Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is typical of the Swiss brand name watches.

Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is typical of the Swiss brand name watches.

 

Many Swiss watch brand has the following two characteristics: the Jura Mountains JOUX from the valley, such as Piaget

; both the crystallization of collaboration, such as Patek Philippe (from hundreds of PATEK and Fei Li PHILLIPE created two ), Girard Perregaux (from Grardt and Perregaux collaboration) and so on. Two features of both, then enjoy a great reputation in the world such as the Audemars Piguet , and Jaeger-LeCoultre watch and so on.

 

18th century, Britain and France watch manufacturers monopolized the watch industry, precision timers for the merchant to provide, support their navigation around the world.

 

At the same time, the other forces are active in the pipeline clock, this is Switzerland, because a large number of Protestants in France to escape religious persecution craftsmen, lived in the Swiss Jura mountains JOUX valley.

 

Six months a year there is snow closing, long winter people stay at home, have enough time and patience to create more sophisticated mechanical devices, such as music boxes, clocks and other machinery and automation.

 

To the 19th century, known as the "Combiers" valley residents has more than Britain and France and other countries watch technology, the rest of the world far behind.