Thread: History of Jacques Lecoultre au Sentier, Switzerland.

The Lecoultre family, originaly from France purchase land in Sentier Switzerland around 1593, Sentier is part of the valley de Joux surronding the Lac du Joux (Lake). It is not until Abraham Joseph I who was born in 1711 that the family got involved in Blacksmitting and forging on the family forge. His son Abraham Joseph II born in 1746 kept the family forge and blacksmitting business going.
Abraham the second gave birth to a son in 1781 named Jacques David II Lecoultre, he will become the founder of the Lecoultre
razor business.

Jacques pictured above with his wife.


Jacques with the help of his son Antoinne are said to make razors for the large Lecoultre family and friends. Antoine who spent two years in geneva studying clockmaking and watchmaking returns to Le Sentier to work with his father in both business of watchmaking and razor manufacturing. In 1830 the father and son founded "Jaques Lecoultre et fils."

Antoinne Lecoultre

Antoinne involment as a watchmaker brings the business to many Exhibition in 1829 in Lausanne,Switzerland,in 1848 in Bern Switzerland, in 1851 in London's Great Exhibition, the North American are taking very well to the Lecoultre razors, America is importing Lecoultre razors.


Advertising Lecoultre razors 1854.



Lecoultre razors are now exported to North America, England, Germany and Russia. The popular frameback with interchangable blade that the french stop making but LeCoultre version is said to be superior to any and will hold an edge longer.


Also the company offered paddle strops



1867 advertising