Reply With QuoteFantastic Brendan, your passion for what you do is infectious!
After interviewing Edmond Capt, I decided to visit a couple of old watch haunts in Switzerland.
First place was the Museum of Neuchâtel, which has the stunning Jacques Droz automata:
The boy can write sentences and the girl plays piano compositions by Jacques Droz.
There are also some beautiful paintings there:
I crossed the border into France to visit a little known watch museum which apart from a very interesting collection of watches has a selection of tools for making cylinder escapements, the escapements used by most Swiss manufacturers until the Americans taught them how to mass produce watches.
The museum:
Watches :
I later went to Geneva market and wish I had bought this box of case openers:
But my suitcase was full anyway. I need to drive back by van !
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Fantastic Brendan, your passion for what you do is infectious!
Thanks Mondie,Originally Posted by mondie
I was originally destined to become an airline pilot but a family tragedy turned me towards watchmaking. I'm so glad that my Aunt found me the apprenticeship.
I do take your point. The more people interested in the story of watches, the happier I am.
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All led up to a couple of days in Annecy with the missus:
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That French watch museum looks a most worthwhile visit, whereabouts is it please?
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Cross the border east of La Chaux de Fonds and turn right along the lake road. It's about 5 miles along that road.
I can't remember the name of the town but I've got the admission ticket somewhere.
The place was deserted as it turned out to be Bastille day.
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It's in Morteau.
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