Zenith was founded in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot in Le Locle, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He brought all the major watchmaking professions under one roof (movement, dial, case makers) and is considered one of the first to develop the concept of a Manufacture. Among the most famous owners of a Zenith piece is Mahatma Gandhi, who carried a pocket watch with an alarm complication (which sold at auction in 2009 for approximately USD 2 million).