By creating a small workshop in 1868 dedicated to the manufacture of watch cases, the two young HUGUENIN brothers, Fritz the engraver and Albert the guillocheur, quickly understood that they could put their skills at the service of industries other than the watchmaking industry. They therefore bought their first balancer press, with which they manufactured, in 1888, their first medal. Over the years, the HUGUENIN brothers specialize in niellage, which makes it possible to create a black decoration on silver cases. A method that makes them famous all over the world. Their success was such that they went from artisanal to industrial manufacture in 1899, with the construction of the current factory in Le Locle. At the same time, the three sons take over the business, develop new products, such as shooting awards, and expand their range. The company struggled during World War I and then during the Depression of the 1930s, when the silver pocket watch was replaced by the wrist watch made of precious metals. To remedy this, it was transformed in 1934 into a public limited company: “Huguenin Frères et Cie S.A”. In the years that followed, it recorded considerable growth in the field of watch cases and medals. For its hundredth anniversary, in 1968, the company gave itself a facelift and took the name of "Huguenin Médailleurs S. A." to start its second century in a dynamic and confident manner, under the leadership of the third generation of Huguenin. In 1992, Huguenin began manufacturing colored pieces, an innovation on the market. And after a merger with the Kramer company from Neuchâtel in 1999, Huguenin + Kramer united with Faude to create "Faude & Huguenin SA".