The purpose of this organization was to assist in the promotion and distribution of products from Switzerlands Watch Valley while addressing the growing threat of competition in European markets from American watch manufacturers. Together with Louis & Jules Courvoisier, Ernest Francillon of Longines, and Constant Girard-Perregaux, Leon Gallet founded the Societe Intercantonale des Industries du Jura Intercantonal Society for the Industries of the Jura Area in 1876.
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As well as his prominent position as a member of both the legislature of Neuchatel and the Council of La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was for many years, the president of the Societe des Amis des Arts Fine Arts Society and Grand Master of the Free Masons. Leon Gallet played a philanthropic role in the business, cultural, and social life of his native home.
While the appearance and function of many of Gallets timepieces were tailored to the tastes of the American consumers, all of the movements in these watches were manufactured in Switzerland. Gallet also established the brands National Park, Continental Watch Company, Jerome Park, Bridgeport, Eureka, Commodore, Union Square, and Lady Racine. Among these was the prestigious Fabrique Electa, which became the upscale line of the jewelry department at Macys Department store in New York City during the first quarter of the 20th century. Gallet was responsible for the creation of numerous Swiss and American watch brands. The son of Julien Gallet 1806–1849, who moved the family watchmaking business from Geneva, Switzerland, to the manufacturing district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1826, Leon L.
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