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Zodiac Talk => General Zodiac Discussion => Topic started by: poulbrix on December 13, 2011, 11:47:27 AM

Title: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: poulbrix on December 13, 2011, 11:47:27 AM
Picture of the old Zodiac building in Le Locle. You are truly missed

(https://www.vintagezodiacs.com/zforums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7009%2F6505869005_b01ceb4b09.jpg&hash=07315c46d4ec6fa35203de1aa9da976921e6203d)
Title: Re: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: orangecorallimorph on December 13, 2011, 12:09:09 PM
Thanks for the amazing photo. It is awesome to think that these beautiful watches that have stood the test of time came came from such a lovely little building. -OC
Title: Re: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: poulbrix on December 13, 2011, 12:27:17 PM
On the building it says "Manufacture Zodiac Watches"

Maybe Butch can chime in, as far as I know the city of Le Locle is considered historic, and non of these buildings can be thorn down.

Someone did buy the building and contacted Butch. He just never said what his intentions were?
Title: Re: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: Sea Wolf on December 13, 2011, 12:34:28 PM
I want to know what was found in the building basement, closets and other places where some good stuff may have been stored.
Where is everything?
Title: Re: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: zaniac on December 14, 2011, 09:56:27 AM
Awesome photo, thanks for sharing.
I echo Sea Wolf's comments. Anything found in the building?
Title: Re: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: Butch on December 14, 2011, 10:16:21 AM
Sorry, I do not know much about the city. I know one of the catalogs on the other site talks about when they opened the building, that it was state of the art at that time, etc.
Title: Re: Picture of the old Zodiac Building in Le Locle
Post by: Butch on December 17, 2011, 09:07:22 AM
A synopsis: According the the catalog, the original new building was built in 1945 and then in 1966 it was expanded to perhaps double its size and modernized for production needs.
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