© JAPY FRERES: BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY + MARKING, YEAR.
Edouard Louis Frédéric Japy 1749-1812 and his wife,Suzanne Catherine Amstutz 1756-1811.
Japy freres was founded 1n 1806 by Frédéric with his sons Pierre (finances/ commerce), Fritz and
Louis (technicality, machine design)
Today JAPY FRERES watches and clocks are still around because of the development by industrialision the
watch manufacturing industry.
They produced many watches and clocks, estimated in the millions during a good 150 years.
Frédéric Japy (1749-1812) was a pioneer in the "art" of industrialisation and manufacturing, not only
watches/ clocks, but of manufacturing in general.
Watches/ clocks were made individual, by hand, by one or more people and then assembled.
Like Ford did with cars, starting production lines for cars, at one place concentrated, Japy did
the same around 1770-1812 by manufacturing pocket watches and clocks in basic production lines
atone place concentrated at Beaucourt (his native town) in France.
In very short time the production was more then double the usual way.
In 1806 three of his sons (Pierre,"Fritz" and Louis) took over the bussines and founded the trademark
"Japy Freres".
The "golden age" to the japy freres dynasty was during the 1850-1930 years, by manufacturing
watches/ clocks that the "common man" could buy.
Japy Freres also created the machines or modified machines to do this.
Because of production amount/ speed and lower prices Japy Freres got many contracts by different army's to
deliver watches and clocks.
Japy Freres gave birth to the new standard for production: in his case this ment: watches, clocks, and later
on emaille dials, and other things.
Later on Frédéric's idea and interpretation of production lines became the industrial standard, as good as
world wide.
After his death in 1812 the factory went through his family untill the late 1930's, and ended there, as far it concerned watch/ clocks manufacturing. 
Watch factory Japy Freres, Beaucourt 1823
Watch/ clock factory at Badevel (close to Beaucourt) Village of Beaucourt
FOUNDING "JAPY FRERES", 1806, BY THESE 3 BROTHERS, SONS OF FREDERIC AND SUZANNE.
Pierre Japy 1777-1863 and his wife Caroline Cuvier 1786-1866 Caroline Cuvier
Frederic Guillaume "Fritz" Japy 1774-1854 Louis Frederic japy 1777-1852
Adolphe Japy 1813-1897 Henri Japy 1848-1935
Japy factory in Beaucourt 
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JAPY FRERES & Cie, MEDAILLE d'Honneur 1855. Expo universelle Paris 1855. |
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LA VIGILANTE, louis Japy Freres. Berne Seloncourt. 1850 Registered: 27-09-1894 |
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LA PARISIENNE JAPY FRERES, BESANCON REGISTERED: 27-9-1894.
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LA PARISIENNE JAPY FRERES, BESANCON REGISTERED: 27-09-1894
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Japy Freres Beaucourt. |
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Japy Freres Beaucourt. |
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Japy Freres & Cie Medaille D'Honneur: 1855. |
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L'ALOUETTE (WITH SWALLOW), REGISTERED: 22-03-1902.(BESANCON). JAPY FRERES |
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ANCRE FRANCAISE (ORNAMENTAL HORSESHOE AND BANNER), REGISTERED:08-02-1892.(BEACOURT/ BESANCON) JAPY FRERES |
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AUTOMEDON BRAND FOR TIME ADJUSTMENT FEATURE, REGISTERED: 28-2-1899. (BEAUCOURT) JAPY FRERES & CIE |
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Japy Freres & Cie Beaucourt 1893 |
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AUTOMOBILE REGULATOR (WITH JFC IN OVAL) REGISTERED: 28-01-1899.(BESANCON) JAPY FRERES |
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BABY JAPY PARIS, BEAUCOURT, BESANCON. JAPY FRERES SA |
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Beaucourt JFC (in horseshoe) Beaucourt, 1850; registered: 8-2-1892. |
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Japy freres & Cie Registered: 19-07-1893.
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Beaucourt/ JFC (in horseshoe, surrounding monogram) La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Registered: 7-3-1890. |
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Beaucourt Watch Company / JFC La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Registered: 12-3-1888 |
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Bocor (the cross) Clocks; registered: 16-3-1903. (Beaucourt) |
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Movements; registered: 25-1-1935. (Beaucourt) |
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Brevete (with cock) Beaucourt and Besancon |
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La Chaud De Fonds, Japy Freres & Cie, Switzerland Registered: 15-4-1887 |
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Crescendo Japy Paris, Beaucourt and Besancon. |
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CX Beaucourt. |
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Cyrano Besançon and Beaucourt, registered: 9-8-1898. |
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Japy Freres Medaille d'or |
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Democrate (Pocket watches) Registered: 28-1-1896. (Beaucourt) |
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Double Succès Registered: 31-5-1935 and 7-6-1905. |
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E (actually SE on clock) Watches; Rue Fredric Japy, registered: 4-2-1936. |
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R & Co. Beaucourt, France |
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Gauloise (La Gauloise) Registered: 28-2-1892. (Besancon) |
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Gauloise (on banner with cock and pocket) Besancon, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland; Registered: 12-6-1888. |
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Japy Freres & Cie. / Goe Med D'Honneur (with medal and crown) Small Watches, watch movements; Beaucourt.
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JF Registered:20-12-1910 Beaucourt Japy Freres & Cie |
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JF (in a semicircle / C) Small Watches, watch movements; Registered: 30-12-1913. (Beaucourt) |
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Paris (Horsehoe surrounding JFC monogram) Beaucourt. |
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Japy freres & Cie Medaille D'honneur. |
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JFC( with 4 stars above) La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 1887. (in duo with Besançon) |
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JFC (like in relief, with 4 stars above)) Small Watches, watch parts, movements, housing, Beaucourt + La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Registered: 15-4-1887. |
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Paris (in Horsehoe, surrounding monogram with 4 stars above) Beaucourt, 1901. |
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LEP Japy & Cie La Chapotte-Herimoncourt. |
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LM (bee in the circle) Movement; Beaucourt and Besançon, France; LM = La Melissa; Registered: 22-9-1904. |
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Japy Freres & Cie Beaucourt. |
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La Démocrate Registered: 28-2-1896. (Besancon) |
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japy freres & Cie Registered: 08-12-1901. |
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Le fleuron Berne-Seloncourt, 1850. Registered: 28-2-1896. Beaucourt. Louis Japy/ Japy freres
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Le fleuron Berne-Seloncourt, France, 1850, registered: 28-2-1896. |
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Melissa Movements and watch parts; Bce, registered: 22-9-1904 |
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Minut Paris, Beaucourt and Besancon. |
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Minut-Japy Paris, Beaucourt and Besancon. |
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Monnin Sale of products by Japy Freres, Paris, 1851-1861. |
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Montre Universelle / Populaire (in circle with 3 coins: JFC / Grand Prix) Small Watches, watch parts, movements, dials, pocket watches, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss, registrated: 24-11-1888. |
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Moteur Japy Beaucourt and Besançon, registered: 17-9-1898. |
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Murmure Paris and Besançon. |
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Murmure Japy Paris and Besançon. |
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JAPY FRERES & Cie Registered 1893 |
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Opex Watches, small watches, watch parts; Beaucourt, registered: 25-4-1906. |
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Opteur Movement, watch parts; Beaucourt, registered: 18-2-1908. |
- INDEX
- LORCH lathe, WW bed
- BOLEY LEINEN lathe, WW bed
- WOLF JAHN lathe, WW bed
- LORCH lathe, 8mm, Geneve.
- LORCH lathe, 6mm, Triumph.
- Pocket watches, year 1730-1825
- Pocket watches, year 1825-1890
- Pocket watches, year 1890-1915
- Pocket watches, year 1915-1950
- Longines serial numbers
- Roskopf, Biography, roskopf & Cie
- Japy Freres, Biography, production list, marks/ year.
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