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)