Technician-watchmaker

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:

• Emil Borer, Rolex
• François Cart, Patek-Philippe
• Gilbert Caussignac (La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1943), 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 (Neuchâtel, 1919), 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