EPHJ 2024
The Horopedia Foundation is participating for the second time in EPHJ, a trade show dedicated to high precision, watchmaking and jewelry subcontracting, microtechnology, and the medical industry. On June 14, the Foundation will organize a special event to present its achievements, new videos, and future projects.
The Horopedia Foundation manages Horopedia.org, the first online video encyclopedia on watchmaking. This platform was launched in 2022 and quickly gained unanimous support within the community. In the world of watches and precision mechanisms, Horopedia.org stands out as a comprehensive resource for the entire watchmaking ecosystem, offering an innovative approach to preserving and sharing horological expertise.
Horopedia.org meticulously covers every aspect 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 of component production, their history, and their functions in a watch. A dedicated section of the site lists watchmaking institutions, including schools and Museums in Switzerland and around the world.
Since its creation, Horopedia has published more than 30 multilingual documentary films on Museums, watchmaking schools, watchmaking tools and components, and the mechanical principles behind their operation. To reinforce its educational mission, the platform also incorporates visual teaching materials to facilitate a better understanding of the information provided. The site has nearly 900 pages with detailed definitions of watchmaking terms and historical anecdotes about significant horological inventions.
The June 14, at 11:30, the Horopedia Foundation will organize a special event dedicated to its work, achievements and future projects.
Come discover the world of watchmaking with Horopedia: EPHJ, June 11-14, Palexpo, N94
The Horopedia Foundation at EPHJ
Geneva, 2023
EPHJ 2024
Every year, EPHJ welcomes professionals from the high-precision watchmaking industry, jewelry, medicine and microtechnology. The 22nd edition of the Show takes place in Geneva from June 11 to 14 and is expected to welcome more than 800 exhibitors.
ABOUT HOROPEDIA
The Horopedia Foundation was created in February 2023 and recognized as being of public interest. Its purpose is to contribute to the long-term success and visibility of the watchmaking industry by sharing, using modern technologies, the horological knowledge, know-how, and technical and artistic skills accumulated over the years, as well as those currently being developed. The Foundation Board is composed of Philippe Dufour (President), Dr. Helmut Crott, André Colard, and Marc André Deschoux.
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