{"id":50659,"date":"2026-04-02T06:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/?page_id=50659"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:20:06","slug":"histoire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/en\/histoire\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50659\" class=\"elementor elementor-50659 elementor-50658\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92b070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c92b070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083efc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"083efc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ded315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uicore-woo-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"6ded315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uicore-woo-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">Home<\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570aee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"570aee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Histoire<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af8c8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5af8c8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3bce6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3bce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec88bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fec88bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c9046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38c9046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than a century of expertise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367a4f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367a4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of Horia began in Tramelan, in the heart of the Bernese Jura, Switzerland, at the end of the 19th century.<\/p><p>It was at this time that the Houriet family founded a mechanical company, which quickly dedicated itself to the manufacture of precision tools for watchmaking. From the 1890s onwards, the Houriet workshops stood out for their commitment to quality and their technical ingenuity. Several patents were filed before the 1930s, notably for jewelling tools, which would later become essential in watchmaking workshops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7f617 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b7f617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCOVER THE HISTORY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4651f7fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4651f7fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23d1e33\" data-id=\"23d1e33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bfba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-timeline\" data-id=\"06bfba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bdt-timeline-06bfba9\" class=\"bdt-timeline bdt-timeline-skin-default bdt-timeline-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-grid bdt-grid-collapse\" bdt-grid>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item left-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-7216507\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Usine-Horia-2.jpg\" alt=\"The creation of Horia S.A.\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe creation of Horia S.A.\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In 1989, Jean-Claude Beuchat and Philippe Ma\u00eetre decided to take over the Houriet company in Tramelan, then managed by Roland Houriet, who wished to pass on his expertise before retiring.<\/p><p>The founders spent several months at his side in order to learn and master the manufacture of watchmaking tools.<\/p><p>A few months later, the young company moved to Courfaivre, into larger premises, marking the beginning of its development.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t1989\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-right\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t1990\u20131992\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item right-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-f29a5cf\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Usine-Walliser-1.jpg\" alt=\"Development and acquisitions\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment and acquisitions\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In the early 1990s, Horia S.A. expanded its expertise by taking over part of the company Jean Walliser &amp; Fils in Biel\/Bienne, specialised in tools for watchmaking and jewellery, and then by acquiring the Le Coq Steiner brand, renowned for its \u00ab\u00a0jacot tools\u00a0\u00bb and watchmakers\u2019 lathes.<\/p><p>During these years, Jean-Claude Beuchat and Philippe Ma\u00eetre spent many months learning from their predecessors, thereby strengthening their expertise in the design and production of high-precision tools.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item left-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-8da1b8a\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCN3574.jpg\" alt=\"Move to Court\u00e9telle\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tMove to Court\u00e9telle\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In 1998, faced with sustained growth, Horia S.A. left Courfaivre and moved to Court\u00e9telle, into a former coachbuilding workshop that had been completely transformed into a modern industrial site.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t1998 \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-right\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t2003 \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item right-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-e52f5dd\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCN3573.jpg\" alt=\"First extension\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tFirst extension\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A few years after moving to Court\u00e9telle, the company undertook its first extension, doubling the floor area of its premises and enabling the integration of new production technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item left-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-3a6e6c2\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plusieurs-AMF.jpg\" alt=\"Development and Consolidation\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment and Consolidation\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Over the following years, Horia S.A. continued to develop its catalogue and gradually strengthened its presence among watch manufactures and workshops in Switzerland and abroad.<\/p><p>The company continued to invest in the modernisation of its machine park and in the optimisation of its manufacturing processes, while maintaining a strong foundation in traditional mechanical expertise.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t2003\u20132018 \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-right\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t2018\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item right-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-0732359\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tours-1.png\" alt=\"Family continuity\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tFamily continuity\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In 2018, Philippe Ma\u00eetre acquired all of his associate\u2019s shares. Alongside his son, Yoann Ma\u00eetre, he continued the development of the company.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\" bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-timeline-item left-part\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-icon\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ri ri-chat-history-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item-main elementor-repeater-item-b9d4cbc\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horia.sandbox-novadev.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9-1.png\" alt=\"Second extension\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-desc bdt-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-timeline-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tSecond extension\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, a second extension once again doubled the floor area of the Court\u00e9telle site, supporting the company\u2019s continued development and enabling the integration of new production, inspection and development equipment, in line with the current requirements for precision and performance in the watchmaking industry.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-item bdt-width-1-2@m bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-timeline-date bdt-text-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t2024\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accueil Histoire History More than a century of expertise The history of Horia began in Tramelan, in the heart of the Bernese [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50659","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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