politician and Bundesrat (SP) Georges Piroué (1920–2005), writer Monsignor Pierre Mamie (1920–2008), the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg 1970-1995 Armand Borel (1923–2003), a Swiss mathematician, worked in algebraic topology and co-created the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups Pierre Aubert (1927–2016), lawyer, politician and Bundesrat François Pantillon (born 1928), composer and conductor Daniel Pauly (born 1946), a French-born marine biologist and fisheries scientist Grégoire Müller (born 1947), a contemporary Swiss figurative painter and writer, lives in La Chaux-de-Fonds Anne-Lise Grobéty (1949–2010), a French-language Swiss journalist and author of short stories, poetry and radio plays Franck Muller (born 1958), a Swiss watchmaker of watches €38,000 average price Stefano Macaluso (born 1975), an Italian businessman, has lived in La Chaux-de-Fonds since 2003, works with watches Samuel Blaser (born 1981), a Swiss trombonist and composer. Sport Georges Antenen (1903–1979), a Swiss cyclist, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics Pierre-André Flückiger (1919-??), a Swiss sports shooter, competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics Willy Kernen (1929-2009), a Swiss footballer, earned 41 caps for the Switzerland national football team and participated in three World Cups. Charles Antenen (1929–2000), footballer, 472 team games and 56 games for the national side Nicole Petignat (born 1966), a Swiss former football referee Magali Messmer (born 1971), professional elite triathlete, bronze medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olivia Nobs (born 1982), a Swiss snowboarder, bronze medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sabrina Jaquet (born 1987), a Swiss Badminton player, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics Watch companies Many watch companies started in La Chaux de Fonds: Ardorextra Arnold & Son, in 1764 Ball Watch Company, Webb C. Ball Bouchet-Lassale SA, in 1978 Corum Cyma Watches, 1862 – Schwob Frères and Co. 1892 – Cyma Watch Company Ebel, by Eugene Blum and Alice Levy, in 1911 Eberhard & Co., by George-Emile Eberhard, in 1887 Gallet & Co., by Julien Gallet, in 1826 Girard-Perregaux, by Constantin Girard and Marie Perregaux, in 1856 Heuer Leonidas, now TAG Heuer, by Edouard Heuer, in 1860 Invicta Watch Group, by Raphael Picard, in 1837 Marathon Watch Co. in 1904 – Founded as Weinsturm Watch Movado, by Achilles Ditesheim, in 1881 Omega SA, in 1848 Rolex trademark, registered by Hans Wilsdorf, in 1908. His company, Wilsdorf and Davis, London, was later renamed Rolex Watch Company, Geneva and Biel/Bienne Rotary, by Moise Dreyfuss, in 1895 Solvil et Titus, by Paul Ditisheim,