Timekeeping Industry from Generation to Generation

November 30th, 2010 |

Author: Sandy

When someone looks at a watch today, it is an exercise of timekeeping tradition. The habit of dependency to watches when it comes to knowing the time of the moment. Rolex watches were fashioned from the Swiss generation of watch and clock industry. Regardless if a person owns a luxurious watch like Rolex or a graceful watches watch, the exercise of the tradition in timekeeping is the same. This remarkable time telling device has been around a long time ago.

Swiss watch and clock started as an industry in Geneva in mid 1600’s. The reforms to ban the wearing of jewelry that was implemented by Jean Calvin give way to goldsmiths and jewelers to make watches. It was during that time when the watch industry was born. By the turn of the century, watches from Geneva have the reputation of quality watches.

Watch making was carried from Geneva to the Jura Mountains leaded by Daniel Jeanrichard. He established the labor division in watch making. At that time, Geneva is generating over sixty thousand watches for export.

In the 20th century, mass production of watches begins. New technologies were introduced in watch making headed by Frederic Ingold and Georges Lechot. This generation placed the watch making industry to a higher level of productivity. This is the time for the innovation of watch parts. Watch making became standardized. It was at this point, where the elegant watches industry reached its supremacy.

Four generations of watch making, handed-over the time keeping tradition, as we know today. Therefore, every time somebody looks and checks what is the time. The watch making industry was immortalized at that moment.

Put on a copy watches today and look at it. Marvel the craftsmanship of this stunning masterpiece that was handed down from generations of watch making industry.