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"Watchland" - Franck Muller.

"Watchland" - Franck Muller. – Franck Muller is the archetypal watchmaking success story. In less than ten years, he has taken his brand to an international level.

Franck Muller is the archetypal watchmaking success story. In less than ten years, he has taken his brand to an international level.

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Watchmakers Foundation and Museum Le Sentier

Local museum – For more than two hundred and fifty years, the Vallée de Joux has revelled in the success of its watchmaking industry. The watchmaking businesses of today are guardians of this long tradition with the best proof for this being the prestigious brands that have long been established in the Vallée de Joux. There is a collection of antique wall clocks dating back to between the 16th and 19th centuries, an exhibition detailing the history of watchmaking, and the reconstruction of an old watchmaking workshop and many temporary exhibitions.

Schon in der Frühzeit war die Felseninsel zwischen dem Genfersee und den steil aufragenden Bergen bewohnt. Von hier wurde jahrhundertelang der Schiffsverkehr auf dem Genfersee und der bedeutende Landweg zum St.Bernhard-Pass beherrscht. Vom 12. bis ins 16. Jahrhundert gehörte Chillon den Grafen von Savoyen, dann eroberten die Berner die Wasserburg, danach die Waadtländer. Über 300’000 Besucher besichtigen pro Jahr Chillon mit den Wandmalereien aus dem 14. Jahrhundert, den unterirdischen Gewölben, Paradesälen und dem original erhaltenen Schlafzimmer aus der Zeit der Berner Herrschaft. Schon in der Frühzeit war die Felseninsel

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The inner world of a watch

Customs and traditions – A watch is a little universe of precision components that only works properly when the elements of this highly complex puzzle fit together perfectly.

A watch is a little universe of precision components that only works properly when the elements of this highly complex puzzle fit together perfectly.

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Historic day in honor of the watchmaking industry

Crafts –

Swiss watches are much more than a luxury item. This becomes obvious to all who travel to the Neuenburg Jura, to La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle on the historic day in honor of the watchmaking industry. They gain insight into the secrets of the art of watchmaking.

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