919).

1903

Auguste Reymond opens his factory on rue du Midi in Tramelan.

1906

Auguste Reymond buys the “Val de Joux Watch Co.” in Les Bioux in the Vallée de Joux to produce his own movements.

After settling in Tramelan, in 1910 he sold the company to “Reymond Frères SA”, which in 1929 became “Valjoux SA”, the famous manufacturer of the Valjoux chronograph movement.

1910

By now the AUGUSTE REYMOND company had more than a hundred employees, becoming one of the main employers in the region.

1914

Auguste Reymond received numerous awards for the quality and reliability of his watches, including a gold medal at the 1910 Brussels World Exhibition and a second gold medal at the 1914 Swiss National Exhibition in Bern.

1920

AUGUSTE REYMOND became one of the first companies to use sealing gaskets and shock absorbers in wristwatches.

1926

In 1926, AUGUSTE REYMOND attained new summits with the acquisition of the UNITAS Watch Company in Tramelan.

The Manufacture would develop more than a hundred calibres, renowned worldwide for their remarkable quality and competitive price. It would become the supplier of numerous watch companies.

1930

From the beginning of the 1930s, the AUGUSTE REYMOND Manufacture began producing watches with chronometer, chronograph, moon phase and alarm movements.

1940s

The company also developed jewellery watches for its female customers.

1948

Fascinated by astronomy and the beauty of the sky, AUGUSTE REYMOND’s master watchmakers put the emphasis on one of their flagship complications: the moon phase.

1949

AUGUSTE REYMOND automatic timepieces remain renowned for their reliability and quality.

1958

60th anniversary of the Manufacture

The AUGUSTE REYMOND engineers developed a digital version of their famous Arsamatic timepiece with jump hours.

1959

Members of the Swiss Alpine Club were equipped with an ARSA automatic watch for their expedition in the Peruvian Andes.

In the 1960s, the Manufacture became the largest employer in Tramelan, with over 300 employees.

1970

The AUGUSTE REYMOND brand developed bold designs for its quartz watches
by working on geometries that were impossible for mechanical watches.

The 1990s

JAZZ AGE, COTTON CLUB, BOOGIE or RUMBA… timepieces with jazz-inspired names set the rhythm for the 1990s…

The 2010s

Launch of the famous “orbital moon” module. Arrival of the MAGELLAN sport line
as well as other models with classic and timeless designs.