Heinrich Moser (born December 12, 1805 in Schaffhausen) founded H. Moser & Co. in 1828 in St. Petersburg and opened a watch factory in Le Locle the following year. Moser returned to Schaffhausen in 1848 and began developing industry in the area over the following decades. His wife Charlotte died in 1850, and Moser focused on work from then on.