A VIDEO TUTORIAL TO EXPLORE THE HOROLOGICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA WITH EASE
Horopedia is releasing a tutorial video to guide visitors through the discovery of its encyclopedia. Its goal: to make navigation easier, highlight interactive features, and enable everyone to make the most of the educational content available on horopedia.org.
An encyclopedia designed to learn differently
Horopedia.org is the first online video encyclopedia dedicated to watchmaking and horological culture. Developed by the Horopedia Foundation — a neutral and independent public utility foundation — the platform’s mission is to preserve, share, and promote horological knowledge through educational content accessible to everyone.
With more than a hundred educational films and over a thousand text pages, the encyclopedia covers the entire watchmaking ecosystem — with the exception of brands — and is aimed at students, professionals, and curious enthusiasts alike.
In order to help users navigate this wealth of content, Horopedia now offers a tutorial video accessible directly from the site’s homepage.
A tutorial to master all the site’s features
This new video offers a clear and structured guided tour of the platform. It notably presents the three navigation modes of the encyclopedia:
• 1/ the glossary (Horologist (watchmaker) alphabet) ;
• 2/ the search engine ;
• 3/ the thematic menu.
The tutorial also highlights one of Horopedia’s most innovative features: the interactivity of the videos. Thanks to clickable elements integrated directly into the films, it is possible to access complementary content, return to a specific passage, consult a definition, a technical sheet, or even open an external link. The tutorial video itself incorporates several interactive elements, inviting users to try them out in order to familiarize themselves with this new way of learning, more immersive, more intuitive, and suited to all audiences.
Designed as a progressive and intuitive introduction, the tutorial is intended for both new visitors and regular users wishing to deepen their use of the platform.
An invitation to explore without limits
Horopedia.org was designed as a true Entry into horological knowledge, where every page leads to another: from mechanical principles to basic elements and technique, from training and professions to institutions.
Thanks to a combination of educational videos, 3D animations, technical sheets, playful materials and interconnected content, everyone can learn at their own pace, according to their interests and level of knowledge.
►► Discover the tutorial video now on horopedia.org and dive without limits into the heart of Horologist (watchmaker) craftsmanship.
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ABOUT HOROPEDIA
The Horopedia Foundation was created in February 2023 and was granted public interest status. The Foundation’s Council is composed of Philippe Dufour (President), Dr Helmut Crott, André Colard and Marc André Deschoux.
The Foundation manages Horopedia.org, the first online video encyclopedia on horology. The platform was launched in 2022 and quickly received unanimous support within the community.
To date, more than 100 multilingual documentary films on Museums, horology schools, watchmaking tools and components, and the mechanical principles behind their operation can be found on Horopedia.org. To strengthen its educational mission, the platform also incorporates visual teaching materials to facilitate a better understanding of the information provided. The site offers nearly 1000 pages with detailed definitions horological terms and historical anecdotes about significant horological inventions.
Horopedia.org meticulously covers all aspects of the fascinating watchmaking industry in French, English, and German. It offers detailed definitions of tools and complications, 3D images of movements, and in-depth video explanations on the production of components, their history, and their functions in a watch. A dedicated section of the site lists horological institutions, including schools and museums in Switzerland and around the world.
More recently, the Foundation unveiled its ambitious project: the House of Arts & Horological Culture (MACH). More than a museum, the MACH will be a living space for exhibition, transmission, and exchange around the art of watchmaking. Located in the heart of the Banking District, this house of 1,250 m² will span four floors, offering educational, thematic, and chronological exhibitions, complemented by a space dedicated to temporary exhibitions. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a shop, an auditorium, and various interactive spaces designed to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Open and lively, the MACH aims to become the crossroads of watchmaking in Geneva.
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