Athmos Hotel
This Hotel succeeds to the old Hotel Moreau. It is ideally situated in the city centre just 3 minutes by foot from the train station of La Chaux-de-Fonds. This 4 Star Hotel, which has been completely renovated in 2002, merges old fashioned charm and modern
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La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers from the French border. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third largest city in the French-speaking part of the country. The city's economy is based on industry and watch manufacturers. Famous watchmaking manufacturers include Girard-Perregaux founded in Geneva in 1791, TAG Heuer, Corum, Breitling, Juvenia, the Marathon Watch Company, Ulysse Nardin, Invicta and others. The city holds the international watchmaking museum, showing the history of watches. Watchmaking companies such as Accurist have offices in the city.
The Gallets' best customer and, from 1877, exclusive distributor in the US, was the wholesale dealer Jules Racine, a cousin of the
Gallets. Jules Racine distributed watches from the Gallet brand, as well as with his own brand names ("Racine" since 1870), Jules Racine, Lady Racine, Racine Royale; also, Jules Racine distributed specifically American brand names like "Bridgeport", "Burlington", "Chancellor", "Commodore", "Continental Watch Company" (Continental W.C.), "Eureka", "Mars", "National Park", "Security", "Select", "Solar", "Success", "The Governor" and
others. The style of the cases, bands, watch face and hands were tuned to the American taste, the watch movements however, were always acquired from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
