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The Courvoisier family, originally from La Chaux-de-Fonds, performed a major role in the development of the Swiss carriage clock and was undoubtedly the main clock making family in the region. Various consecutive family generations were, in one way or another, involved in the clock making business, albeit in a variety of associations. Josu\u00e9 Robert and his son founded \u201cRobert Josu\u00e9 et fils\u201d; in 1781 the firm became \u201cJ. Robert et fils et Cie\u201d, being then managed by capitan Louis Robert and by Louis Courvoisier. From 1787 onwards Robert\u2019s widow assumed the firm\u2019s direction, firstly under the name \u201cRobert & Courvoisier\u201d, as seen in the present example, then, from 1805, as \u201cRobert, Courvoisier et Cie\u201d, and later, between 1811 and 1845 as \u201cCourvoisier et Cie\u201d. 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