Geneva's becoming a "World Watch" events, because will have to be traced back to the 16th century. At that time, reformers in the city of Geneva under Calvin was a strict order: in Geneva, all against wearingjewelryjewelry. He absolutely did not expect that his ban has prompted the birth of the watch industry. Jewelryjewelrybusiness in order not to enable them to be eliminated, began working clocks. Later, Geneva, Switzerland, the Piagetry watches it became the gift. 1955 Geneva, Switzerland, the International Peace Conference, the multi-national political figures, such as the British Prime Minister Eden, President Eisenhower and so receive a special gift - Geneva withwatchesfactories Vacheron Constantin (Vacheron Constantin) manufacture of watches, each have such a watch on the text: "May this watch always show happy hours for you, yourself, your people and the Peace of the World (wish this form for you and your people and bring joy to the time of world peace ). "famous words often people still talk about.
Geneva in January the city is also accumulating snow. The SIHH crowded venue does not seem to sense the cold wave of financial turmoil. I rushed to Hublot watches, wearing traditional costumes and a dinner at Swissotel the night, the Swiss watch industry, no one did not know the business wizard Jean-Claude Biver in the banquet speech: "If not, read the newspaper TV every day, I do not feel the economic crisis! Ai Ruishi world watches, how do we have a crisis? "
Tourbillon Boulevard on the new plant
The outskirts of Geneva, Plan-les-Ouates area, gathered, including Vacheron Constantin watches, including the Piaget of the headquarters of the manufacturer, went from the Convention Centre car about 10 minutes away. Have invested new Richemont two new headquarters, in addition to greater capacity and more intensive functions, the aesthetic construction also commendable. Different from the Geneva city center building simple and elegant style, Plan-les-Ouates two covers 30,000 square meters of the tab in the factory, but full of modern style is bold and avant-garde, in addition to watch fans, the building fans are worth a visit.
(Piaget the Geneva watch factory.)
Vacheron Constantin's headquarters building opened in 2004 by Swiss-born French architect Bernard Tschumi design, after two years of planning and 18 months of intensive work, the use of concrete and steel combined amount equivalent to 83 million gold watch 100 g of total weight.
Not yet entered at No.10, Chemin du Tourbillon (Tourbillon Road 10) in the building, far from the top of metal have been found under the architect used a lot of glass, the transparent appearance that they are merely good-looking only. About understand before, adequate natural lighting of which about 170 employees, in particular, watch the daily work of teachers by what's convenient, Vacheron Constantin, each costing movement, the watch dial and case are manually modified , stainless steel surface is the systematic manual grinding and polishing, is also the designer of such great importance that the convenience of interior space, depth and transparency reasons.
Vacheron Constantin Headquarters, soft and meticulous design concepts from the envelope. The building outer metal package insert, wood-based internal Zeyi. Fine elegant exterior, interior is comforwatch and harmonious. Architect to the huge flat glass, resulting in open envelopes designed to allow the sun to be welcomed into the north, in through the south. With the metal and wood contrast envelope design, building key facilities are made of glass. Such as the lobby, across the floor of the stairs, corridors and elevators are glass. The supporting structure made of concrete Zeyi strong.
Vacheron Constantin in Geneva watch factory
Out of the factory Vacheron Constantin is the night to see live not far from luminous in the center of the ring Piaget sheet plant, building on PIAGET words even in the rather far distance can be very smart to be identified. It's shaped like a ring, illuminated in the evening under the watch surface constitute a symbol. Visitors enter the main building of the pedestrian bridge, the implication of watch hands, hanging on in the lovely green leaves of plants.
Benefit from the large bay window, where the concept of lighting through the construction of some proud. Wood widely used in internal and external sides, representing the significance of natural materials, but also fits with the architectural "symbolic jewelry case, the do not involve the precious metal itself." Piaget headquarters the "heart", is set to the reception, administrative office and restaurants sectors Center Building. It were the two areas over 2000 and 1000 square meters large-scale production plants together. Huge plant in totally removed the column, look spacious and bright. 370 employees will complete the chain here, and the case with the mechanical production, stone setting, polishing, rhodium plating, assembly, tuning into the shell as well as other work.
Geneva to get the watch industry, famous for living in Geneva watches manufacturing but also worth double, it was "Geneva Seal" (Poincon de Genève) is the field of advanced tab is a very important measure. As of this standard to establish the land - the Geneva watch factory is the most attractive source of power.
(SIHH site.)
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1. In a large flower on the watch minutes ago
Beautiful Lake Geneva, the United Kingdom park, there is a plant from the 6300 composition of a large flower clock, a symbol of Geneva in Switzerland watch industry throughout Europe and even the center. Change with the season change colors and patterns. Both summer and winter precipitation, three huge steel indicator light is always quietly walk in the flowers, very accurate. Visitors to this usually do two things: First photo, the second is the watch.
2. To visit during the SIHH Watch Fair.
Gathered in the heart of Geneva, the world-famous watch museum. Among them, the most representative of the Geneva watch museum (Musée d'Horlogerie), Franck Muller watches in the world (Watchland), Patek Philippe Museum and the Swatch Group, established in 2006 "Time City" Watch Museum. SIHH year period, all museums have introduced unique exhibition. SIHH's Palexpo Exhibition Centre, Geneva Airport relied closely to suffer, while the occupancy of the Crown Plaza from the walk to the Palexpo Convention Centre and only takes less than five minutes, starting from the Convention Centre, the Geneva city center every day to the various lines Free bus, very convenient.
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