AN EXPERT COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF THE HOROPEDIA FOUNDATION
As part of the development of its activities and following the General Assembly of the Board of Trustees held this Month, the Horopedia Foundation officially announces the creation of the Horologist (watchmaker) & Cultural Committee (HCC). This independent advisory body strengthens the Foundation’s governance by supporting the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee in their missions of transmission, training, and preservation of watchmaking culture.
An advisory body at the heart of the Horopedia project
The Horologist (watchmaker) & Cultural Committee (HCC) is a body strictly advisory, fully in line with Horopedia’s public interest mission: preserving, documenting and passing on horological expertise. Designed as a space for reflection and exchange, it holds no decision-making power, but acts as a driving force for proposals and evaluation. The CHC provides analyses, recommendations and expert insights to support the Board of the Foundation and the Executive Committee in their strategic directions.
Its main tasks include in particular:
- providing opinions on the educational and cultural directions of Horopedia;
- evaluating the content of the online encyclopedia horopedia.org as well as projects related to the Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH);
- contributing to the coherence and to the scientific, technical and cultural quality of the actions carried out by the Foundation;
- propose collaborations and partnerships with institutions sharing common goals.
Through its action, the CHC actively contributes to strengthening the relevance, credibility, and impact of the projects carried out by Horopedia.
A composition of independent experts
In accordance with its code of ethics, the Horological & Cultural Committee is composed of independent members, selected for their expertise, experience, and commitment to horological culture. No member is directly affiliated with a watch brand or group.
The committee brings together about a dozen complementary profiles, including a representative from each of the Swiss horology schools, ensuring a close connection with training, the transmission of skills and the practical realities of the field.
Appointed for a renewable three-year term, members carry out their duties on a voluntary basis and meet at least twice a year, either in person or remotely.
Members of the Horological & Cultural Committee
Representatives of the watchmaking schools:
- Sylvian Aubry (CPNE – Teacher & ES Technician in Antique Watchmaking Restoration)
- Raphaël Breuleux (CEJEF – Teacher / Trainer)
- Laurent Dubois (CEFF – Deputy Director)
- Simon Lauper (CFP Bienne – Horologist (watchmaker) Teacher / Trainer & Head of the Watchmaking Division)
- Tony Marchese (CPNE Applied Arts – Director)
- Frédéric Mino (EHG – Horologist (watchmaker) Teacher)
- Kilian Mosimann (ZeitZentrum – Head of CIE)
- Frédéric Schütz (ETVJ – Director)
- Christophe von Känel (CPNE – Training Coordinator & Watch Restorer)
Independent experts:
- Rossella Baldi (Independent Art Historian specialized in horology)
- Maximin Chapuis (Independent Horologist (watchmaker), restorer-prototypist & Speaker)
With the creation of the Horological & Cultural Committee, the Horopedia Foundation takes a new step in the structuring and sustaining of its actions. This committee is part of a long-term dynamic, serving the online encyclopedia horopedia.org, the future House of Horological Arts & Culture (MACH), and more broadly the transmission of a living horological heritage, shared and accessible to all.
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ABOUT HOROPEDIA
The Horopedia Foundation was created in February 2023 and has been granted public interest status. The Foundation’s Board 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 watchmaking. The platform was launched in 2022 and quickly received unanimous support within the community.
To date, more than 100 multilingual documentary films on museums, watchmaking 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 of watchmaking terms and historical anecdotes about significant watchmaking 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 watchmaking 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 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 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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