History
Emile Crelier founded his company under the name of "Emile Crelier". Established in Bure, he dedicated a room in his family home to the manufacture of ruby stones. He quickly became recognized in the watch and industry sector.
Aly Crelier, Emile’s son, took over the company and renamed it "E. Crelier & Fils".
The room in the family home became too small to meet the ever-increasing demand. Aly then began to build a factory on a plot of land the next door to his workshop.
After 37 years of running the company, Aly passed on the company to his daughter, Christine, and son-in-law, Bernard Vallat. The company became a limited company named "Crelier fils SA".
In few years, the number of employees was doubled and consequently more space was needed. So an extension was built in the perimeter of the existing factory.
In order to expand its know-how, Crelier fils SA took over Daniel Roulet, the polishing business which was previously a tenant.
Once again, the lack of space hindered the potential of development of the company. An expansion project seemed an obvious step. Thus, under the direction of Bernard Vallat, a new plant will be built in 2020 in Porrentruy.