H. Moser & Cie.

Heinrich Moser was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland in 1805 into a family of watchmakers. After learning the trade from his father and continuing studies in Le Locle, he established himself in St. Petersburg, becoming the go-to watchmaker for Russian aristocrats. He founded H. Moser & Cie. in 1828 and later established a factory in Schaffhausen in 1848, producing an estimated 500,000 watches in his lifetime. Notable clients included Russian princes, members of the Imperial Court, and later Vladimir Lenin. Heinrich Moser also became a major industrial pioneer in Schaffhausen, co-founding SIG and building the first hydroelectric power station on the High Rhine. After his death in 1874, the company was split between managing directors. During the 20th century quartz crisis, the brand became part of Dixi Mechanique Group. In 2002, Moser Schaffhausen AG was founded by Dr. Jürgen Lange together with Heinrich Moser's great-grandson Roger Nicholas Balsiger. The brand was formally relaunched in 2005 with a new manufacture in Schaffhausen. Since 2012, H. Moser & Cie. has been owned by the MELB Holding Group of the Meylan family.