A SERIES OF THREE FILMS TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING ABOUT THESE MATERIALS WITH REMARKABLE PROPERTIES
To mark the start of the new school year, Horopedia is enriching its online encyclopaedia with a series of three new educational films devoted to carbon composites. From their properties to their implementation, including their applications in watchmaking, discover these technical materials and follow the different stages of their manufacture within a specialised company.
Lightweight, resistant, non-magnetic and particularly recognisable by their aesthetics, carbon composites now occupy a prime place among the materials used in watchmaking. They are mainly found in the creation of external parts (case, dial, hands), such as cases, dials or straps, and, more rarely, in certain movement components.
But what does the term “carbon composite” really mean? How are these materials made? And what differences exist between woven carbon fibre and controlled-flow carbon (forged carbon)?
To answer these questions, Horopedia offers a new series of three educational films:
A first film presents the fundamental principles of carbon composites, their main properties, as well as their various forms and applications in the world of watchmaking.
This second film focuses on forged carbon, made up of carbon fibres cut and distributed within a polymer matrix. It allows us to follow the different stages in the manufacturing of this material, from its preparation to its shaping, and then to its machining to create a horological component, here a watch case.
The last film is dedicated to the best-known form of carbon composites: woven fibres. Arranged according to a weave (weaving) and combined with a polymer matrix, they stand out in particular for their lightness, their mechanical properties, and their characteristic aesthetics. The episode follows their transformation up to the manufacture of a dial.
This back-to-school season, brush up on your horological knowledge with Horopedia. Dive into the heart of carbon composites and become an expert on the subject!
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ABOUT HOROPEDIA
The Horopedia Foundation was established in February 2023 and was granted public benefit status. The Foundation’s Board is composed of Philippe Dufour (Chairman), Dr Helmut Crott, André Colard and Marc André Deschoux.
The Foundation manages Horopedia.org, the first online video encyclopedia dedicated to 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 reinforce 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 of horological terms and historical anecdotes about significant horological inventions.
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 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 Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH). More than just a museum, the MACH will be a vibrant space for exhibition, transmission and exchange around the art of watchmaking. Located in the heart of the Quartier des Banques, 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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