A. Favre & Fils

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A. Favre & Fils is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Carouge, a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Their timepieces are made from 18k gold (white or rose).

History[]

A record saved in the Neuchâtel State Archives establishes that on March 29, 1718, a contract was concluded between and the master watchmaker in which the former commits to teach Abraham Favre the profession of watchmaker to the extent of his knowledge for a period of three years. This document marks the beginning of the Favre watchmaking history. Another official document dated from 1737 then mentions his son, also named Abraham, as a master watchmaker. From the fourth generation on, the trade name of the firm becomes Abraham Favre & Fils, and the timepieces are subsequently signed with the brand "A. Favre & Fils".^{[citation needed]}

Genealogy[]

Below is a basic genealogy of the Favre family, from the first watchmaker to the actual founder of A. FAVRE & FILS, :

I - Abraham Favre (1685–1762), "ancien d´église", replacement Judge, entrepreneur in public construction. First initiation to watchmaking in 1718.

II - Abraham Favre (1702–1790), replacement Judge, master watchmaker.

III - Abraham Favre (1740–1823), counselor, captain of the local militia, master watchmaker and watch dealer.

IV - Frédéric Favre (1766–1840), President of the Charity Chamber in Le Locle and watch dealer.

V - Henri-Auguste Favre (1796–1865),watch manufacturer, Captain of the local armed forces, former member of the legislative Corps of Neuchâtel.

VI - Fritz Favre (1828–1877), watch manufacturer, Judge, Captain of local armed forces, assistant to the Major in the battalion I of Le Locle.

VII - Henri-Adrien Favre (1865–1961), industrial and watch manufacturer.

VIII - Henry-A. Favre (1908–1972), PHD in Law, President of the Montres FAVRE-LEUBA Company from 1934 to 1969 and of the SAPHIR Group from 1969 to 1972.

IX - Florian Favre, born in 1942, Sales Executive and Head of Product Development in the SAPHIR Group from 1966 to 1975, Owner and President of , from 1976 to 2005.

Eric Favre, born in 1943, CEO of the SAPHIR S.A. holding from 1972 to 1977.

X - Laurent Favre, born in 1973, Founder of A. FAVRE & FILS.

External links[]

• A. Favre & Fils Official Site
• A. Favre & fils Phoenix 10.1 watch review with pictures: Quantième à Grand Affichage Rotatif