1. Schaffhausen
We began in the northeast and the German border, a bustling town on the Rhine. The Middle Ages, the center of the pedestrian zone, Schaffhausen is to save one of the most intact of the country, and is decorated with 16th-century castle and the Society and townhouses with bay windows and gables painted. It is the only city in this part of the countries and companies of the caliber IWC was founded in 1868, the International Watch Company. The company employs 600 people, and opened a museum in the early nineties. From 2007 Date: elegant rooms, exhibition area of more than 200 mechanical pocket, wrist watches, the multilingual interactive display and sound clips local watchmaking history to tell. We found that the more progress between the 19th century pocket watches, time digital display and the Il Destriero Scafusia 1993, more than 700 internal components and 21 features boutique.
2. Winterthur
"Winti" received some visitors on the floor. But the international status of the museums and galleries of photos, and in good weather everywhere terraces. The former center of the Swiss railway industry its industrial heritage haggard. Therefore, changing the factory buildings stand Sur birthday noodles, a modern shopping and entertainment opportunities. We visit the crafts museum, in that Rick Lunbei Heidegger's stance, the the table Uhrensammlung and the clock on the wall from the sixteenth century to the 18th century, the sundial and other the PREM mechanical tools next.
3. Zurich
After a long day in the Swiss mountains, elegant in Zurich Bahnhofstrasse - the world's most expensive shopping streets - only impressed. The watch fanatics wait about 30 stores, including a flagship store, Omega. Interest especially the basement Bayer oldest watch store opened in the country by the same family. The private collection of the the ornate bells and curiosity is a treasure. Continuous sounded, shaking, the simple display cabinets forget. Art historian and hostess Monica Leon Hart said: "This is not a technical museum's educational vision," she shows us the watches from the 1940s, built the lipstick. "Pieces are selected for their beauty and uniqueness." Example is a Pendule Sympathique from 1808 Abraham Louis Breguet (Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary Rolex Oyster Perpetual pendulum suitable pocket watch, It will automatically excitement and sync).
4. Bill / Bill
After nearly 120 km journey, we started our second day at the foot of the mountains of Jura (Jura), in the bilingual Bill and Bill. In the second half of the 19th century as the center of precision instruments and micromechanics Confederation DE L'INDUSTRIE Horlogère flourish. Including Rolex watches manufacturing, it is also the base for almost 20 marks in the world's largest watch group Swatch Group. Omega belong to the group, to have museum re-opened in May after the renovation. The company's history is full of the symbolism of the moment, the iconic figure, so we do bells ringing in the museum. Watches, including Albert Einstein and TE Lawrence (Arabia), the creative head of the royal family, watch James Bond series and unique prototype. Speedmaster watch, to participate in the NASA trip to the moon, space suits, and accompanied by a command station, Description of the photo finish camera and touchpad history of the Olympic brand.
5. St. Imier
Way, our first stop in the Jura, the high mountains on the border between Switzerland and France, the very different landscape and idyllic. Pleasant rose to Saint-Imier. Since 1720 watch manufacturer in any part of the region, but the real revolution a century later. Edouard Heuer, Breitling, Lyon and the inventor of the population, and in seminars rose from 800 to 8000, half of the population by the end of this century in the tabulation. Since the 1970s, the population has declined, but the department has not disappeared. We knocked Longines, delivered more than 34 million watches since 1832. The museum exhibition premises, including pocket, wrist watch placed inside a throw at the World Expo - Saint-Imier in rural areas on the map. Other rooms, including old advertising posters and circle tools sporting events. Our host, the rooms do not have any lock: many Swiss watch manufacturers were robbed.
6. In La Chaux-de-Fonds
16 km away, in the "Watch Valley", urban development and tabulation are completely intertwined. Is located in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1794 was destroyed by fire, and rebuilding from the 1835 to adapt to the watch industry. Houses and workshops alternately applies to everyone, the streets of snow and many windows to ensure that the sun can effectively remove. This is also the gift of the estate of the Art Nouveau style watchmaking masters pull Chaux-de-Fonds. Despite including Cartier, Patek Philippe Faded glory curtain, lurking in the corner. We stayed there overnight, because it is difficult to deal with international D 'Clock Museum, hundreds of clocks, a surrounding urbanization watchmaker, and the Museum of watchmaking: panoramic video screen, TAG Heuer, the elegant villa design space Girard Perregaux Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard. The latter told the tools and host-related feat, the watch manufacturer Willie Schweitzer Museum in the early years, a simple request, we may be viewed on the shoulders of the workshop watchmakers. In fact, we expect the three Belgians, who learned the trade in Namur.
7. Le Locle
In addition to in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, the first settlement in the area. The JeanRichard here in 1705 opened the first watchmaker workshop in the region. Later, including Abraham-Louis Perrelet, the investigation 尔斯费莉丝恩 and Charles Emile Tissot zenith founder George Favre-Jacot name. A visitor walking results in the past many of the buildings have root watchmaking. The MuséeduChâteau Hotel des Monts, 18th century watchmaker live, you can see the clock in the Louis XVI-era decorative appreciate, there is a beautiful stage set and watch. Automata of the eighteenth and nineteenth century, (mobile mechanical representations of people, animals, and scenery) and 3D movie museum's treasures.
8. Of Le Brassus watchmaking and Le Sentier
The road from the Lac de Joux, lakes and valleys, this route is the most beautiful legs. Yamaguchi Marchairuz photos in addition to the natural features of the ultra-complicated watches, located Valléede Joux, professional visitors. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet, Audemars Piguet table as well as factory near the village of Le Brassus watchmaking and Le Sentier. Who do not pay attention to the small village in the past, from the right moderate. "There is nothing better to do, warning the shores of the lake - light drunk birds at a local technical schools, a watchmaker training. Excellent mechanical fans do not stay in the cold: both simple and Museum Le Sentier love home flaunt old pocket watch, as well as more recent works of the first workshop.
9. Geneva
Five days after the end of our tour of the city, in 1601, created the first watchmaker Association. Generate nearly six thousand craftsmen Two hundred years later, there are about 50 million a year, and Switzerland the first swiss replica watches school open. Although more and more competition still from the top shelf the Geneva watchmaking synonymous. 1886 created a quality flag Geneva, Poinçon, inspire enthusiasts around the world. Jiang Vacheron Constantin and Piaget in the adjacent diagram-les-Ouates (the "Plan-the LES-Watch) of drapery, only from a distance to see, but to be in Geneva two address more than good. In the first Pictet Patek Philippe Museum, you soon Sweet few hours. thousand gems occupy four floors of beautifully decorated pocket watch, of automata and brand creation portrait miniatures collection of security personnel to monitor and mysterious reason, we even the pencil and ballpoint pen exchange.
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