Acushnet Company (which includes Titleist, FootJoy, Scotty Cameron, Knight, and other golf product brands). On May 20, 2011 it was announced that a Korean group associated with Fila Korea, Ltd. and Mirae Asset Private Equity would purchase Acushnet for $1.23 billion in cash. Founded in Acushnet, Massachusetts by Philip E. "Skipper" Young in 1910, the Acushnet Process Company focused on deresinating latex and supplying rubber to industry, and over time began to make their own rubber-based products including water bottles and bathing caps. Eventually, Acushnet Process became a manufacturer of golf equipment, principally, golf balls. In 1932, the company sectioned into two
Manufacture d'horlogerie watch glass) or hairsprings may still be regarded as a "manufacture". The following companies produce whole watches, including cases and movements: Manufacture d'horlogerie The "Dictionnaire professionnel illustree de l'horlogerie" (The Illustrated Professional Dictionary of the Watchmaking Industry) defines "manufacture" as follows: In the Swiss watch industry the term "manufacture" is used of a factory in which watches are manufactured almost completely, as distinct from an "atelier de terminage", which is concerned only with assembling, timing, fitting the hands and casing. The concept of "manufacture" in the Swiss watch making industry refers to any firm that at least designs calibres, produces