From the creation of the « Poinçon de Genève » to the Watchmaking School

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 developed and emancipated itself in close symbiosis with watchmaking. This loss coincided with the advent of industrialized watchmaking.