The origins of the ETA group go back to the end of the 18th century: a watch factory was set up in Fontainemelon (FHF) in 1793. In 1855 another factory specializing in the production of «ébauches» (movement blanks) was opened in Grenchen. It took the name of ETA later. In 1926 Ebauches SA, a holding company which brought together Switzerland’s largest ébauches manufacturers, was founded. When the SMH was created in 1983, Ebauches SA became ETA SA Fabriques d’Ebauches. With 9’000 employees in Switzerland and abroad, ETA is one of the world’s largest producers of watches and movements. In 1996 it produced about 100 million units. Its manufacturing and assembly factories are located both in Switzerland and abroad, notably in France, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia and China.

• Quartz movement
• Mechanical movement