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* [[Heinrich Stamm]], [[ETA]] and [[Eterna]] | * [[Heinrich Stamm]], [[ETA]] and [[Eterna]] | ||
* [[Wyss]], [[Langendorf Watch Co]] | * [[Wyss]], [[Langendorf Watch Co]] | ||
* [[Charles Ziegler]], [[Zénith]] | * [[Charles Ziegler]] ([[Le Locle]], [[1912]]), [[Zénith]] | ||
==Technician-Watchmaking Schools== | ==Technician-Watchmaking Schools== | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 11 September 2023
Technician-Watchmaker ("Horloger-Technicien") was a diploma category offered by watchmaking schools in Switzerland and Germany in the first half of the 20th century.
Notable Technician-Watchmakers
The following individuals distinguished themselves as technician-watchmakers:
- E. Borer, Rolex
- François Cart, Patek-Philippe
- Gilbert Caussignac, Blancain/Rayville
- Henri Colomb, Zénith
- Edgar Convert, LeCoultre & Cie
- Henri Gerber, Omega
- JeanRichard, Meyer & Studeli/Roamer
- Hans Kocher, Büren Watch Co
- Jean Lebet, LeCoultre & Cie
- Aurèle Maire, Gruen and Longines
- Albert Pellaton, IWC
- Alfred Pfister, Longines
- A. Piguet, Lémania
- Robert, Breitling
- Henri Rosat, Ulysse Nardin
- Heinrich Stamm, ETA and Eterna
- Wyss, Langendorf Watch Co
- Charles Ziegler (Le Locle, 1912), Zénith
Technician-Watchmaking Schools
- Bienne - Established "Horloger-Technicien" in 1891
- Le Locle - Established "Horloger-Technicien" in 1894
- La Chaux-de-Fonds - Established "Horloger-Technicien" in 1895 and graduated 80 through 1946
- Geneva - Established "Horloger-Mécanicien" in 1896 and "Horloger-Technicien" in 1916
- Neuchâtel - Established "Horloger-Technicien" in 1896
- Saint-Imier - Established "Horloger-Technicien" in 1918
- Vallée de Joux - Established "Calibristes" in 1923