HOROPEDIA, THE REFERENCE WATCHMAKING ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Explore, understand and master the world of watchmaking through more than 2,000 videos, articles and educational resources.
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EXPLORE THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Brings together the fundamental knowledge necessary to understand watchmaking expertise, including materials, tools, machines, units and measuring instruments.
allows you to explore how watches work, from basic mechanisms to complications and escapements.
presents comprehensively the elements making up the Movement, the Case, the Dial, as well as the various types of straps and clasps.
introduces manufacturing methods, Regulation / Adjustment operations, the different types and techniques of Decoration, the stages of Assembly, quality controls as well as the various treatments applied to components.
covers the players in the watchmaking ecosystem, such as Museums, certification bodies or watchmaking companies.
CAREER SPOTLIGHT
Engraver
Engravers create and execute recessed or relief work, by hand using a graver, or by machine, on metals such as steel, brass, copper, gold, silver, tin, etc.
CFC (Federal Certificate of Proficiency) with vocational baccalaureate option – Dual / Full-time (4 years)
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BRUSH UP ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF CARBON COMPOSITES
For the start of the new school year, Horopedia is enriching its online encyclopedia with a series of three new educational films dedicated to carbon composites.
WATCH REGULATION / ADJUSTMENT TO DISCOVER ON HOROPEDIA
Horopedia unveils a series of four educational films on watch regulation, produced in collaboration with the Geneva School of Watchmaking and the Neuchâtel Vocational Training Centre.
THE ASSEMBLY OF A MECHANICAL MOVEMENT ON HOROPEDIA.ORG
A new film dedicated to the assembly of a mechanical movement is now available on the online encyclopedia horopedia.org.
DISCOVER THE LATEST VIDEOS
🎥 Comment ça marche ? – Principes mécaniques de base
🎥 Les composites de carbone
🎥 Les fibres de carbone tissées
🎥 Forged carbon
(by controlled flow)
🎥 Regulation / Adjustment
Ep. 1 | The basics of regulation
🎥 Regulation / Adjustment
Ep. 2 | Preparation of the hairspring (balance spring)
🎥 Regulation / Adjustment
Ep. 3 | Geometric regulation
🎥 Regulation / Adjustment
Ep. 4 | Checks and adjustments
🎥 The assembly of the
mechanical Movement
🎥 The assembly of the
quartz Movement
THE HOROPEDIA FOUNDATION
Founded in February 2023 in Geneva and recognised as being in the public interest, the Horopedia Foundation has a mission to promote, preserve and pass on the trades, skills, arts, know-how and traditions of watchmaking. To this end, it relies on two complementary pillars: Horopedia.org, its online video encyclopedia, and La Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH), its physical extension.
The first online video encyclopedia, neutral and independent, with an educational purpose, entirely dedicated to horology (watchmaking) and its ecosystem — beyond brands. It catalogues, in an accessible way, the most extensive knowledge of the horological field and shares it with as many people as possible: from schools to the general public.
A vibrant, unique and emblematic place dedicated to horology (watchmaking), which will be established in the heart of Geneva. Spanning over 1,250 m², the MACH will offer exhibition and exchange spaces, becoming an essential cultural crossroads for professionals, enthusiasts, the curious and amateurs eager to pass on, discover and celebrate the art of watchmaking.
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