{"id":87007,"date":"2022-08-19T11:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T09:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2023.luxus-plus.com\/?p=87007"},"modified":"2022-08-19T10:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T08:16:45","slug":"geneva-how-did-this-swiss-city-become-the-capital-of-watchmaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/geneva-how-did-this-swiss-city-become-the-capital-of-watchmaking\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus+ Magazine] Geneva: How did the Swiss city become the watch capital of the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>How did Geneva become the renowned capital of watchmaking, and more precisely of luxury watchmaking? Explanations.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the first wristwatch was created in 1810 by <strong>Breguet<\/strong> for <strong>Caroline Bonaparte<\/strong>, sister of <strong>Napoleon I and Queen of Naples<\/strong>, the wristwatch was then considered as an exclusively feminine jewel, men preferring the fob watch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The First World War favored the development of the wristwatch among men<\/strong>, because it was more practical in the trenches. It was indeed much more practical to have a watch on the wrist in the trenches. In 1969, the invention of the quartz movement democratized the purchase of precise and inexpensive watches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10760\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10761\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Horloge_fleurie_geneve.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Flowered clock in Geneva \u00a9 Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Geneva and watchmaking<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the 16th century, the theologian <strong>Jean Calvin<\/strong> fled France to Switzerland and helped the council of Geneva to reform the laws. <strong>A reform of 1541 forbade ostentatious luxury such as jewelry<\/strong>, leaving the many Geneva jewelers in a more than precarious situation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/geneva-how-did-the-swiss-city-become-the-world-capital-of-watchmaking\/?lang=en\">here<\/a> to read the full article on Luxus Plus Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo :\u00a0\u00a9 Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How did Geneva become the renowned capital of watchmaking, and more precisely of luxury watchmaking? 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