At a glance
- Period
- 19th century
- Place
- Switzerland
- Also known as
- Edouard Heuer
The watchmaking story
Useful places to start with Édouard Heuer's work include 1869 winding patent and 1887 oscillating-pinion improvement.
Édouard Heuer founded or co-founded Heuer from 1860. 1
Scope: Direct watchmaking
Why this person is included
Documented original work
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: Heuer
Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Heuer — Founder / co-founder From 1860. Watchmaker / inventor / founder 1
Legacy affiliation: Heuer. Person-level contribution: Founded his workshop in 1860 and patented improvements to keyless winding and chronograph coupling.
Original affiliation wording: Heuer. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Other people linked to the same brands
- Carole Forestier-Kasapi — TAG Heuer
- Jack Heuer — TAG Heuer
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 2 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established
Sources
- Our history, our legacy – From 1860 to NowTAG Heuer · First-party / official · Not stated
[S0110] TAG Heuer. "Our history, our legacy – From 1860 to Now." Not stated. https://www.tagheuer.com/int/en/our-story/history.html Accessed 2026-09-13.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization
How it was checked: Opened and read
Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.
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