When he was 15, his parents decided to send him to Paris so he could study watchmaking. Again, at the time, immigration was largely unregulated, so free movement was possible.
What luck for France! In 1775, he opened a watchmaking workshop in Quai de l'Horloge, Paris.
What luck for France! In 1775, he opened a watchmaking workshop in Quai de l'Horloge, Paris.
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
When he was 15, his parents decided to send him to Paris so he could study watchmaking. Again, at the time, immigration was largely unregulated, so free movement was possible.
What luck for France! In 1775, he opened a watchmaking workshop in Quai de l'Horloge, Paris.
What luck for France! In 1775, he opened a watchmaking workshop in Quai de l'Horloge, Paris.
You ever read a book about watchmaking? It changes you.
January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
You ever read a book about watchmaking? It changes you.
Favre-Jacot is important in watchmaking history because he came up with the idea of bringing a region's diverse talents under one roof. This means the foundry, rolling mills, stamping processes, and case- and dial-making were all done under one company.
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Favre-Jacot is important in watchmaking history because he came up with the idea of bringing a region's diverse talents under one roof. This means the foundry, rolling mills, stamping processes, and case- and dial-making were all done under one company.
Pardon my dull reply, but anyone handling tiny components like screws uses tweezers or small pliers. I'm not aware that Switzerland dominated watchmaking for many years because the Swiss had 'tiny hands'.
May 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Pardon my dull reply, but anyone handling tiny components like screws uses tweezers or small pliers. I'm not aware that Switzerland dominated watchmaking for many years because the Swiss had 'tiny hands'.
Why The New Tiffany Paillonne’ Enamel Watch Is A Watchmaking Anomaly
Why The New Tiffany Paillonne’ Enamel Watch Is A Watchmaking Anomaly
Tiffany & Co.'s rich history and expertise in jewelry making brings clarity and design richness to its timepieces, as in the new Tiffany & Co. Enamel watch.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Why The New Tiffany Paillonne’ Enamel Watch Is A Watchmaking Anomaly
Alternate proposition: you are also really fucking good at stuff, like our watchmaking oil painting hero
July 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Alternate proposition: you are also really fucking good at stuff, like our watchmaking oil painting hero
Leica’s Watchmaking Ambition Comes Into Focus# GermanWatchmaking# Leica# LeicaWatches# LuxuryWatches
https://whowatchwear.com/leicas-watchmaking-ambition-comes-into-focus/
https://whowatchwear.com/leicas-watchmaking-ambition-comes-into-focus/
July 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Leica’s Watchmaking Ambition Comes Into Focus# GermanWatchmaking# Leica# LeicaWatches# LuxuryWatches
https://whowatchwear.com/leicas-watchmaking-ambition-comes-into-focus/
https://whowatchwear.com/leicas-watchmaking-ambition-comes-into-focus/
watches are cool, but unless you do those DIY watchmaking kits you're a fake watch guy to me.
May 19, 2026 at 1:16 AM
watches are cool, but unless you do those DIY watchmaking kits you're a fake watch guy to me.
Watchmaking. Got classes scheduled for July.
Anyways a REAL tl cleanse…what hobbies are yall now taking interest in ?
May 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Watchmaking. Got classes scheduled for July.
It turns out the difficulty in watchmaking is making things very small. Who knew
August 26, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It turns out the difficulty in watchmaking is making things very small. Who knew
“I believe watchmaking is art. Everybody says ‘the art of watchmaking.’ So if watchmaking is art, why are 99% of watches look the same?” asks Max Büsser, the founder of MB&F. cbsn.ws/4rJouyC
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
“I believe watchmaking is art. Everybody says ‘the art of watchmaking.’ So if watchmaking is art, why are 99% of watches look the same?” asks Max Büsser, the founder of MB&F. cbsn.ws/4rJouyC
Immigration also flowed in the other direction. For instance, Abraham-Louis Breguet was born in 1747 in Neuchâtel, then a Prussian principality (now part of Switzerland). After his father died, his mother remarried Joseph Tattet, who came from a watchmaking family.
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Immigration also flowed in the other direction. For instance, Abraham-Louis Breguet was born in 1747 in Neuchâtel, then a Prussian principality (now part of Switzerland). After his father died, his mother remarried Joseph Tattet, who came from a watchmaking family.
I tell you what, if you or someone you know is looking to go into a skilled trade, consider watchmaking. I just dropped a watch off at Ben bridge and they’re scheduled 3 months out. “Everybody’s interested in watches now. Horology school students are getting job offers before they even graduate.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I tell you what, if you or someone you know is looking to go into a skilled trade, consider watchmaking. I just dropped a watch off at Ben bridge and they’re scheduled 3 months out. “Everybody’s interested in watches now. Horology school students are getting job offers before they even graduate.”
#Montreal
The test of time: Canada’s only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years
School in Trois-Rivières, Que., founded to help WW II veterans reintegrate into society
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The test of time: Canada’s only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years
School in Trois-Rivières, Que., founded to help WW II veterans reintegrate into society
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The test of time: Canada’s only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years | CBC News
The École national d’horlogerie was founded after WW II as a way to help veterans reintegrate into society. Today, it’s about training professional watchmakers for the global market.
www.cbc.ca
July 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
#Montreal
The test of time: Canada’s only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years
School in Trois-Rivières, Que., founded to help WW II veterans reintegrate into society
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The test of time: Canada’s only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years
School in Trois-Rivières, Que., founded to help WW II veterans reintegrate into society
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Not just hot, you know, but a world renowned horologist.
www.hodinkee.com/articles/ald...
www.hodinkee.com/articles/ald...
Announcements: Aldis Hodge Appointed Trustee Of The Horological Society Of New York
Hodge joins the decision-making branch of America's oldest watchmaking guild in the midst of a powerful time of change.
www.hodinkee.com
June 30, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Not just hot, you know, but a world renowned horologist.
www.hodinkee.com/articles/ald...
www.hodinkee.com/articles/ald...
Just @ me FFS.
Oh, and watchmaking
Oh, and watchmaking
June 23, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Just @ me FFS.
Oh, and watchmaking
Oh, and watchmaking
International Watchmaking Museum (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and Terratecture r/brutalism
July 8, 2024 at 12:17 AM
International Watchmaking Museum (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and Terratecture r/brutalism
Love this! I was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss capital of watchmaking. I come from a family of watchmakers. Two of my great grandfathers were Italian and German engineers, with each several Swiss patents on watch parts. There are literally thousands of cases like this.
June 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Love this! I was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss capital of watchmaking. I come from a family of watchmakers. Two of my great grandfathers were Italian and German engineers, with each several Swiss patents on watch parts. There are literally thousands of cases like this.
New project #restoration #watchmaking
November 1, 2024 at 7:22 PM
New project #restoration #watchmaking
Watchmaker Vacheron Constantin’s ‘La Quête du Temps’ timepiece took seven years to design and build. Now on view at the Louvre, it represents everything there is to love about watchmaking
The Case for Mechanical Watches in a Digital Age
La Quête du Temps, an elaborate Vacheron Constantin timepiece on display at the Louvre, represents everything there is to love about watchmaking.
bloom.bg
October 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Watchmaker Vacheron Constantin’s ‘La Quête du Temps’ timepiece took seven years to design and build. Now on view at the Louvre, it represents everything there is to love about watchmaking
Watchmaker Vacheron Constantin’s ‘La Quête du Temps’ timepiece took seven years to design and build. Now on view at the Louvre, it represents everything there is to love about watchmaking
The Case for Mechanical Watches in a Digital Age
La Quête du Temps, an elaborate Vacheron Constantin timepiece on display at the Louvre, represents everything there is to love about watchmaking.
bloom.bg
October 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Watchmaker Vacheron Constantin’s ‘La Quête du Temps’ timepiece took seven years to design and build. Now on view at the Louvre, it represents everything there is to love about watchmaking
I got accepted to a watchmaking program!! So heres a quick Seven with confetti to celebrate 🎉
April 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I got accepted to a watchmaking program!! So heres a quick Seven with confetti to celebrate 🎉
I’ve been yelling about how strict immigration controls are against fundamental human rights yet we’ve come to just accept them because they dont really affect citizens of rich nations.
Here’s DG using watchmaking as an amazing example of letting people… move around.
Borders are bullshit.
Here’s DG using watchmaking as an amazing example of letting people… move around.
Borders are bullshit.
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I’ve been yelling about how strict immigration controls are against fundamental human rights yet we’ve come to just accept them because they dont really affect citizens of rich nations.
Here’s DG using watchmaking as an amazing example of letting people… move around.
Borders are bullshit.
Here’s DG using watchmaking as an amazing example of letting people… move around.
Borders are bullshit.
(As an irrelevant aside, I discovered in making this post that my spellchecker really, REALLY wants to correct "hatewatching" to "watchmaking", which would have led to a very different conclusion if I hadn't caught it!)
May 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
(As an irrelevant aside, I discovered in making this post that my spellchecker really, REALLY wants to correct "hatewatching" to "watchmaking", which would have led to a very different conclusion if I hadn't caught it!)