WHAT’S NEW ON THE HOROPEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA (FALL 2025)

HOROPEDIA.ORG GAINS NEW FEATURES AND VIDEOS TO LEARN HOROLOGY DIFFERENTLY

The Horopedia.org video encyclopedia continues to evolve to offer an ever more immersive and accessible learning experience. In recent weeks, three new features have enriched the platform: the addition of technical diagrams and 3D animations, the release of interactive films dedicated to Escapement-making (finishing) and Guilloché (engine-turning), as well as the publication of an exclusive interview with the Employers’ Convention of the Swiss watchmaking industry, providing a better understanding of its history and institutional role.

Technical diagrams and 3D animations for better understanding

The encyclopedia pages are now enriched with detailed technical diagrams and 3D animated videos, to make learning more visual, intuitive, and accessible to all audiences.

The page dedicated to the Motor organ (power source), taken from the chapter on basic mechanical principles, is an excellent example of this. The 3D illustrations and animations allow for precise visualization of the interactions between the various components and help understand the essential role of this organ: to store and progressively release the energy needed for the Movement to function. With a single click, the 3D images can be enlarged, allowing every detail to be examined – a feature optimized for all devices (computer, tablet, or smartphone).

3D video on the Barrel (Horopedia, 2025)

These new educational tools offer a clearer understanding of watchmaking mechanisms and make it easier to grasp complex concepts, whether you’re a student, a professional, or simply an enthusiast.

Interactive videos on Escapement-making (finishing) and Guilloché (engine-turning)

Since September 2025, Horopedia has introduced new interactive features in its educational films.

The first videos to benefit from this are those dedicated to Escapement-making (finishing) — a process encompassing all the operations for regulating the Escapement and essential to a watch’s precision — as well as to Guilloché (engine-turning), a traditional Engraving technique.

These interactive versions now make it possible to access, directly from the video, additional content related to the subject, thanks to integrated dynamic buttons. Interactive zones light up on hover, while red and white dots appear in the progress bar to signal them. By clicking on these elements, the user can pause the video to explore additional information — for example, an explanatory sheet on the Rose engine (guilloché lathe) — or even return to a specific part of the film using the magnifying glass icons, in order to review a particular operation of the Escapement-making (finishing).

Thanks to these interactive features, learning becomes more fluid, engaging, and personalized. Horopedia plans to gradually extend this system to all of its videos, so as to make every piece of content interconnected — for an encyclopedia that is ever more lively, educational, and accessible to all.

Interactive buttons allowing you to return to a specific moment in the film on Escapement-making (finishing) (Horopedia, 2025)

An exclusive meeting with the Employers’ Convention

The Horopedia team recently had the privilege of visiting the premises of the Employers’ Convention of the Swiss watchmaking industry (CP), in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Founded in 1937, the CP is one of the two umbrella organizations of the Swiss watchmaking industry. While the Federation of the Watch Industry (FH) focuses on economic and commercial aspects, the CP handles labor, employment, and vocational training.

In an exclusive interview, Ludovic Voillat, Secretary General of the CP, looks back on the history of this institution, its ties with the Confederation and the cantons, as well as its main missions:

• Collective Labour Agreement (CLA)
• Vocational training
• Health and safety at work
• Communication and international relations

A fascinating account highlighting the central role of the Employers’ Convention in maintaining excellence, social balance, and the sustainability of Swiss watchmaking expertise.

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ABOUT HOROPEDIA

The Horopedia Foundation was created in February 2023 and was 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 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 strengthen its educational mission, the platform also incorporates visual learning 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 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 Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH). More than a museum, the MACH will be a vibrant venue 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.