In order to take advantage of its electricity and railroad, the facility was transferred to Morteau (in France’s Haut Doubs region). It was here that Alphonse Gabriel took the reins from his father at the dawn of the First World War. He gave the House of Dodane its very special character by diversifying its activity in traditional watchmaking. He was convinced that the conquest of the skies would be every bit as important as that of the road.
Dodane 1857 - Dodane Watches And Chronographs Manufacture In 1905