Home of Fine Watchmaking: Legacy of Tradition and Innovation
The Home of Fine Watchmaking regularly invites its guests to make stopovers in its different ateliers, and to discover the restoration workshop as well as the Heritage Gallery.
The Manufacture?s historic building, built in 1833 and enlarged in 1866, is in the spotlight and inaugurates a fully renovated façade.
Inspired by the exceptional scenery of the Jura mountains and guided by an unquenchable inner fire, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture finds its essence at the heart of the Vallée de Joux. All of its savoir-faire is brought together under one roof: watchmakers, engineers, designers and artisans work in harmony to give birth to exceptional Fine Watchmaking creations, constantly driven by a collective energy and innovative spirit. Since 1833, this same spirit has brought to life over 1200 calibres and made of Jaeger-LeCoultre, La Grande Maison. For five months, the works consisted of restoring the historic appearance back to this building. For this, the Luc Chappuis Maison carried out substantive design operations: new lime plaster, new window frames made of Jura stones, bush-hammer technique… An opportunity for Jaeger-LeCoultre to pay homage to the past all while meeting the new energy saving norms and displaying the Maison?s primary vocation. ?MANUFACTURE D?HORLOGERIE? (Watchmaking Manufacture) is written in appliqué letters above the entrance. Behind the walls of this façade is the restoration workshop. Here, the antique watches are put into the expert hand...
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