Société Suisse de Chronométrie

Société Suisse de Chronométrie (SSC) is an organization of watchmakers, technicians, engineers, and professionals in the Swiss watchmaking industry.

Founded on October 5, 1924 in Geneva, the Société Suisse de Chronométrie was created three years after the Laboratoire Suisse de Recherches Horlogères, with which it was closely associated. Beginning in 1932, the SSC has published a bulletin of scientific and technical informations and activities from the Laboratoire.

The organization moved from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Grenchen in 1945 under the direction of new president Max Bossart.

Gold Medals

Starting in 1979, the SSD awarded gold medals to important watchmaking personalities.

• Heinrich Stamm

Leadership

• 1924 - Edouard Tissot of the Swiss Chamber
• 1924 - Léopold Défossez, Ecole d'Horlogerie du Locle
• 1924-1927 - Adrien Jaquerod, University of Neuchâtel
• 1928-1930 - Léopold Défossez, Ecole d'Horlogerie du Locle
• 1931-1933 - G. Albert Berner of Ecole d'Horlogerie de Bienne
• 1934-1936 - Reinhard Straumann
• 1937-1938 - H. Mügeli, physicist at LSRH
• 1939- - P. DuBois of Saint-Imier
• 1945 - Samuel Guye
• 1946 - Max Bossart
• 1963 -
• 1970 - André Simon-Vermot, technical director, Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies
• 1977 - Roger Lebet
• [[]]-1984 - Max Forrer,
• 1984- - Aurèle Maire,
• [[]]-1996 - Michel Thomi, Girard-Perregaux
• 1997-? - Edmond Capt, Frédéric Piguet