The
Nepro
History
Nepro, based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, has built a solid reputation for its numerous inventions in the field of horology and electronics. Nepro has applied to their products the highly advanced technologies which were used in the conquest of space. At Nepro, the scientists and the craftsmen have met at the right time.
Nepro factory, La Chaux-de-Fonds, late 70’s
THE BRAND’S
MILESTONES
1958
Nepro launches their first radio alarm clock.
1969
Nepro Alarm Wristwatch – original documents for the product patent.
1970
NEPRO “Pillalarm”, Swiss Watch Fair 1970, BF 26
“Nepro is breaking grounds with the world smallest alarm clock of its type. A tiny pillbox equipped with an electronic ring alarm clock. The alarm wakes or reminds not only by its sound but also by its electronic frequency.”
1974
European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1974, BF 321
“Introducing a 100% electronic LCD (liquid crystal digital display) wristwatch that flashes the second simply by pressing on the button positioned on the side of the watch.
Its module naturally has a quartz resonator (32 KHz).
(NEPRO “Quartz 904”).”
1975
European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1975 BF 323
“A revolution in wristwatch power supply : presenting the solid-state quartz electronic watch powered by solar cells transforming light into energy for the module. Readout by liquid crystals (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED) of the hours, minutes and seconds.
Date and month calendar.”
1976
European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1976 BF 335
“Nepro has been marketing solar-powered solid-state wristwatches for over a year now. Here is a new model of this type: LED display and solar-cefl-powered storage battery. Note its particularly handsome styling.”
1976
European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1976 BF 334
“Inspired by the new Jaguar XJS motor car, a Nepro LED quartz electronic model with very thin, elegant case lines. (NEPRO LED “XJS”)”
“They seamlessly blended the new tech with the space-age aesthetic into a very cool & rare collectible”
1989
European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1989 BF 336
“Nepro “Magic Touch” is the name of the system equipping the world’s first wristwatches featuring a time-setting system actioned directly by the watch crystal: simply press it and the hands advance. By doing away with the winding or setting crown, the system opens the way to new design approaches and makes life easier for the lefthanded and handicapped, while ladies’ long manicured fingernails will no longer risk being chipped by a stubborn crown. (NEPRO “Magic Touch”)”
1989
European Watch Clock and Jewellery Fair 1989 BF 340
“The world’s first ultrasonic timepiece is an absolutely transparent table clock that demonstrates the system’s constructional simplicity. Developed jointly by Demix Inc., of Japan, and Nepro S.A., of La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), this technology opens vast and promising perspectives in a variety of industries that now use traditional electromagnetic motors. (NEPRO S.A.)”
2024
BAMFORD LONDON REALISES THE FORGOTTEN 1970s NEPROSOLAR WATCH
Neprosolar, a solar-powered, rechargeable digital watch based on a forgotten concept watch from the 1970s, now backed by state-of-the-art electronic technology.
A single touch of the right activator illuminates the blue OLED display with an hour and minute display that can be set to 12 or 24-hour mode and that indicates seconds with a flashing colon; a second shows the day and month; and a third the power reserve, indicated by a series of four dots, which decrease as the power reserve is expended.
2024
The brushed steel Neprosolar is available for pre-sale now and will be ready to grace your wrist in November 2024!