UPDATES, JANUARY 2025
In 2025, we continue to enrich the multilingual visual content of our encyclopedia by exploring the fascinating world of Swiss watchmaking schools, museums, and technologies. Among our latest publications, we can mention a video about the Centre de Formation Professionnel Neuchâtelois (CPNE) and another about the Haute École Arc – Ingénierie, le Locle. This week, we are proud to unveil a new film dedicated to the watchmaking school located in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in Granges. The video will be available in English, French and German.
In addition, we have produced two full videos on the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH) including a presentation of the museum through its six emblematic objects.
We have also enriched our encyclopedic entries with contributions from experts, notably a description of the Dial by Dr Helmut Crott, as well as an exploration of the secrets of Enamel by the talented enamel artist Vanessa Lecci.
For enthusiasts of the art of horology, we have also published a detailed video on the artisanal manufacturing of a Barrel drum, capturing every step of the process and providing essential technical information. This content is ideal for horology students, the enthusiasts and the experts alike.
In the section dedicated to mechanical principles, we have added a detailed explanation of how various complicated mechanisms used in horology work, such as the constant-force remontoir.
Finally, in the section on horological complications and astronomical indications, you can now learn more about the complications of the Date / Calendar, the Day of the week, the Month, the Moon phase, as well as on the Equation of time.
MIH International Museum of Horology
Horopedia, 2025
ABOUT HOROPEDIA
The Horopedia Foundation was created in February 2023 and received public benefit 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 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, watchmaking schools, horological 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 900 pages with detailed definitions of 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.
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