![]() Once per second green, iron machinery bends and cuts Swedish steel wire into a spoke and finishes it with a thread.Īt DT Swiss, that ethos is still very much in evidence. The Swiss were well on their way to accumulating the technical expertise and manufacturing prowess they are known for today. Entrepreneurs invested more and more in their workshops. Isolated for long months at a time, when winter made tending to cattle and land all but impossible, folks in the valleys began to create intricate timepieces and scientific instruments to pass their time.īy the 17th century, trade in their inventions was booming. Under Calvin’s rule, all displays of wealth were forbidden, so craftsmen had to turn their hands to making products that could be put to practical use instead of jewellery and other luxuries. In the 16th century, Huguenot refugees first brought clockmaking to the country, when they fled across the border from France to settle in valleys sheltered by the Jura Mountains, where Calvinism had taken hold. Switzerland has long been renowned for its precision manufacturing. The Swatch Group, which owns marques such as Breguet, Blancpain, and Jaquet Droz, and manufactures the ETA movements that make many more luxury timepieces tick, has its factory in town, as do a number of makers of specialised medical, automotive, and telecommunications equipment. ![]() ![]() Here some of the world’s most prestigious watches are made. Signs for Rolex and Omega glow against the sky, as my train whooshes into Biel/Bienne station. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |