It was started in Le Locle, a municipality in the Canton of Neuchatel, by a man named Georges Favre-Jacot. He was only 22 years old when he created the brand, and it was called “Georges Favre-Jacot & Cie” in 1865. Large ones are produced by assembling various parts. that are produced in small factories or by artisans from remote locations in the region This process is inefficient and limits the accuracy that can be achieved. Zenith makes things from scratch. All components are manufactured in-house. While pocket watches were the company's initial focus, In the early 1900s, the company transitioned to pendulum and table clocks. It was then changed to aviation and nautical timekeeping watches and eventually wristwatches.