Verger, Paris. Two generations of designers and casemakers founded by Ferdinand Verger in 1872, Place des Victoires a Paris. Ferdinand Verger had two sons, Georges and Henri. In 1896 the trademark "LV." was registered. Ferdinand Verger bought from Roux, the firm of Lepine, Place des Victoires, in 1901 and in 1914 he liquidated the remaining stock to Louis Leroy but kept the trademark which was registered again by him in 1917. Successors of their father in 1911, Georges and Henri settled at 51, rue Sainte Anne under the name of Verger Freres. The mastermark became "V.F. " . They were the agent in Paris for Vacheron & Constantin. Not only wholesalers but also designers and case-makers. They produced cases for the finest jewellers of the world, including Boucheron, Mauhoussin, Ostertag, Tiffany, La Cloche, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Giibclin and even Hauser-Zivy y Cia. in Mexico. They employed up to 40 craftsmen in Paris, not only jewellers to produce cases and to lit the movements, but also watchmakers for adjusting and after sale service of the movements. Some of their models are very original, such as the so-called Bras en fair, made with a figure of Buddah, a serpent charmer or a Mandarin, the famous radiateicr, often sold as a purse clasp, the monfres a volets, produced for Ostertag, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Mauboussin, GOhelin and Tiffany and the celebrated Monlre Cadenas, specially designed for Van Cleef & Arpels. They also were the creators of magnificent clocks with the dial in pielra dura and of the outstanding mystery clocks, pride of Cartier and Vacheron & Constantin, in the 1920 ' s and 30 's. The revival of the fasion for dials and cases with painted miniatures on ivory panels count among theirs great successes. Information kindly provided by M. Jean-Pierre Brun, jeweller in Paris.