In a world where time flies by, the watchmaking industry, rich in centuries-old history, today finds itself at the crossroads between artisanal tradition and technological innovation. From Swiss workshops to major international groups, watchmaking shapes much more than simple instruments for measuring time. She creates objects of desire, masterpieces of micromechanics. Despite the rise of connected watches, high-end watchmaking still has a bright future ahead of it. A Patek Philippe watch sold for 8 million euros at Christie’s in 2019.
Since 1905, his statue has stood in a square in Nuremberg. Peter Henlein, a native of this German town, is in fact known for having developed, four hundred years earlier, the first portable watch – which could run for forty hours. But the barrel spring which turns the cogs, and whose authorship is often attributed to him, probably existed as early as the 15th century. The watchmaker, however, is the first to have integrated it into such a small object.
Fleeing religious persecution in the middle of the 16th century, many Protestant artisans from Franche-Comté took refuge in Geneva: the Swiss city was the seat of a theocratic republic led by the intransigent Calvin, who forbade any external sign of wealth to those wishing to benefit from its protection. The goldsmithing activity was banned, and expatriates turned to watchmaking. It is (…)
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