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The Dial, the face of the wristwatch in the 20th century

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The end of Stern dial-makers Richemont adopted a new strategy and renamed the different Stern entities between 2012 and 2014. Stern La Chaux-de-Fonds became Procadrans and Stern Créations became Manufacture Stern 1898 before merging with the Manufacture Genevoise de Haute Horlogerie, a branch of Richemont dedicated to the production of watchmaking calibres aspiring to the Geneva Seal. In 2015, Richemont decided to bring the 118-year-old history of Stern dial-makers to an end and in June 2016, Manufacture Stern 1898 was definitively no more. What have they thrown away? Oh God, oh God! was the lament of former Stern workers even in 2019... Below is a list of the various company names adopted for a very particular jewel in Switzerland's watchmaking crown that history will always remember as "Stern Cadrans": 1898 - 1902

Atelier Henri et Louise Stern

1903 - 1905

Atelier Stern Frères

1905 - 1907

Fabrique de Cadran Charles Henri Stern

1907 - 1931

Stern Frères general partnership

1931 - 1981

Stern Frères SA

1981 - 2012

Stern Créations SA

1981 - 1996

Stern Créations SA (board members and watch brands)

1996 - 2000

Stern Créations SA (shareholder: Orior Compagnie SA)

2000 - 2012

Stern Créations SA (shareholder: Richemont Group)

2012 - 2016

Manufacture Stern 1898 (shareholder: Richemont Group)

Prototype of a Stern Créations dial made for Audemars Piguet in the period 1980-1990. Intended for a grand complication wristwatch project.

Stern Créations dial for Patek Philippe ref. 5002, Sky Moon Tourbillon, c. 2003.

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