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Born | April 29, 1896 |
Died | September 14, 1971 | (aged 75)
Betty Fiechter is...
Early life
editsources[1]
specialty was watches with small movements[3]
CEO from 1930s to 1970s; bringing women's watches to the importance (ack) [4]
Ladybird watch, introduced in 1956[5] 'cocktail watches', was an apprentice and then became head of manufacturing, technical and commercial development, purchased the firm in 1932 when Frédéric-Emile Blancpain died, wanted to provide women the opportunity to own technical interesting and inventive watches; ladybird watch had new innovations that are now common, designed for women's wrist (narrower) [6]
changed the brand name to :“Rayville S.A., succ. de Blancpain” (no one in the Blancpain family was still alive); dive watch ('Fifty Fathoms') introduced in 1953[7]
made a cocktail watch for Marilyn Monroe; joined SSIH (Société Suisse pour I’Industrie Horlogère), in 1961[8]
when Frédéric-Emile Blancpain died there were no male heirs, FEB's daughter encouraged Friechter to take over with 'Mr. Leal'; Swiss law had to change name of company,depression was a challenge,[9] more details there,
see also fr WIkipedia page ([1])
References
edit- ^ Felder, Rachel (2024-03-01). "Overlooked No More: Betty Fiechter, Pioneer in the World of Watches". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Brückner, Michael (2021-11-14). Uhren als Kapitalanlage: Status, Luxus, lukrative Investition – alles über Hersteller, Marken, An- und Verkauf (in German). FinanzBuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-96092-945-1.
- ^ Naas, Roberta (2023-12-10). "Updating a Classic Blancpain Dive Watch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Another command performance". The Daily Telegraph; London (UK). 18 June 2022. p. 10 – via Proquest.
- ^ "THE VETERAN TRENDSETTER BLANCPAIN'S LADYBIRD". The Daily Telegraph ; London (UK). 11 June 2016. p. 8 – via Proquest.
- ^ Llewellyn, Tracey (23 October 2021). "Blancpain's leading ladies: The Ladybird exemplifies watch design for women, dating back to its 1950s debut and groundbreaking R550 calibre. Now the Swiss brand is making the name a permanent part of its collection". The Daily Telegraph; London (UK). p. 11 – via Proquest.
- ^ "The Oldest Watch Brand in The World!". HOROGISTA هوروجستا. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Riehr, Philipp (2023-02-14). "A Closer Look: Blancpain's Masterful Villeret Models". Swisswatches Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "The History Of Blancpain From Jehan-Jacques Blancpain To Betty Fiechter". 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2024-05-04.