Pierre Jaquet-Droz was born in 1721 on a small farm (La Ferme de Sur le Pont) in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He began to take a serious interest in clockmaking and precision mechanics under the tutelage of older relatives from the Brandt-dit-Grieurin, Sandoz and Robert families. It proved to be a true revelation for him. From 1738 […]
Lorenz Furtwängler (1807-1866), known as “Schmittelenz”, is one of the great figures in the history of Black Forest watchmaking. Like no other, it symbolizes the transition from domestic to industrial production in the Black Forest. Furtwängler, Lorenz founded the “Lorenz Furtwängeler Watch Factory” (LFS) in 1836. His sons Theophil, Hektor, Oskar and Adolf also became […]
The spring clock is a classic mechanical clock consisting of many cogwheels driven by the energy given by a spring. The spring, in turn, is energized by the manual twisting of the key which produces tension on the spring. The disadvantage of this mechanism is that every 7 days it must be turned. The movement […]
Around 1500, in France, Italy and Germany, the weights needed to run clocks were replaced by springs. The invention was attributed to Peter Henlein, a German locksmith. He was the one who started making smaller watches, which, in addition to the practical component, also had another component that had not been encountered before, that of […]
Old watches are in high demand. They are also hundreds of years old. Old watches are expensive even if they are not in good condition. The oldest watch manufacturer is of course a Swiss brand. The company was founded by the watchmaker Humbertus Gallet, who received citizenship in Switzerland in 1466. Already in 1702, the […]
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