Jean Blanchet (watchmaker)
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Jean Blanchet was a Swiss watchmaker who grew up at Lyon
in France where his father Pierre Blanchet owned a small watch dial factory.
Since youth, Jean Blanchet was fascinated by the French and Swiss watch tradition. He launched his own watch manufacturing in 1789. From the first steps his company had a cross-border success all over the old continent. Jean founded his own line of Swiss watches, Blanchet
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In 1828 Jean Blanchet married Laura Wilson, the daughter of an English ambassador. One year later she gave birth to their son Yves Blanchet. In the age of 20 Yves decided to go to the Royal School of Watchmaking (École Royale de l'Horlogerie de Cluses).
Yves took over the company in 1852, when Jean died during an accident. Four years later he moved close to the Lake of Geneva, in Coppet, to perfect his watchmaking technique and start his own business " Manufacture d'Horologerie Blanchet & Cie".
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
in France where his father Pierre Blanchet owned a small watch dial factory.
Since youth, Jean Blanchet was fascinated by the French and Swiss watch tradition. He launched his own watch manufacturing in 1789. From the first steps his company had a cross-border success all over the old continent. Jean founded his own line of Swiss watches, Blanchet
Blanchet (watch)
Blanchet is an historic watch brand stated in Switzerland in 1819 by Jean Blanchet. The current owner of Blanchet is the D Group, that in 2010 relaunched the brand.-History:...
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In 1828 Jean Blanchet married Laura Wilson, the daughter of an English ambassador. One year later she gave birth to their son Yves Blanchet. In the age of 20 Yves decided to go to the Royal School of Watchmaking (École Royale de l'Horlogerie de Cluses).
Yves took over the company in 1852, when Jean died during an accident. Four years later he moved close to the Lake of Geneva, in Coppet, to perfect his watchmaking technique and start his own business " Manufacture d'Horologerie Blanchet & Cie".