06/03/2012
The “Poinçon de Genève”, 125 years of excellence for the future Temporary exhibition on the “Poinçon de Genève” at the Rath Museumfrom 28 February to 18 March 2012 The Management and the Council of...
Geneva celebrates 125 years of the « Poinçon de Genève »
24/11/2011
To mark the 125th anniversary of the "Poinçon de Genève", Geneva celebrates the values of know-how and watchmaking tradition in Geneva. TIMELAB offers you some photos of the Poinçon invited to the "...
Poinçon de Genève
09/11/2011
Newsletter no. 5 "There was no reason why the Genevan watchmaking industry should emerge unscathed from the crisis of the 1970s. Like all Swiss brands, it would limp through a dour decade marked by...
Watchmaking School, Necker Street in 1924
27/10/2011
Newsletter no. 4 The late 19th century saw the disappearance of one of Geneva’s speciality crafts: Until that time, and from its beginnings in the 16th century, the precious art of enamels had...
"Quartier de St-Gervais" around 1880
20/10/2011
Newsletter no. 3 The “Hallmark of Geneva” was created in 1886 as a direct response to the concerns raised by Genevan watchmakers towards the end of the 19th century. In a word, the intent was to...