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	Buste de Betty Fiechter placé à la Rue des Sources à Villeret (Suisse)
Born	April 29, 1896
Died	September 14, 1971 (aged 75)

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Betty Fiechter is...

Early life

sources^[1]

^[2]

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,

References

^ 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.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Naas, Roberta (2023-12-10). "Updating a Classic Blancpain Dive Watch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[4] "Another command performance". The Daily Telegraph; London (UK). 18 June 2022. p. 10 – via Proquest.

[5] "THE VETERAN TRENDSETTER BLANCPAIN'S LADYBIRD". The Daily Telegraph ; London (UK). 11 June 2016. p. 8 – via Proquest.

[6] 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.

[7] "The Oldest Watch Brand in The World!". HOROGISTA هوروجستا. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[8] Riehr, Philipp (2023-02-14). "A Closer Look: Blancpain's Masterful Villeret Models". Swisswatches Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[9] "The History Of Blancpain From Jehan-Jacques Blancpain To Betty Fiechter". 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

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