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Named after its inventor, the Genequand mechanical regulator was launched on September 15 2014 at the CSEM in Neuchâtel. It takes up the same space in a watch caliber and features no balance spring or chronometric loss.

HOROLOGY & ARCHITECTURE - 4th manufacture: JAQUET DROZ On the heights above La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the heart of Neuchâtel’s mountain country, a large construction polished to a sheen appears to levitate. It resembles a sculpture carved into a shiny metal block, a vast mirror that reflects the surrounding Nature.

You will find a piece of him and Neuchâtel, where he teaches, on the end of your mobile phone. Pierre Thomann works on the measurement of time and is furthermore a gifted popularizer.

Watchmaking is grateful to this visionary man, who right in the middle of the watchmaking crisis, launched “Laboratoire Dubois” for watchmaking and its subsidiary sectors. He is today the honorary chairman of the enterprise. We pay tribute to him.